So I finished that scarf I was knitting, and I made a hat out of the same yarn! This is my first knitted hat, and my first time knitting in the round with a circular needle and double pointed needles, so the top part where I was decreasing doesn’t look as good as the rest. My ribbed stitch could also use some work — it’s very loose. That’s ok though, I’m proud of my first attempt at knitting a hat!
I finished my first knitted scarf last week! I’m so excited about it. I got some new yarn actually and I started knitting another one:
I’m super excited about it, and I love the colors! I’m starting to like knitting more and more because it takes so much more time than crocheting, and while at first that was a disadvantage, I’m liking it now because it’s saving me money on yarn! I was buying so much more yarn crocheting because I’d whiz through projects in an hour and a half and would have nothing left to work on! Not that I will ever like crochet any less than I do now — I’m just liking knitting more and more.
As an aside, my boyfriend was really great to me this week: he brought me flowers and chocolate at work for no reason at all! He’s such a sweetie!
Look! I’m knitting! Thanks to my friend Lauren for letting me borrow the right size knitting needles, and thanks to my boyfriend for buying me the yarn! It’s LionBrand Homespun, which I love. This scarf is using the knit stitch only — no purling here.
Here’s my first stockinette stitch swatch. I didn’t finish a purling swatch because I ended up skipping a stitch and just took the whole thing out. I think I might try a scarf with the stockinette stitch — I’d try ribbing but my ribbing swatch didn’t look good (and I dropped lots of stitches).
So I tried to knit last night, and this is what I got! I skipped a couple of stitches in there and it’s sort of misshapen, but for a first try I’m pretty pleased! I think I’ll try purling tonight.
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