[trystan830]

Originally Posted by Kaderin Triste

I don't want to do just boring basic scarves and hats, but at the same time, those are the easiest projects to make.... xP

if you're teaching, you want to start with the small projects so your students feel like they're accomplishing something. it was like that at Michael's when they had their previous teacher/classes set-up (it's now a community classroom, and now anyone can teach. story for another time.)

i once had a customer come in, i believe it was actually a father & son, and the son wanted to learn to crochet and he wanted his first project to be a blanket. whether or not they took my suggestions, i suggested starting small, like a potholder, coaster, or skinny scarf, because a project like a blanket can drag on and on and feels like it's taking forever, especially for a first project.

i would teach a 'basic' hat or scarf, because it's learning how the process works, and they're small enough projects for a student to hold up the finished item and say "look what i finished!" :D