Monday, December 29, 2008

a knitter is born!



here is my first official knitted item...ta da! a scarf for my sis! don't look too close, the mistakes are there... but after a rough start getting my tension and my hold comfortable, and after realizing that it's okay not to be ready for mittens on size 2 needles in the round as my first project, by george i think i've got it! the next challenge- knitting and purling in the same row! thanks to my knitting gurus becky and heidi for all of your encouragement, and for patiently coming to my rescue every 5 minutes to fix my mistakes! i'm already more than halfway thru 2 more scarves!...

5 comments:

marie said...

Your scarf is beautiful! I love your color choices.
A friend of mine knits and she's offered to teach me ~ I hope my first project turns out as great as yours did!

Short and Sweet said...

Great job and the colors are so pretty!

Anonymous said...

Your first project is great, Linda. I also had a good friend who helped me correct a lot of my mistakes. You'll be making hats and socks and mittens in no time.

Michel said...

I sure don't see any mistakes. Beautiful job!

Twyla and Lindsey said...

Your scarf is so beautiful! Looks like it was made by a pro. I think you are going to become an accomplished knitter. Happy New Year! Twyla