I'm a novice knitter. I find it tricky, and can readily find myself caught in a woolly tangle. Not like my Mum, who's a whizz with the needles, as was her Mum before her. You'd think it would be in the genes, but I haven't put in the hours I suppose. I only picked up the needles at the ripe age of 34 whilst pregnant with Boo. My Mum did teach me to knit when I was younger but I don't recall ever having actually finished anything, always abandoning my tangled mess in a bag somewhere. There are probably still some 80's batwings half finished gathering dust in a bag somewhere in my parents house as they tend to keep things. When I lived in England, my Mum used to 'sort out' my knitting when she visited. Now she lives thousands of miles away and visits once a year. It's time this knitter learnt to stand by her own two needles! So I have been keeping things simple.
This jumper for Boo was from a Rowan pattern from a book called 'Miss Bea's Playtime', and was knitted in cheap as chips Bernat cotton yarn. It ain't perfect but ..
- I made it all by myself with no maternal 'sorting out'
- I've finished it before she's outgrown the size (there were a number of baby items which ended up on other babies due to my slowness!) I made age 3-4 to be sure but it already looks wearable on my girl who is pretty slight for a 2 1/2 year old
- Boo likes it
- Now I've got the knitty kitty bug and my needles are going to be clacking away all Autumn/Fall
The way I see it, I've got to put in the clickety clicks now so that one day, I'll be able to 'sort out' Boo's knitting for her.
Maybe I'll have to start something way too ambitious before my Mum visits just so she doesn't feel redundant!
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