Next Project.

The gloves are finished! Now you may not be too impressed but it's a new accomplishment for me, and several new skills have been put into practice with these. Most exciting is the thumb gusset! My first one. Like most new knitting ventures, I was intimidated by the thought of a gusset, but it wasn't as hard as I imagined.

Today at the fair, I walked around knitting. I got several compliments on how "talented" I was for knit walking. I feel I had no choice. I wanted the gloves by tomorrow, and I was at the fair with my mom and dad. No one else. I would have loved to go on some rides, but I'm not going on rides with my parents. I may sound snobby, but I don't like being touched, and riding rides usually requires touching. Plus, my mom hates rides, and my dad won't go on anything that might make him dizzy. The fair was boring.

Tomorrow, maybe tonight depending on how obsessed I am, I will be starting a green cardigan with lace edging from the knitting little luxuries book (link on post 1) This will be my first sweater (fingers crossed), and if anyone is reading this please comment with any sweater making tip. I will go forward, checking gauge religiously, measuring, and making sure I don't knit too tight and give myself carpal tunnel. Wish me luck!!

One down, One to go....

I have finished one of my fingerless gloves! I conquered the thumb gusset and I am patting myself on the back. I'm going to the fair today. Or better known as The Hicksville Fair to me. Dirt, screaming kids and rides I'm gonna be the only one wanting to ride. Yee-haw. Hopefully I'll find someone I know.

First Post.

Hey knitters! How lucky are you to be reading the first post? Well it's possible that you went back in the archives to read this, or more likely, I'm only on the second post or so, and reading this one is a slight wrist move down the page. Anywho, this is a milestone. I started this blog to add yet another voice to the thousands of knitters blogging out there. The online community of us is becoming larger and larger and this gives way to the modernization of granny's mittens that haven't changed since she was a little girl in the old country. I mean look at what you're reading. I am a 19 year old knitter, and the only one in my household. I have not learned to knit out of need, I have learned (and continue to learn) knitting for pleasure and stress relief. Knitting broke me out of my depression. I only hope that the online knitters can stay connected. So with that, I encourage you to follow my blog, and comment often.

On the needles right now:  Yesterday I bought the book Knitting Little Luxuries. Available on amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Knitting-Little-Luxuries-Beautiful-Accessories/dp/1596680547
I thought it was a book full of my kind of hip girly projects I could make. Most of them are a little above my skill level, but thats how you learn. Many of the projects also involve embroidery, so if you don't like that, don't spend the money, as you won't get the most out of this book. My first project is the Victoria Fingerless Mittens.  They have some lace, which I have so far conquered, and this will be my first run at a thumb gusset. If anyone's got any tips on those please comment. I am a little more than an third of the way through the first glove, and pics will be up when I finish.


Something cool I found on the interweb: 
This is a great tote bag I found on cafepress.com, I must have it someday. Oh my kingdom for some money.