Checking in with Jonah Larson, crochet prodigy 

Good parenting too.

You need maths for crocheting too. So. He is both advanced in maths and with his hands.

Well said.

He says he wants to go to WestPoint and then become a surgeon. I believe he will do both, and have a brilliant career! What an amazing human, I love him.

and that’s on periodt

Yeah wtf old soul for sure. Adorable.

He’s been here before

@@XHxneyOppz hahahahaha you shouldn't talk about people like us in the open it will freak people out i still have some memories from before but i don't tell anyone even tho they call me weird and say i didn't act my age.

@@aviatedviewssound4798 i get told all the time that i act like an old lady in a young lady’s body Lmao

It's sad how intelligent people can end up being but their parents still give up on them at such a young age

Lallie Hayes 🙏👉ik its very ❣️difficult ❣️ not everybody can😯 learn it so easily ❣️🙏u have 2 have a talent for it , he could probably design or make clothes also👀👀 or weave crafts etc.. he is really an artist 🎨 if u ask me, nobody did 😬🤔🫣🫣😜but still im not wrong 😜❣️

I have never seen someone crochet so fast!!!

fr and as fast as he goes without looking

Yes! That perfect quality that fast! It’s insane! So much skill most hookers can only dream of achieving!

@@gato0082 tbh he should make a clothes shop

day by day... yes wouldn't that be beautiful 🌸 🙏💙🌸🌎💜👉❣️🌸✝️💚

He'd be even cooler if he were trans.

@@1neAdam12 wtf

@@1neAdam12 what ☠️

@@1neAdam12 ayo?

I crochet

My Great Aunt was very fast with a hook and a needle. She was blind. Hand-eye is not necessarily what you need for this skill. The sensitivity in your fingers tells you the tension in the string, the size of the stick, the tightness of the stitch, the space between stitches. Your fingers count them because if you had to rely on your eyes you would be lost. I spoke of my Aunt, My Mother crocheted a wedding dress for my sister that weighed around fifty pounds. It was a double skirt. Three people in our family have worn it now. They say it is incredibly heavy, it is made from the material she used for doilies, and table spreads. I honestly don't remember my mother looking at her stitches unless she made a mistake.

Hand eye? HE'S NOT EVEN LOOKING! hahaha He's pro

@@candylowen8800 Hi Jonah, Saw your video . Absolutely fabulous. I am also a crocheter My Mom always did knitting and crochet. I also have some items on eBay. I am looking forward to viewing your tutorials . Have a great holiday🎄👍🙋‍♀️

Grew up doing this too, about the same age, and don't ask about what math I was doing. ;-) Awesome, this!!!

Fine Point!!!

I love this comment

very good

Crewel Work, moreso.

I heard that in med school they suggest picking up crocheting or knitting (I can't remember) just to improve dextererity. This dude is going to be world renoved surgeon. I am really rooting for him

not "adopted mom" just mom

It’s just mom not adopted mom lol. Do u not know anyone adopted??

She is going to get that kid beat up.

Humanity still exist. Keeping hope alive. Asante.

@@chelseagirl278 exactly 🙂

Care provider, not mother. Don't be so insensitive to trans people.

Yes, you can tell he has a very loving and caring forever family. They celebrate and encourage his Passion for crocheting.

@@1neAdam12 wait what? How is that being insensitive to trans people?

@@HK-re9vh Because transmen can give birth, bigot.

@@1neAdam12 how is that being insensitive and how is he trans

So true!

And how many just get left to starve to death when luxuries are favored💔

It pains me to imagine how many kids with his talent are stuck with bad parents in a terrible environment and they never get to explore their potential.

Yeah you are right

well I do know one, whose talent was ruined.

and he is so kind and well mannered. An example to how people should be.

He is like an old soul. I hope his teachers appreciate his gifts and no one stands in his way. He's going to do so much good in his life, he already has. He is teaching us how to love.

Absolutely!

What a great kid huh... He's a 🌟

Most of the inner-city youths have the same thing said about them by a doting care provider just after being caught engaging in criminality. He was a good boy, he only stole from that old lady cause he needed money for medical school.

@@1neAdam12 And what is your point? We are celebrating Jonah and his gift of creativity here, not some figments of your imagination.

@@357CLOUDY And he should take his gifts back to Africa--and share them with his people.

@@1neAdam12 Stop trolling!!

@@1neAdam12 where do you think you’re going with your hatred after this life is over? Call out to Jesus Christ for He will set you free

But what if he was White. Would you still fall all over yourself to shower him with praise?

@@1neAdam12 it has nothing to do with race and everything to do with age.

