I crocheted quite a bit in college, but since I know nothing about knitting it has always been mysterious to me. Have you ever seen cartoon characters knit? They just wiggle the tips of two knitting needles together, and within a second or two a sweater magically pops out. I don’t have the patience to knit enough to get good at it, but I wanted to learn the basics for the sake of understanding how the process works. I followed along with this tutorial. A sweater didn’t magically pop out of my needles, but there was something hypnotic about knitting once I started getting the feel for it.
Here’s the ugly thing I knitted! It’s supposed to be a dishcloth. It has plenty of nice big gaps in it. Let’s just pretend I put those in on purpose, and they’re for ventilation.
The sheep knitting needles mocked me mercilessly the whole time I used them.
Well, at least my stitches started neatening up a little towards the end there.
One of Oliver’s favorite toys is a knitted bunny, so I tried to convince him that I knitted him a new toy. He was not impressed. Note the withering look.
Oliver may not be impressed. But I am. Congratulations on finishing your knitting masterpiece.
Oh really? Well then I know what you’re getting for Mother’s Day this year, Mom. Bahaha! ;)
Cute! My mom tried to teach me to crochet when I was a teenager, but I didn’t have the patience for it. When I got older though, I decided to learn knitting with the help of youtube tutorials! :) I love it, it’s just so cathartic for me. It’s one of my favorite winter hobbies.
Also, I love those sheep needles lol!
Well done I say! Everyone has to start somewhere and dishcloths are always handy!
Looks like you dropped a couple of stitches! That always happens to me and those holes are the worst. You can always undo a row if you notice a hole. It takes a while to get the hang of it but you have a quite a few rows that look good!
I was terrified of undoing it and then not being able to figure out how to get going again, haha!
Nearly a year and a half ago I suffered an agonizing knitting injury (http://msmathey.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-return-to-knitting-cautionary-tale.html) – LOL!! Haven’t knitted again since then but have churned out quite a few crocheted dishcloths. There is something about handling yarn at this time of the year that makes me feel homey and warm. Must be the cold outside!
OH my gosh Michelle, hilarious! I’m glad you recovered. Your knitting looks awesome by the way.
Good job! I’ve been wanting to try knitting for a while, but my elementary school disasters traumatized me. I have to gather the courage to try again.
Circus & Bloom
Picking up dropped stitches is so tricky! I’ve ripped out whole rows because I dropped a stitch and didn’t know exactly how to fix it. Of course, I can only knit rectangles, but I haven’t put in the time to really learn to do much. In my wildest dreams I know how to make cables! :)
Yeah rectangles! I wish I could knit these mittens: http://jennicanknit.blogspot.com/2011/08/dala-horse-mittens-and-baby-sweater.html Although buying a pair would be just as good. ;)
The best knitting class I ever took was called “Fearless Knitting” because it taught you how to fix your mistakes. Dropped stitch? No problem. Just use a crochet hook to ladder it back up to your needle. Amazing! I knit most evenings and my husband always teases me. “Playing with your sticks again?” He also calls me Granny. I’m 33!
That class sounds amazing. Yeah, I definitely had no idea how to fix anything aside from starting over completely. Oh, and my husband gave me such a hard time when I told him I was going to blog about my knitting attempt! He was also under the impression that only old ladies did it, haha.
I am equally terrible at knitting but I am in love with your knitting needles and Oliver’s face.
There needs to be a terrible knitters club. :)
heheheh, he is the CUTEST!
I LOVE those knitting needles! Where did you get them or the sheep to put on top of them?!
Keep going! I did, and you will eventually get better. Learning tension and picking up dropped stitches are really valuable. Scarves are a great beginner project.
You can absolutely make that into a new stuffed toy! There’s an easy bunny pattern from a knit square that will make you feel way more accomplished! https://josoandsew.wordpress.com/tutorials/knitted-bunnies/
No way, awesome! Thanks Danielle!