The start of 2005 seems like an auspicious time to begin my first knitting weblog. So here goes. I haven’t done a website in a looooong time, so this will likely be pretty clumsy at first. But that’s never stopped me from learning something new before (or re-learning old & rusty skills).
Background: I’ve fumbled around with knitting off and on since the second grade when I carefully unraveled a patch of knitting, stitch by stitch, as part of a role in a school play. My teacher was astonished — she thought I was actually knitting rather than tinking. Since then, I’ve started and stopped knitting several times. So you might classify my skill level as “long-time beginner” or “verging toward intermediate knitter.” Anyway, I’m nuts about the stuff.
Past projects include afghans, sweaters (still can just follow a pattern — I intend to learn how to customize the fit this year, though), scarves, mittens & caps, and miscellany. In late 2004, I picked up knitting again after a long hiatus and knitted a poncho, two scarves, MOST of a duster-length sweater for myself (eventually abandoned due to errors that reached critical mass), my first-ever sock (didn’t do the second one — the first was … waah! … too small), and am currently using up the basketful of brown acrylic yarn (that I still don’t know why I bought) for an afghan (update — this project also abandoned because of growing dislike of acrylics). Next purchase: Some yummy, expensive yarns in wool, mohair, and other natural fibers.
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