@@nah_. Not when it comes to White folks. They have a tendency to give praise to the so-called POC when they act like us. I think it's the most subtle form of racism.

No, I think you're in danger of feeling jaded. If one kid can be happy and grow up nurtured, I'm all for it. I think he's inspiring, especially for me, being Indigenous and living with PTSD. I'm glad there's still hope in the world for future generations and hopefully they will not face the pain I did. haha

Amen!

What an inspiration.

Okay!

When he becomes a Surgeon, I bet he'll be crocheting.

AND from an 8-year old. :) !!

Couldn’t agree more. The world is better just because he is in it. Love you Jonah. God bless his parents for let him be who he is: beautiful.

@@NoahBodze shut up

Right? The patience part. I’d be so bored because it’s kinda repetitive.

Do you, by any chance, remember the name of the physicist who crochets? I'm interested because I'm a physicist, and a crocheter. And a woman. Thanks.

@@s7d788 I have the article for you. Her name is Daina Taimina and she is featured in the above-referenced book. The lady is brilliant with work. Email me and I can send it to you when you have the chance.

Crocheting and knitting were started by men who were fisherman and they had to repair their nets.

It’s great to see boys and men who knit and crochet. They were originally done by men, even though many women have done them for a long time as well. They skills/crafts that anyone can learn. m

I began crochet in about the 5th grade, having learned from my grandmother. I remember some teasing about it since I was a guy doing what some considered a girly activity. The teasing didn't bother me much and wasn't widespread. Little did these folks know that I could handle wrenches, hammers and saws equally well. Thankfully we have begun to arrive at a place where skills are more appreciated for the skill and craftsmanship rather than associated with whether someone is male or female. Today we find and accept craftspeople with very diverse skills regardless of gender.

He is already a success.

a biker guy at my job does crocheting ... it's an anger management technique

AMEN!

Once older, he should pack up and take his talents to be shared with his own people in Africa. They need inspiration like this.

@@1neAdam12 According to your consistent racist remarks, why would they want to learn a "white craft". Let the Africans do their own crafts instead of doing ours.

@@jasminflower3814 What are you?

(Joe Biden)

@@Slaybotdotcom thats not who they are talking about honey

@@maddibriseno6641 it was a joke

@@Slaybotdotcom Trumpet***

@@bloxygigi7736 ?

they both "blessed"out. :)

¡Many blessings to Jonah! This gift to you is a joy for all.

People should adopt, not breed. Same with pets! Adopt, don't shop! Help those who already exist!

I wish he was my kid. He’s smarter than me, he could probably fix my entire life. What a mind!

@@howtosurviveelectronichara6474 hahaha cute

Took me 2weeks to finish a pair of mittens! Lol he makes me want to put down my hook.

You should still be VERY proud of yourself

took me 3 hours to finish a crochet bag so i tried to advance to a sweater vest and it took like 3 weeks 😭 i blame it on procrastination 🙌😞

Was it the harry style one by jw Anderson because if so me too hahaha

I can't even make a magic circle properly 😩

Not to take away from his family, but it's clear to me that he's also just naturally highly and uncommonly intelligent, creative, and ambitious. He clearly has a high IQ. A child like that doesn't always need an amazing environment to succeed. Another child could grow up in that same family and won't be like Jonah because much of what he is comes naturally to him.

@@anyaw340 of course. But without a supportive environment to encourage that he wouldn't be where he is. If he had stayed in the orphanage or been adopted by an unsupportive family he wouldn't have the opportunity to follow his passions.

@@KurtKobains you might as well just do it already.

A loving family didn’t make you a prodigy did it?

@@earlem9771 no but without a loving family it can stop someone from developing their talents. Children don't thrive or reach their potential without a supportive home environment.

They all are but they keep dying due to poverty... Face palm

That's something I noticed. The way his mom looks at him... beautiful

You mean his adopted mom, because she could never be that king mom.

This is me currently. Your comment is about to make me cry. I am currently in a dark place in my life. I just had to take a leave from school and I have nothing in my life but negative thoughts. I took up knitting few weeks ago and I'm about to finish my first project. It's the only thing that kind of makes me happy these days.

omg me too it saved me ❤️

@@whatever96 I'm sorry you're feeling low. Keep going, your crafts will help a lot. At my darkest times 10 years ago I took up crochet, sewing, gardening and watercolour painting. I still do them now, they changed my life for the better.

@@whatever96 I am sorry you are going through all this. I am setting up a wellbeing group in the New Year so people can do crafts, knit and crochet together. It is a great way to make friends and deal with dark times. We can get so many compliments by our creativity, it gives us a great boost. I have made hats for the homeless, and now my mother has been crocheting beret hats and this has got her through lockdown and she now makes a lot of us for us as a family. She has been housebound. The yarns are sooo lovely now it is so fun. Happy holidays and happy positive New Year.

