Once upon a time, there was a little piglet who had a big Aunt Larly. She loved to knit! One day, she made a special snowsuit for the piglet. It was big and woolly with big bobbly buttons. It even had mittens on a string and a huge bobbly hat!
“Aw, you look cute!” everyone said. The piglet felt warm and cozy in the snowsuit.
The next time Aunt Larly visited, the piglet had grown a bit bigger. So, she knitted some woolly overalls. They were a little itchy, but very warm!
“Oh, careful! They look warm,” everyone said. And they were right!
On her next visit, Aunt Larly knitted a woolly coat and one mitten for the piglet.
“Only one mitten?” everyone wondered. The piglet had to keep one hand in a pocket to stay warm.
While Aunt Larly was staying with the piglet, she knitted the other mitten. Now, the piglet had two warm hands!
“That’s better! Catch, wibbly!” everyone cheered as the piglet played happily.
Knitting is a fun way to make clothes and toys. You use yarn and needles to create patterns. Maybe you can try knitting one day, too!
Knitting Patterns with Yarn: Let’s explore how knitting works! Use some colorful yarn and your fingers to create simple patterns. You can twist and loop the yarn around your fingers to make a small bracelet or a necklace. Ask an adult to help you start and finish your creation. Notice how the yarn twists and turns to make a pattern, just like Aunt Larly’s knitting!
Dress Up Your Stuffed Animals: Just like Aunt Larly made clothes for the piglet, you can make clothes for your stuffed animals. Use pieces of fabric, old socks, or paper to design a special outfit. Think about what kind of clothes would keep them warm, just like the snowsuit or the woolly overalls. What colors and patterns will you choose?
Observation Walk: Go on a walk with an adult and look for different types of clothing people wear to stay warm. Can you spot any knitted hats, scarves, or gloves? How do these clothes help keep people warm, just like Aunt Larly’s creations? Talk about what you see and how it relates to the story of the piglet and Aunt Larly.
Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript:
“When I was a very little piglet, my big Aunt Larly knitted me a big woolly snowsuit. It had big bobbly buttons, mittens on a string, and a huge bobbly hat.
‘Aw, you look cute!’
Thanks! Then the next time she came, I was a bit bigger, and she knit me some woolly overalls. They were itchy, too.
‘Oh, careful! They look warm.’
They were very warm! Then the next time she came, she knit me a woolly coat and one mitten.
‘Only one mitten?’
Yeah, I had to keep my other hand in my pocket to keep it warm.
‘Catch wibbly!’
Oh, wibbly! She knitted the other mitten when she was staying with me.
‘That’s better! Catch wibbly!’”
