My mom's infamous unfinished scarf.

My mom's infamous unfinished scarf.
My mom did about half a scarf in seed stitch and ran out of yarn and it got discontinued. She got frustrated and gave it to me to dispense of. She wanted to toss it in the trash at first, but then I said maybe someone else could use it. She just wanted it out of her sight. So I was about to give it away and my knitting friends said that it was nice and that I should keep it. Maybe it would look good as a table runner or something. So it ended up in my stash. Looking at it then, I had to do something with it. I didn't know what, it was long but only about 8 inches wide. So the only thing I could think of doing was a handbag. I looked at it all ways and then decided the ultimate shape. So i cut it and unraveled a bit to make a button hole and I started making a strap. Looking at the strap, I realized that I had two options. Sew it to the top of the bag or make it part of the side seem to give the bag more depth. I chose the latter. I got so excited that I started sewing the strap on right away which may have not made sense since I was still working on the strap. But it actually helped ground the strap while I was knitting it. So now I have quite a bit of strap. It's narrow so it's a lot of back and forth. I have about 3 other projects in progress as well. I didn't really need to start up another thing but it shouldn't take me that long considering the bulk of the work was already knitted for me. I wonder what my mother would think when she sees it all finished as a bag. I don't know if she's into that sort of thing. She mainly uses big pocketbook type of bags, so it's not that practical. She is a practical woman.

Here, there and everywhere

So Tuesday I was a bit off...

I was not focused at all, I kept bouncing all over the place. I didn't make much progress at my job. I was driven to distraction. I kept thinking how I wanted to craft and be creative and how there really isn't much time for me to sit down and do all of the things that I think of doing. I was looking in my crafting bin and I saw all sorts of things that I used to do that I have abandoned. I saw a beaded bracelet kit that I never started. Right at that moment I just wanted pick it up and dive in. I saw some pretty glass beads. could string them on some yarn and start knitting with them", I thought to myself. It's so easy to get caught up in it all and then a little further down the line I lose interest.

First Entry

I've decided to start a blog to capture all my adventures in knitting. You're welcome to come along for the ride...

I am relatively new to knitting. I first learned when I was a young girl. My mom has always been knitting and crocheting. I remember knitting blocks with the needles and crocheting granny squares. My mom had to start it for me of course. I didn’t see how I could make anything practical with blocks and squares, so I lost interest.

More recently I came across a show on the DIY Network called Knitty Gritty and I watched a few episodes to see what kind of projects were on there. Also around the same time a friend told me she was interested in knitting. I tried my best to show her what I knew, but I didn’t know much. Then I became interested in doing it myself so I could learn and share my knowledge.

One day my mom found a project bag with some yarn, needles and an instructional manual and I sat down and started doing it. I started with casting on and then I started doing only knit stitches and made some swatches. After I got the hang of knitting, I picked up purling and I just kept going. I just practiced and practiced on that yarn until my stitches looked good.

After a few weeks of practicing I decided that I wanted to start a project.
I decided to go to the store and just pick a yarn that I loved and make a scarf. I started with a fur yarn “Wild!” by Moda Dea in Denim. It wasn’t the best idea to start my first project with a novelty yarn, but at least no one could see any of my mistakes. With a lot of time, patience and determination I finished that scarf. I remember starting with it at 12 inches long and finishing 3 hours later and it was 10 inches long. It got pretty hairy a few times, but I hung in there.

From that point on I kept going and going. I enjoyed doing it and was full of ideas and inspiration. I couldn't wait to get home from work and pick up my needles again.

I have a bunch of projects so far and with each one I embark on is new and different. I suppose that keeps me interested considering that I have ADD.