New Skills

Hello Again

I have been practising my knitting again. I approach knitting in the same way I approach quilting in that I never work on any one knitting project at a time. This used to be that I ended up with UFO’s of knitting all with the back done as that is where the knitting patterns start. Consequently when I eventually finished the knitting project I either no longer liked it or it didn’t fit me any more. In those cases it was decades later.

However, I have been learning and studying via Youtube how to knit a shawl. I started with an easy cast on at one edge which becomes the neckline and proceed in a garter stitch. I am not a great knitter. fact! The wool was Scheepjes Whirl fine Art in Dadaism. I loved the rich browns and copper . It is not large just drapes over shoulders or around neck.

Next one more complicated but fun. I found Stephen West online. Some really fascinating creations and great tutorials which I have adapted into the next project.

Also downloaded a paid for pattern for some socks. Never knitted socks before. Also a paid for pattern for a pair of fingerless mittens. Both of these from Thread and Yarns Ravelry site.

See what I mean about bulk knitting projects although to be fair I have only started the two shawls at the moment

The only other project is a knitted blanket which is what brought the knitting mojo back from its long hiatus.

Well that is it for now!!

Daisy