Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Knitting

I taught myself to knit around five years ago and I have yet to finish a project….until today! The red and purple scarves below (with many, many mistakes in them) have been sitting in my knitting basket unfinished for years. *Since taking this picture, I unraveled them because they were simply too sad to complete* The pink scarf, however, I started last year as a Christmas present (I think) and I picked it back up this past week and guess what?!?
 I finished it!! I used size 15 needles and a chunky yarn so  it would go fast. If I use this yarn again I'll probably only knit it half the width because it's pretty wide around my neck, but I love it! Here's a close up of all my hard work:



I'll never be cold with this on!
How about you? Do you knit/crochet?







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9 comments:

  1. JennyNovember 9, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    I am learning to knit very slowly! I can only knit well in a certain sort of wool though - otherwise I drop and pick up stitches all over the place!

    My scarves come out all frilly and they don't show my mistakes!

    This is the wool -

    http://home-keepinghearts.blogspot.com/2011/09/knitting-progress.html

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  2. Emily NicoleNovember 9, 2011 at 3:37 PM

    Oooo, I love your scarf! Great job! I've started several projects before, but have yet to finish them either. I love to crochet, though. I hope to finish a project soon! :)

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  3. Jacinda VandenbergNovember 9, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    It looks beautiful, Missy! I'd love to learn how to knit one day.

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  4. UnknownNovember 9, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    Jenny- Your scarves look wonderful!

    Emily - I can only crochet a little bit. I've made two washcloths. :)

    Jacina - Thanks! Its really pretty simple once you get the basic two stitches down and Youtube makes things much easier!

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  5. AnonymousNovember 14, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    Awesome job teaching yourself to knit! It's not easy finishing projects is it? Your scarf looks great!

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  6. UnknownNovember 14, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    Thanks! :)

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  7. Dollwood FarmsNovember 14, 2011 at 5:59 PM

    So pretty!! I want to learn how to knit. Do you have a reccomended method of learning? Thanks!

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  8. UnknownNovember 14, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    I just bought a book and read it really slowly ha, but I think watching it on Youtube would be way faster and more effective.

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