Showing posts with label knit night. Show all posts
Showing posts with label knit night. Show all posts

Thursday, February 12, 2009

knit 'til it hurts

As if beading isn't enough to keep me busy, I've now have become addicted to knitting. I knew it was serious when I continued to knit even though my elbow is aching and my wrists are cracking. Hence the name of my blog "knit 'til it hurts"


I learned to knit a few years ago for the sole purpose of learning how to make a felted bag so I could put this beaded flower I was making at the time on it. Here's my very first knitted object:



I continued to make bags to feed the beaded flower frenzy that I was consumed with and never learned anything else. Fast forward to about November of 2008 when I just had the itch to learn how to knit socks. So I took a class (to learn more of that adventure click here and go to the end of that post) and have been pretty much knitting every day since then. I love knitting!

My friend Elrene was making a cable scarf for her granddaughter and because she is such a sweetheart, took the time to show me how to do a cable and then gave me the pattern she used. And then another sweetheart, Paula, gifted me a ton of yarn that she was 'clearing out' out of her stash. So I was ready to cable!





More treats from Paula:

This is a hat kit from New Zealand!

Here is a gorgeous purse kit

- the 'yarn' is so incredibly soft, I can't wait to tackle this project -

YooHoo! Self-striping yarn ! Can you say 'happy feet'?


I am blessed with a whole group of friends who also like to knit and/or crochet and so I am hosting my first knit night at my house. I know how hard it is to plan a night when everyone can get together, but I am hoping that at least one person can make it that night! I would love to see what everyone is working on and drool over projects and fibers!

In that same thought of sharing, I thought I should start a knitting blog and connect with all the other knitters that don't live close enough to visit in person. I love my beading blog friends and am just amazed at what a wonderful community of people I have come to know through that blog. I can't wait to start finding knitting blogs and take in as much knitted eye candy that I can while making new friends along the way!