I have no good excuse for being a bad blogger. Except that I'm learning to knit. And I am ob-sessed with it, even though I might possibly be the worst knitter in the history of the craft. This is me, learning from my very patient teacher (who has to be patient because she is my Godmother).
Notice the tongue-out style? Yup, that's how hard I have to concentrate so as to not mess up. And by the way, even then, I drop-- or add and add and add-- stitches. Sigh.
But there is something so pioneer or Little House about knitting. It makes me want to take a deep breath and get cozy and rock by the fire. I have that image of myself, glasses falling down my nose, warm fire crackling beside my wooden rocking chair, just knitting the winter away in the evening hours. Yes, I am aware this sounds very grandmotherish for a 30 year old (especially a 30 year old with three small children). But still. Every girl has their happy place dreams, and for whatever reason, this happens to be mine. This week anyway.
It might be because of all the time I'm spending on Etsy-- because I have to check out other stuff after frequenting my favorite shop
-- that makes me so dedicated to learning this new thing to do. I mean, who wouldn't want to knit with yarn like this available?
And really, wouldn't you love to put on of these on your child's head?
Or tuck them in with this at night?
Plus selfishly, I have grad visions of making myself something like this
or this.
Even if I've only made a sweatband for a wrist (because what else could it be?) and only gotten this far on any project.
Ahem.
In addition to my patient teacher, I'm spending a lot of time looking on youtube for good reminder videos. Alex toys
has a great video on casting on here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9qAhTwAAP0never mind that it is for the eight and under set. It works.
I also like Threadbangers. Cause they kinda rock.
Youtube has its share of funny knitting too: like, um how Tampax and Knitting can go hand in hand.
okay, you're right. I'm losing it.
