I taught myself to knit this summer using You Tube.
Really.
I am getting better and have been knitting alot. It is now the best way I know to pass those hours in the dance studio! It is there that the conversations and questions are most curious.
With great excitment: “What are you making?”
“A wash cloth.”
“Oh…” Deflated and confused looks face me.
I launch into an explanation of a friend who gave me one (thanks Amy), the cotton yarn, the softness, and the fact that my kids love them. That usually makes them see that MAYBE it could be good. I am truly an oddball huh? Don’t answer that!
SO. Here is it just a few months later and I have met many who can knit and many who can’t and a few who would like to learn. Enter Maria. She has mastered crocheting but never learned knitting. Last week I, me, who has been knitting all of 5 months, showed her how to knit! This week she was waiting for me to come in. She had knitted a bit, and had some questions! Crazy! I only had to show her a few times. She’s a quick study!
Meanwhile, I have been using You Tube again. This time for something called the Magic Loop which allows you to knit in a circle using only the circular needles and not any dpns (double pointed needles–whatever they are!) It’s hard. But I am convinced that I can get good at it with more practice. I have started a little something as a gift–assuming it comes out right!
