Welcome to all of my wonderful new readers! Thank you so much for stopping by & deciding to follow! I'm flattered! Please, make yourself at home :)
A few days ago, I stopped in at the craft shop on Post to see if I could figure out what to buy to start my first knitting project! With the held of a saleslady there, I got just what I needed: two balls of yarn {one hot pink, one red, white, & blue!}, two pattern books {one of washcloths, to start, & another with beautiful blankets, one of which my Mom made for me & is now in our living room!}, & a set of three plastic child's "learning to knit" needles! Yes, I thought that would be a decent way for me to begin also! So, after my shopping trip, I came home to watch YouTube videos on how to knit, & now I'm proud to say that I'm already done with about 1/4 of my first washcloth! I've got the knit stitch down to a t, but we'll see how the fancier stitches turn out when I'm done... If there is no pattern, then I need to practice more :)
My Grandma, who passed away earlier this year, did a lot of knitting. I remember one of the last things that she told me: "I'm sorry that I can't knit blankets for your babies." I keep thinking about that, about how sweet & wonderful she was. I want to be able to carry on the things that she did! Knitting reminds me of her. I suppose that's one reason that I'm enjoying it! Also, it keeps my mind busy. Hooray for that!
I have visions of knitting a big, bulky, cable knit afghan in a Celtic knot pattern! {A bit like this one, perhaps! From Knit & Knag Blog} How beautiful would that be?! Oh, it's nice to have another project to keep me busy!
What are your crafts or hobbies that you enjoy?!
