Yes, I drank the kool-aid and now I am gradually transforming into a knitter. I was seduced by the awesomeness of hand knitted socks gifted to me by friends Becky, Liz and Jo – all of whom knit. And then by the idea of creating my own head circles (like a hat without being joined up). So now in the evenings I knit while watching TV. PS: I also need more recommendations for good TV shows – although you should be warned that everything I like gets cancelled.
The funny thing is that my friends have been knitting for several years now and for ages they would ask if I wanted to learn and I’d say “You know, I just can’t find in me any desire to knit”. Then all of a sudden the desire was there and now I am gradually learning how to knit things.
So far I have made two head circles (one red, one purplish) and one pair of socks. Already I have grand plans for *different* kinds of socks and knitting with *beads* – and crocheting a peacock feather.I have even spent time photographing my own yarn and logging it on Ravelry (a website for knitters). Liz says I can’t really be a knitter if I only knit two kinds of things so I have plans to branch out into leg warmers (a cross between a sock and a head circle) and my friend Sara-without-an-h has knit some beautiful gloves which she says are easy to make.
So my transformation is probably already beyond the point of no return. Eventually I will be entirely made of wool.
In my defence, I didn’t say anything about your qualification for being a knitter, it was to be a Knitter I said you’d have to knit more than two kinds of thing
Also, on the subject of knitting with beads, remind me to show you my star chart shawl…
Comment by Liz — January 22, 2014 @ 3:11 pm
Ah, yes, a knitter with a capital Knit. I agree I’m not that quite yet. Roll on the third kind of thing though.
I’ll look forward to seeing the star chart.
Comment by Rhiannon Lassiter — January 22, 2014 @ 3:43 pm