That’s right. I can [tag]knit[/tag]. I’m not very good at it (yet), but apparently I have a knack for it. My darling teacher (whom I adore) says that I’m the best student she’s ever had! Me!?! Crazy. Honestly, I expected it to take a lot longer for me to catch on. Seriously. I was expecting to have to take a couple months of lessons before I felt comfortable trying something on my own. Until my lesson, most of my half-assed attempts at [tag]knitting[/tag] had failed. The little learning kit I bought that shows the happy 10 year old knitting away completely baffled me. The “beginner” video I downloaded to my iPod just confused me more. The icing on the cake was when I lost my place a whole 10 seconds into the Knitty Gritty episode for getting started.

It’s not in my nature to be patient or to relax, but I went to my first knitting lesson with exactly that mindset. And I loved it. :-) I’m still very awkward and my fingers go where they aren’t supposed to , but I have a feeling this might be a life long passion. I’ve mostly been casting on about 20 loops (not sure of the terminology), knitting a couple of rows (she says it’s Continental style), and then pulling it all out and starting over. I’m making my stiches too tight and dropping a few here and there, but I think I’m starting to really get the feel of it.

So, for no other reason than to amuse myself, I’ve compiled a list of the reasons why I want to knit and why knitting is so cool:

  1. There’s something almost magical about turning a ball of string into something pretty and useful.
  2. Knitting is a lot less expensive and messy that scrapbooking (my other crafting love).
  3. Awesome gifts. Scarfs, caps and bags are great gifts, especially if someone makes them especially for you.
  4. Something to keep my hands busy and be creative at the same time.
  5. I love fibers. I’m very tactile and love to handle all the beautiful textures of the yarn. I also love color. It’s amazing how many gorgeous yarns are out there.
  6. My kids love when I make them things.
  7. Knitting seems like such a relaxing and calming hobby that can be done anywhere.

[tags]crafts, beginner, fun, cool, continental[/tags]

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