@@katec9893 same here. I started to learn watercolour painting and my favourite RU-vid is Emma Crimi Trent. She is also a bit daft and funny

Susanne and he is a whiz at Algebra, which i figured he'd be since you need to constantly count if you are crocheting fast and blind at the same time

I can't knit to save my life. You should try crochet, I find it vastly easier.

...and kind! He will have great relationships with his patients! ♡

I feel like he'd teach some of his patients how to crochet lol

Too bad they are f*cking the worl beyond recovery...

😂🥰☝🏾💪🏽✅💯🙌🏽👀❤️🤗

Love this lol!!

😂❤❤❤

LOVE THIS! Crochet King. 🧶

more like the transplant of the elite harvesting his organs for themselves.....

Amen!

@@themuseoriginal ❤

Yeah I cried all through the video. May they continue to be blessed.

@@tennislibra ❤can't wait to see what life has to bring for this brilliant child! Sky is the limit!!!

I thought so too. It's an original work of art.

Ikr 🥰

Absolutely. Without his parents support (and money to buy all the yarn before he became famous) he might never have had the opportunity, let alone keep up with it. So many young geniuses go wasted, never discovering their talent because of being born in the less than ideal environment!

Thank you for mentioning her!! 💖👐

@@oakstrong1 so true And that mother loves him dearly she looks at him like she in tears all the time

Yes!

No cap😭

U never said it better lol

Beautiful.

Was waiting for someone to suggest that, I have carpal tunnel now after just a few years of light crocheting

He'll likely get away with it for a good few years due to his age and supple joints but it'll certainly affect him later in in life however, I feel that, as he is clearly a very intelligent lad, he'll find other outlets for his creativeness and/or burnout or perhaps he'll just be too busy to be doing 5 hours a day of crochet when he gets older - studying, work, learning other crafts. What an amazing young man - either way he is destined for amazing things ❤❤❤

Don't be debbie downers

Pretty sure he's smart enough to have that figured out.

@@terismith4512 They're not. They're concerned for his health.

hahah!!!!! I caught that too!!!!!! XD

…. and he will easily be one of the 2% (medical school scholarship program) who enter med school from West Point-no limits! 👍👍👍

I love the hat too!

Yes I thought the same thing about his artwork

איזה שם זה חחח

@@jonahs92 is that the respect Torah taught you?

@@MindMaelstrom 1. The Torah has no bearing on my life. Neither do the Book of the Dead or the Homeric Hymns. Religion is for the stupid masses. 2. What's disrespectful about being amused by a funny name that sounds archaic? If you met someone named Beowulf Chaucer the Third, I'm sure you'd giggle too.

yes we do! He's amazing but without that family love, stability, and support, what would have been? We need strong families. Cheers.

@@Koosharem His parents are the unsung heroes of the story. A child needs what anyone needs. They gave him the possibility of living a good life.

We need to promote the image of strong black men.

@@rh5817 Young Jonah has his heart set on becoming a doctor. That's a fine young Man in the making and if his enthusiasm continues he'll make all communities proud.

😂 that’s so true!!

I’m guessing he might even be gifted a lot of artisan yarn! 😊😂

Cashmere! Wool! Oh my!

HAHA i was thinking the same thing

someone please send him some rowan kidsilk haze

Thank you for making this point! The mother's are always blamed as if the father doesn't exist.

👏👏👏 I saw a doctor, that helps teen mothers care for their babies, saying something similar on a TV interview: "When a woman aborts, I remind people that a man has to abort first. Because when told there is a child, he rejected the woman and the baby."

@@seilahqlq1 damn!!! That's a whole word.🎯💯🙏🏽 Yes! Thank you for sharing that.

YOU PRESUME THAT THE FATHER KNEW OF HIM

Maybe his father had died

My great aunt tried to teach me when I was a kid but I couldn’t get the hang of it back then. I finally figured out one stitch in college and now do single crochet (mid 30s). I’m still a beginner though, along with knitting, as I don’t get around to doing them much. With trying to learn as a kid, for me I think I tried learning it left-handed as I write and do some things lefty. Turns out, crochet is one of the things I do righty.

he is also knitting in the video

It clicked for me with the math being mentioned. Jonah must have a very visual mind to envision which stitches in which order/placement will create which effects and shapes.

LOL

Lmao

well it's not foreign to him; it is his ancestry, his birth country. i hope he will go back one day and find his relatives.

Exactly what I was thinking....:)