I've finally learned to knit! Of course, I haven't actually knit anything but swatches, and I haven't learned how to bind off yet...BUT I CAN KNIT - AND PURL! Yay me! Last weekend I met the woman who "heads up" the Knit-In at my local library (which I've been to intimidated to go to because I thought it was all advanced knitters) and she told me that I was more than welcome to come and learn, that many of the knitters were beginners. I seemed to catch on pretty quick, but the bobbles that I kept hitting - slipped stitches, adding a stitch at the beginning of rows, and other random crazy things that no one knew what I did - were plentiful. Since I don't know how to bind off, and I don't want to frog my very first thing, I'll just leave it on my needles until I can figure out the binding off pics in Stitch 'N Bitch. I'm not sure about Sally jumping over Harry. It's all so confusing!
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Yay you! I'm so glad you went to learn from a real person! I think that makes a huge difference. When I first learned to knit, I did the extra increases too. It took forever to make my swatch grow (and be square), but on my second class, I was shown the light and what not to do. Rock on! You'll be a maven in no time flat.
Posted by: Giao | September 10, 2004 06:44 PM
Congrats! With those two stitches, you know ALL the stitches in knitting. :)
Would love to see your projects too!
Posted by: Rubber-Sol | September 10, 2004 08:02 PM
Yay! Congrats! ... and I love the new design here, too. :)
Posted by: liz | September 12, 2004 07:52 AM
I *LOVE* your new layout! Also, big thanks on your thoughts about Charlotte...you may be right on!
Posted by: giao | September 12, 2004 08:31 PM
cool - new layout! don't you just feel like a change now and then? me too...
Posted by: justjenn | September 12, 2004 11:27 PM