Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:25 pm
Heya Knitters!
I didn't see a topic in here for comments and discoveries while knitting so thought I'd start one.
Although I am a co-teacher of this class (Professor Mott is very persuasive, don't ask what she did though ), I've not picked up knitting needles in at least a couple of years. I'd knitted 'some' before, mostly, again, because of Professor Mott's persuasive abilities, but I'd call myself, at best, a neophyte knitter.
So this last Term I decided to take her (our) class!
And for the very first assignment I had to find my knitting stuff (yarn and what all) and actually sit down to DO it.
Then I found out that I had to remember how to hold the knitting needles.
I used circular needles, with bamboo tips. Okay, got that piece of cable stuff out of the way. Sure ...
Then I followed the instructions on how to cast on. And actually cast on the beginning 36 stitches. YAY!
Then, for what seemed hours (but wasn't) I attempted to make that first stitch of knitting. (I knit Continental style but the instructions that Professor Mott wrote are good for either method that she teaches in her class.)
Oh. Gee, if I go to the other side of that piece of yarn on the knitting needle .... my new stitch stays ON the needle and doesn't slide off!
Amazing. Truly amazing ....
WHEW.
Then I knitted. And knitted and knitted. And knitted some more. Pretty soon I got into a sort of rhythm and was even able to watch a television show while knitting! (Okay, I watched a few shows while knitting. I'm not very fast!) This handcloth was knit to American Idol and then Jeeves & Wooster.
This morning I took pictures of my absolutely lovely, beautiful and idiosyncratic hand cloth and sent them in to Professor Mott. You'll be able to see the pictures at her class site!
*halo*
What stories do you have?
I didn't see a topic in here for comments and discoveries while knitting so thought I'd start one.
Although I am a co-teacher of this class (Professor Mott is very persuasive, don't ask what she did though ), I've not picked up knitting needles in at least a couple of years. I'd knitted 'some' before, mostly, again, because of Professor Mott's persuasive abilities, but I'd call myself, at best, a neophyte knitter.
So this last Term I decided to take her (our) class!
And for the very first assignment I had to find my knitting stuff (yarn and what all) and actually sit down to DO it.
Then I found out that I had to remember how to hold the knitting needles.
I used circular needles, with bamboo tips. Okay, got that piece of cable stuff out of the way. Sure ...
Then I followed the instructions on how to cast on. And actually cast on the beginning 36 stitches. YAY!
Then, for what seemed hours (but wasn't) I attempted to make that first stitch of knitting. (I knit Continental style but the instructions that Professor Mott wrote are good for either method that she teaches in her class.)
Oh. Gee, if I go to the other side of that piece of yarn on the knitting needle .... my new stitch stays ON the needle and doesn't slide off!
Amazing. Truly amazing ....
WHEW.
Then I knitted. And knitted and knitted. And knitted some more. Pretty soon I got into a sort of rhythm and was even able to watch a television show while knitting! (Okay, I watched a few shows while knitting. I'm not very fast!) This handcloth was knit to American Idol and then Jeeves & Wooster.
This morning I took pictures of my absolutely lovely, beautiful and idiosyncratic hand cloth and sent them in to Professor Mott. You'll be able to see the pictures at her class site!
*halo*
What stories do you have?