Project #2

How cute is this???

This was a pattern called "Nana's Bunnies" in the book Vintage Knits for Modern Babies by Hadley Fierlinger. I never thought I would be able to make something like this... and yet I did! It helped so much to have my mother-in-law here to help me get started and as a resource whenever I had questions. She's an excellent knitter and super patient with all of my many questions. 

I think I could also make some other animals (maybe finger puppets?) if I modify the pattern.  What do you think?

Project #1

I finished my very first knitting project: a dishcloth!  Hurray!

I saw this cute dishcloth at Sweet Bees Buzzing way back in October 2010 and have had it bookmarked ever since.  I thought that it would be something I could do... as soon as I learned how to knit, that is!  And finally, that day is here!

This past week, I've also had my sweet mother-in-law, a fantastic knitter, in town.  Did I mention that?  So with her help, I finally tackled it.  It was good practice with increases and decreases for me. And when it was finished, both my mother-in-law and I had sturdy washcloths for our homes.

O Happy Day!

A Very New Skill

This summer has been so relaxing. It's the first time in a few years that I've had the time to simply do nothing. Ahh...

In the last week or so, I've finally begun feeling relieved, unburdened, rested, healthy. It's helped me relax to take care of some of the items on my to do list... and to simply leave some items alone for now.

I haven't been doing as much crocheting or crafting or posting, but I'm ok with that. I am finally feeling truly rested.

With all this resting, though, has come the space to try out a completely new skill- knitting. I'm showing you my first project- as you can see, it ended up wonky.

It was just a simple wash cloth to practice my new skills, but made wonky when I tried to add a border. Still, it makes me smile to see the smooth stockinette in the center.

Here she is in all her wonky glory!

By the way, I now know firsthand how the stockinette stitch can curl.

Blessings!