I was thrilled to find that my second attempt went a lot more smoothly. There weren't even any holes in it!
About halfway through the scarf, I decided I wanted a more challenging project. I went online and watched a zillion tutorials on how to do different stitches, etc. Thank goodness for YouTube! I then found a pattern for a hat that I could make without having to knit-in-the-round (something I'm still scared to try). This hat is knitted flat and sewn up the sides. Add some fun tassels on top and voila! I call this hat "Fraggle Rock." I originally made it for TJ's sister, who is about to have a baby. However it turned out to be way too big for a newborn. It is modeled first by Topher and then by the little girl I babysit, Erin. Since it is a more girly hat, I'm giving this one to Erin. Doesn't she look too cute in it??:The hat took about 2 days (and had plenty of mistakes so don't look too closely!) After that, I decided to finish my scarf, but I needed a new ball of yarn to complete it. (I had to watch several more tutorials in order to learn how to switch to a new skein of yarn.) This is literally the easiest project for a new knitter because you are only making one stitch. You just keep making it a million times until your scarf is long enough. I like the simplicity and clean look of it.
Now that I had a couple projects done, I decided to try again to make a hat sized for a newborn. I found a great pattern (again, it is knitted flat and then seamed up the side) that I was able to start on Monday and finish the next day (which apparently is not impressive at all because there are people online who can whip this out in about an hour and a half!) Then I watched another tutorial on making pom-poms and added one on top for a little bit of flair.
Such totally cute stuff! I'd love to learn to knit. Actually, I've learned in the past but have totally forgotten so I'd love to learn again. Next time you're in town you'll have to impart your skills on me.
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That is awesome! I always wrote knitting off as something I couldn't do. I am so impresses that you took the initiative to learn it all yourself. Way to go, crafty girl!
ReplyDeleteI am AMAZED at how quickly you caught onto that. My grandma tried to teach me to knit in 5th grade and I am horrible at it. I don't have the patience. Your projects are super cute, I love them.
ReplyDeleteWow! I am super impressed! It looks great! Way to go!
ReplyDeleteyou rock lady! i can't believe you did all this in 12 short days! i'm still scared to try knitting, it looks so complicated...i'll just stick to the simple crocheting. you deserve a huge pat on the back for these. I'm very impressed! :)
ReplyDeleteI am seriously impressed. I think you knit faster than I do and I have been knitting for 4 years! I love the before and after pics of the scarf. I am teaching a knitting class at work during lunch and I kind of want to show your pics so people realize it is not just them that make crazy things at first.
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