So last night I finally sat down and taught myself how to knit. With the help of a little bit of internet research, youtube tutorials, and a lot of stitches made and then un-made, I finally got the hang of casting-on and the knit stitch. My goal for tonight is to figure out how to purl and tomorrow I plan to try to cast-off. I don't know yet if casting-off is different than binding off but I'm sure I'll learn when I get around to that part. Right now I am just messing around with the tail end of some leftover yarn from previous endeavors but I have some lovely Lamb's Pride blue yarn in waiting for when I'm ready to give it a real go.
I've decided that I'm going to keep a projects journal-- something separate from the everyday journal I write in. This will help me keep track of different things I have done, what materials or methods I've used, and what the outcomes are. I have a terrible time remembering what brand X was that I am now out of but want more of or how many stitches I put in the chain for those perfect arm warmers I made months ago. In my teaching internship, we would have to journal about our day and try to analyze/learn from our reflections. This is exactly the same idea only without me being graded on it. Oh yeah, I'm also going to journal about recipes I'm trying to perfect. Yeah, I had to keep a diary in my master's program. It sounds more embarrassing than it was.
Pictures coming soon of the stuff I've recently completed or am working on right now.
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