Not only that, I've never seen a bigger sissy in my life.  Thanks for the compliment of my avatar.  I knitted a hat and showed it to my 92 year-old, semi-invalid mother.  She didn't think I did a very good job, and asked for the directions, which I printed in a very large font.  She knitted one  in a few hours, and has made several since.   She even put eyes on a few of them.