I'm really trying very hard to concentrate on work things during work hours, and to avoid spending all day looking at knitting blogs. Particularly, these:
Carrieokie
Crafty Snargle
Chicknits
Frecklegirl
Knit & Run
Cat's Corner
Xtreme Knitting
Green Girl
and others!
And Knitty!
Someday I will feel worthy of calling myself a knitter. Maybe I'll even have a knitting blog. Maybe I'll post pictures of my cool projects and say clever things that only knitters understand, like "Gauge is 16sts/20 rows over 4" on #8s."
As of today, I've finished my Long Thing. Of course, I'm not going to post pictures of it, because I keep holding it up at different angles and asking family members if it looks like I meant it to turn out this way. When you have to ask, the answer is no.
But it's soft and long, and I love it.
Next I'm going to make this for our babysitter's new baby girl. I'll have to buy circular needles and learn how to decrease. Luckily, I've purchased this book for Oldest, which is fabulously colorful and inspiring, and simple enough for even me to understand.
It taught us a little knitting rhyme that we love:
Through the gate
Catch the sheep
Back we go
Off we leap!
In fact, it moved me to invent one of my own that more accurately describes my knitting efforts:
What's that loop?
Must be a glitch.
F@&*$ing hell
I dropped a stitch!
3 comments:
If you're already reading knitting blogs it's a slippery slope! You'll start to watch your blog become overrun with knitting posts, and before you know it you'll be starting your own knitting blog! Good luck! :)
I've always admired people who can sew, knit or embroidery for relaxation. I tried cross-stitching once but found I was more tense after working on it than I was before I started. Good Luck on your next knitting project.
That rhyme is hilarious!
-Lori
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