Iwantasew

I agree. Sit in chairs facing her. That is how I taught my Mother to crochet.

madamekelly

I taught my “lefty” DD to crochet by having her sit across from me so that she saw the process the way she would do it. We sat and worked on a small loose ball of thick smooth yarn each, and a rather large needle so she could see easier where I was inserting and pulling yarn from. Once she could do it with the big items, she could easily change to smaller yarn and crochet hook. A “righty” teaching a “lefty” to crochet is not easy, but with love all things are possible. I never taught her to knit because my coordination is no good for knitting, but I did offer her lessons with a real knitter, but she declined.

maviskw

I don't remember which I learned first, but I think knitting is more useful.
When I was teaching tatting class, a lady came with no fingers on her left hand. The left fingers do a lot of things in tatting. So I told her to face me and do as I do as in a mirror. It worked. The other hand only needs a thumb and something to press the thumb against. She had that.

sJens

I knit and crochet and didn't have a problem learning either. I prefer knitting. My grandmother and mother did both.