purl 2tog, purl 6, purl 2tog, k2tog, k8, k2tog,..."
Those were excerpts from the knitting pattern of my first project. I recently saw this really cute baby hat in a pregnancy magazine, and thought it would be great if my sister made it for our baby. She had another idea: "You should make it, and I will help you."
My sister, Alli has taught me the basics before, but it was definitely like starting from scratch. I had to learn how to cast on, knit, purl, work with two colors, and join stitches! Fortunately, I didn't have to do any "character building" (undoing your work to fix a mistake), mostly because Alli was there to save the day. I did have to finish the last ear on my own at home though, a little scary, but it worked out ok.
If you walked past me while I was working you would see how hard I was concentrating, and might mistakenly think I wasn't having much fun. On the contrary, it was a blast to do a project again (I haven't had much time for my sewing hobby lately), especially one for our baby!
"I'm knitting, I'm a knitter, way far away from the Alli" -- in the voice of Bill Murray in What About Bob?
3 comments:
"baby step'in" - Way to go sis!! You did such a great job! the best first project i've ever seen. So whats next? :)
-Alli
shan this looks awesome!! are you bringing knitting this weekend? i made a scarf several years ago and haven't picked it up since...i'd love to get started again.
That's ADORABLE, Shannon!! Good work!
Post a Comment