shutterboo

… by the Knitting Bug.  I’m digging this knitting thing.  I’ve had three fat mess ups since last week.  One I was able to fix myself but that’s 30 minutes of my life I’ll never get back.  The second mistake my wonderful Mom was able to correct in a couple minutes.  And the third error my Mom had fixed in 5  seconds flat with a crochet hook.  Show off.

But it’s going good.  Knitting that is.  And if I can keep a steady pace [and not have catastrophic mess ups] I could quite possibly be done in a week or so.  This is how far I’ve gotten since last week:

With just a week of knitting under my belt, I’ve learned things.  Things I didn’t think I’d be able to accomplish like

• how to knit and purl at once and be able to distinguish them.
• realizing how relaxing it is.
• how to hold my needles correctly instead of balancing them on my belly.
• how to fix mistakes – which this might help me with my impatience.  Or not.
• noticing how annoyed the BDD gets that 1) she cannot sit in my lap (like she fits) and 2) keeps getting spooked by a rogue needle that taps her while she sleeps.

I think I’m going to be sticking to these easy to do/easy to finish knitting numbers.  Hats and scarves will begin to take over the hall closet.  Or my friends will all start wearing the “Brooke Winter Collection.”