Knitting
Well, it's been 24 hours since I've cast on my first stich. I'm so incredibly excited to have finally learnt this traditional craft! As a child, every winter, I would ask my mother to teach me crochet/knitting. But what would always start of as a scarf, quickly ended as a Barbie blanket. Just didn't have the patience. However, the curiosity was there, and it never left. Finally, Heather sat me down, alongside Lis, and I learnt the basics!
I didn't realize there was so much to knitting! The types of yarn, the needles, the stiches, the knots...Heather got me started on a simple square thing to go under a teapot. It's made with blue wool yarn and some aluminum needles. I find that yarn hard to work with as it tends to split. So far I'm doing a very crappy job. I obviously don't understand the anatomy of a stich. Also, when I screw up I don't know how to fix it so I just keep going ^_^ Yeah, that'll look nice *rolls eyes* Oh well! I'll put up a picture when I have something of substance to show.
I didn't realize there was so much to knitting! The types of yarn, the needles, the stiches, the knots...Heather got me started on a simple square thing to go under a teapot. It's made with blue wool yarn and some aluminum needles. I find that yarn hard to work with as it tends to split. So far I'm doing a very crappy job. I obviously don't understand the anatomy of a stich. Also, when I screw up I don't know how to fix it so I just keep going ^_^ Yeah, that'll look nice *rolls eyes* Oh well! I'll put up a picture when I have something of substance to show.
Yay! Knitting!! Craft journals! I'm so excited right now :)
Posted by
Heather |
6:39 PM
weeeeeee! but you're gonna have to show me how to make this thing pretty!
Posted by
Katrina |
6:52 PM