Monday, July 16, 2012

Success on the Knitting Front

A few posts ago, I talked about my dream of knitting clothing. I'm now one step closer to that goal. My first project towards this goal was to knit a hat for one of my sisters. It looked pretty simple. Surely even I could have managed that with ease

Or not as time after time I cast on stitches only to undo my whole piece of knitting two rows later. Despite my best efforts, it didn't seem I could actually get past those first couple of rows. The project lay on my desk for the most part, waiting for me to take yet another stab at it.

When I finally did get past the moss stitched edge, the rest of the hat suddenly came together. I knew what I was doing and the knitting project became fun. I worked and worked, determined that this would be a project I'd actually finish.

And now I stand one step closer to knitting large projects like my Mum. And my sister has a nice warm hat to wear with her nice warm cardigan. Success!

8 comments:

  1. Persistence pays off! Nice job. And that smile made all the effort worth it.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks. I think she completely forgot I was knitting it for her, so she was so surprised when I gave it to her. She wouldn't take it off for the whole day.

      Delete
  2. Good work! Someday I want to have the time to really learn how to knit. I've learned the basic stitches, but haven't been able to do a real project yet.

    I tagged you for an award at my blog:
    http://acatholiccountrygirl.blogspot.com/2012/07/getting-to-know-you.html

    God bless you!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks. Doing projects is, in my opinion the best way to learn how to knit if you already know the basic stitches. You'll be able to learn I'm sure.

      Thank you for the award. I will get around to accepting it, I just need to give it a little thought first.

      Delete
  3. Awesome job! I've never gotten the hang of knitting or sewing because I just didn't have the patience for it - it's not like drawing a picture where I can sort of faze out a bit and just draw; it takes more concentration (for me, anyway).

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I'm almost the exact opposite. Drawing is hard work for me, whereas knitting, if it's straight knitting, I can actually do and not think about it.

      Delete
  4. Now I want to start knitting! Good job on your first knitted project!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you. I was so pleased with how it turned out. I can't wait to make something new now.

      Delete