Well... I had a funny moment occur today. I suddenly had the (major) inspiration to learn to knit. Like rightnow.
I have to start off by saying I'm a pretty lucky girl because I just so happen to have a set of needles passed down me from someone in my family (I'm pretty sure my grandmother on my father's side, but I'm unsure) that includes needles size 1 through 17, all metal (but ironically, no circular needles?) so I didn't have to purchase much in the way of actually getting started on this knitting adventure of mine.
I totally had originally planned on simply taking a class come December, because, well, I learn better from people actually showing me how to do something, but I was too inspired to wait all the way until December. I happened to already be going on a little errand for Carl (yes, I'm a nice wife, and he was at work, therefore it became my chore) that landed me right next to Barnes and Noble, and I felt drawn to go in. I browsed in the craft section for something that would help me achieve my goal of learning this wonderful (but terrifying) craft of knitting. I located this gem:
This book, unlike loads of other books in the past, gives me the straight answer, along with pictures, and lets me know if I screw up, I learn something else. Even though it's words on a page, it gave me that teeny bit of confidence boost I needed. So I picked up two size seven needles, and some Paton's Classic Wool in worsted weight, and started reading (and practicing). I've only spent roughly an hour on this, but I managed to (mostly) tackle knit AND purl stitch. (The purl stitch is the scary, confusing one I hear, but I actually think it's a little easier than the knit stitch. Does that make me crazy?)
And there ya have it. My first attempt. And guess what?
I'm quite proud.
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