Posted by Chelsea on 2005-10-12 15:13:20
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I learned how to knit recently, and it's become an obsession.
I saw those yarns at Target. I've got plain, simple red stuff right now. I wanted some of the kind from Target, but they were so small. I couldn't think of anything to make.
I don't know how I finally learned the knit stitch, but I learned purl and binding off from www.stitchguide.com. Great videos, although they do go a little fast sometimes.
Don't get too frustrated. When I first started, my fingers hurt from holding the needles so tight, the arms in my muscles ached and I was wondering HOW in the heck this could be considered relaxing! But you do get the hang of it. At first it feels awkward, like a right-handed person writing w/ their left hand (or the other way around). But it gets better.
I still don't know anything about gauge or what's the best knitting needle size, etc. And I still can't figure out what exactly constitutes a stitch when you're looking at a swatch. But it's all gradually sinking in, it's a little too much to take in all at once in the beginning.
