I don't get it why most people think only elderly ladies are the ones that are known to knit! I had a manager that knows how to knit and she's still quite young. I found out that a lot of my co-workers know how to knit or are learning. So I took it upon myself and went to Walmart and bought "I Taught Myself to KNIT". It was a tiny book that teaches the basics of how to knit and it came with a set of needles. I bought some yarn and spent all night trying to figure it all out.
It took me a couple of tries, probably about 30 times of unraveling the yarn and starting over. But that's how we learn is from our mistakes. But soon enough I got the hang of it. I finished my first scarf back in december just in time for a friend's birthday. I finished a second one for myself back in january and my third scarf last week.
I am now addicted to knitting and I have joined a group of women who meet up every tuesday night at Unraveled Yarn in federal way. Everyone just comes to knit and have fun seeing all the neat crafts that everyone is working on. Just tonight, I met a lady who is making a sweater for a 10 year old boy in a third world country; another lady is making socks for herself; others are making blankets and hats. Some come to crochet. It is so neat to be able to come where there is so much knowledge that is for the taking. Everyone is so great and welcoming and just want to see what you've been working on the past week.
I think I might attend a class or two and learn how to make other things than scarves. lol. I am now learning how to make a hat with needles. I only knew how to make a hat on the "Looms". In other words, the cheat way of knitting. lol.
Pictures of some of my work will come soon!
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