Well, the newborn hat is finished! The funny thing is that I could have finished it ages ago. I'm such a beginner at knitting that I read, "use a 3 needle bind off to close the top of the hat with right sides together," in the instructions for the Pixy Newborn Hat and thought it… Continue reading Learning to Knit: The Completed Pixy Newborn Hat
Well, would you look at that?! It's a nearly finished hat for a newborn! Last time I'd just completed the brim, but I'm now proud to say I've finished the thirty rows of knit stitch that make up the bulk of the hat. All I have to do is stitch up the top (and add… Continue reading Learning to Knit – Nearly Finished Newborn Hat
About a year ago a friend and I tried to pick up knitting. She took to it pretty quickly and made it a decent way through a scarf, but I never made it past casting on and the first few rows of a knit stitch. Maybe it's the season, or maybe there's something about having… Continue reading Learning to Knit – Again
You guys, I've finally done it. I'm finally teaching myself to knit - with the help of YouTube and a good friend who also doesn't know how to knit but is eager to learn with me. Behold my very first rows of knitting. They aren't anything to brag about, but you have to start somewhere.… Continue reading Learning to Knit
