Knitting has Kate in stitches Catherine, Countess of Strathearn, plays basketball at the Donald Dewer Leisure centre. THE pregnant Duchess of Cambridge says she's been learning to knit ahead of her baby's arrival. Kate, wearing a tartan outfit for the first day of a two-day visit to Scotland, made the comment as she thanked a well-wisher for presenting her with a woollen hat, babygro and teddy bear. I've been trying to knit and I'm really bad. I should be asking for tips," she told 17-year-old Caitlin Coffield. She was speaking as she visited the Quarriers Stopover Project, a charity which provides short-term accommodation and support to 16- to 25-year-olds, with the Duke of Cambridge. The pair are known as the Earl and Countess of Strathearn when in Scotland. Kate later turned director as she called "cut" during a filming session, one of several workshops available for youngsters at the centre. She reassured the camera-shy "actors" and applauded when they finished their pieces. William donned headphones to play DJ at the centre. He was given a crash course in mixing on the decks and tried his hand at "scratching" - but claimed it was harder than his day job flying a helicopter. Prince William, Earl of Strathearn and Catherine, Countess of Strathearn play table tennis at the Donald Dewer Leisure centre. "I think I should come better prepared next time," he joked after his attempt at mixing Run DMC's It's Like That with another record, a collection of beats and samples. Earlier in the day, the couple visited Glasgow's Emirates Arena, including the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, and watched athletes practice. Outside, a crowd had gathered to meet the couple and William was asked for a kiss by four-year-old Shona Ritchie. But as he leaned in, the girl, dressed in her best princess outfit complete with a gold crown, became shy and pulled away. Britain's Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, left, and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, applaud during their visit to the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.