My Passion For Knitting

In February of 2010 a co-worker of mine showed me the wonders of knitting.  She was just starting to learn and was really excited to pass on her knowledge, and I was more then eager to learn.  After about an hour of knitting I began to fall in love with this creative craft. Believe it or not, I am still working on this first project, even though I have started and completed many more in the mean time.  For those who know anything about knitting casting on 80 stitches with size 10 mm needles to begin a scarf, is not the best idea.  As I continued to knit away I began to notice that my scarf was becoming more the size of a shall rather then a cozy neck sized scarf.  This is why I have yet to finish the project.  By the time I finish knitting it, it will probably evolve into something other then a scarf.  Perhaps a pillow cover…. who knows.

A few weeks later I became the crazy yarn lady and went overboard on purchasing yarn, but it was so worth it! I am slowly trying to figure out what to knit with all this beautiful wool, varying in colours, textures, and thickness.  I did however come to realize that 1 ball of yarn does not really give you a whole lot of pattern options other then 1 sock, or a dish cloth (however cotton yarn works best for these).  I discovered this when I decided to make a goal for myself and knit things for Christmas.  I thought having all this beautiful yarn would be a breeze to grab any ball and start making scarves, until most patterns I found require 2 or more. Fear not, it just means I need to purchase more and being the crazy yarn lady, I’m excited for that.