There are many beginner’s how to books for left handed knitting. You can also download many free instructions from the internet. Just type in “knitting left hand” and several will eventually come up. The other way I know is to place a mirror in front of your hands and ask your daughter to watch the mirror, not your hands. It will reverse your right hand knitting into left hand knitting. Best of luck!

I play only “upsidedown and backwards”. I also have a 5 string banjo. You are so correct. The only way I can play a standard banjo is to loosen the shortest string and remove the peg so it won’t get in my way. Playing only 4 strings is clearly not the best way to play a banjo. I think I’ll stick to guitar……Best of luck in playing it any way that is best for you! While a standard banjo obviously doesn’t work for me, playing a standard guitar flipped over without the strings reversed is very easy. I started playing this way for 2 reasons. 1) The pickguard on my first guitar went all the way around the sound hole so I wasn’t stopped by “hmmmm,,,,this doesn’t look right”. 2) No one I knew played the guitar so I picked it up on my own. Brian, as you have discovered with the banjo, you’re learning what feels correct to you. For me it was natural to strum/fingerpick with my left and fret with my right. To others, it isn’t. If you decide to learn the style I play, you’re facing an uphill battle. Left hand guitar books are almost exclusively written for those who play with the strings reversed or those who play flipped over with the strings reversed. I say almost exclusively only becuase, although I have searched for many, many years, I have yet to find anything written based on my style of playing. You are pretty much on your own (as I found out) learning to play upsidedown and backwards. It’s a crying shame that teaching this is rarely available and is often referred to as “not ideal”. In all sincerity, left handed guitarists are missing out on a simply marvelous way to play. Sadly, I suggest you try playing in one of the two styles readily available on the market. Should you go my way, I will be glad to help you all I can with chords, tips and tricks. In any case, all my best to you in finding the style that suits you the most. The bottom line is – enjoy what you decide to do!