Okay.
I said I wouldn’t do it but I did it anyway. I went over to the knit side. So far:
- Socks for my mom using a modified take on this Wavy Ribs pattern*.
- Random Persian and Homespun size 50 needles scarves that I made up a pattern for.
- A lace wrap pattern* from Lion Brand Yarns using black acrylic lt worsted weight yarn.
*You have to have a login to see these patterns. Lion Brand is just an easy-peasy sign up, plus they have loads of other free patterns to look through. The other one is way more complicated, but if you email me, I’ll send you my login email address so you don’t have to deal with signing up for it.
Oh lord. If you’re a first time knitter (or first time in 30 years knitter like me) don’t start with socks knit on size 2 DPNs (double pointed needles) and a lace pattern wrap with multiple ‘yo’s and ‘k3tog’s (when you have to look up what that means) using dark yarn. I seem to have started with the worst, so maybe it will get easier as I go.
Don’t get me wrong – I love how my items look and feel! Just expect to spend a lot of time frogging (ripping out) your work to fix problems or start over until you really get the hang of it.
Cheers!
~vague.Girl