Knitting 102 - Don't Stop Believin'

Well, it's been over a year since I first picked up the knitting "sticks" as I like to say.  In case you were holding your breath, things have gotten much better since taking knitting 101. I can actually make a few things now. And they turn out!  I mean, I've had a few fiasco's and given some knitted things as gifts that I really shouldn't have...but at this point I would give myself a "B" for effort.

After posting about my disastrous knitting 101 course, Carisa took pity on my friend Natalie and me, gave us some cool patterns and got us started down the right path. She was officially our saving grace and affectionately known as our Knitting 102 course. 

Here are a few of my projects over the last couple months:

A newborn hat for my hairdresser who's soon having her first baby.

I had a request for a "hat with braids" from my girly girl

Guess who else wanted one?

a birthday present for Blake

Baby pod for my sister's friend - love this yarn combo if you can't tell!

Brim hat for my sister Amber - she totally rocks it!

Pod and hat for my friend Jen's precious baby Kyle

Boy brim for my main man Graham

You'll be happy to know that I can now knit and talk to my husband at the same time.  Isn't life beautiful?

So, moral of the story is...if you want to try something new.  Do it.  Then write about how pathetic you are at it and pray someone wonderful takes you under their wing.

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This Week's Verse:

To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.  Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

John 8:31-32

Knitting 101

I signed up for a knitting class a while back through Groupon. I've always wanted to learn how to knit or crochet but never really found the person to teach me or the time to do it. So when I got this coupon I heard opportunity knocking. I convinced my friend Natalie to sign up with me and we are both now proud graduates of knitting 101. I thought I would show you our first projects....

This was the project we worked on in class.  It was not supposed to be anything in particular but while I was working on it at home my husband asked me if I was knitting him a jock. Nat and I kept knitting tighter and tighter as we went on and our "projects" curled up in a tight roll and ended up looking ridiculous as you can see.

Here are a few uses Nat and I came up with for our first projects:

How about bringing back the sweatband?

Possible Bikini top...we actually saw a knitted bikini in the shop we took our class in. Not sure I would want to pop out of the water with that on after a dive.

A half neck scarf perhaps...

When we first got to class the instructor made us go around the table and tell her why we wanted to start knitting. I gave a wonderful answer "so I can knit and keep my husband company while he watches TV." I later found out that if Eric even tries to make conversation with me I mess up my stitches and forget where I'm at. I end up yelling "Don't talk to me! Just wait until I get to the end of my row!" So much for bonding.

My first mistake was a lesson for the whole class as the instructor revealed "the first lesson in knitting is DON'T PANIC!" I can't help but letting out a high pitched "craaaap!" everytime I screw up.

Here are our next couple projects:

not bad for our first washrag project on our own

But how can one get worse on the second project?  Nat's is the blue one by the way...I'm not claiming that.

We're both beginning to wonder if some things aren't meant to be done by certain people.

Nat came up with the name for our store when we perfect our talents  ~  Wound Tight  ~  the name totally encapsulates all that we are. Eat your hearts out Carisa and Ashley...we will be putting you out of business in no time!