Boy, did I need help.
My grandmother was a knitter and crocheter. She knitted clothes for all 9 grandchildren and when I got married she presented me with an afghan that she crocheted. The marriage is long gone but I still have the afghan.
I can crochet a scarf but really wanted to learn how to knit especially how to cast on.
Two years ago I when I went to the states a certain craft store was having a sale on wool so I bought some and a beginners kit to learn how to knit. I bought extra needles, I was gung ho. Could I cast on? Could I heck.
I bought the book, 'Stitch 'n bitch' by Debbie Stoller. I tried following the instuctions but still couldn't do it. I watched videos on the 'net, still couldn't do it. So when this knitting evening came around I thought 'go for it'.
So I got 2 tickets and then called my best friend Kathy and told her that we were going. lol
We arrived early and there was food to nibble on, lots of library books to look through and best of all we all got a free skein of wool to play with. There were also containers holding knitting needles.
There we were and I tried. It wasn't until Kathy realised what I was doing that the lightbulb came on. I was trying to cast on as a leftie! All the instructions I had been reading were for a right-handed person.
After awhile I got the hang of it and I was knitting!!!
Some of the women there had brought their knitting and we watched them. One of the most interesting women was German. She showed us how she knitted in the German style which is different than the English way.
All in all it was a very good night.
Kathy found a teddy bear pattern that she liked so we photocopied it and she's going to make it for her new granbaby.
Here's me the fat blueberry listening to a very patient Kathy.
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