Knitting!

So, a few of weeks ago or so I had a terrible day - daniel bit me on my chin really hard and he wanted me to hold him all day or he would cry. It was aweful!! My friend and neighbor Marika knew of my aweful day. In the evening I was already at the church for cub scouts (I am a leader) and some women were getting together to knit just as scouting was finishing, so Marika grabbed me and I learned how to knit. I already crochet a lot (but I only know one stitch and just do scarves) so I was used to dealing with yarn.

So I decided that for mother's day I wanted some knitting needles and yarn that is good for making washclothes. I chose to get wood needles even though they were a little more expensive than the cheepest stuff. I am soooo glad that I did! It feels so good to the touch - now when I go back to crocheting the metal feels sooo aweful. I think eventually I will get wood crochet hooks too. Anyways, this is my first wash cloth. There are a few holes in it, but not too bad for the first try. I just need to learn how to do the finishing edge. On the next one I am going to go back and forth between rows of knitting and pearling.

Yesterday I went to a knitting store called Wild Purls and WOW it was inspiring!! I really want to learn to knit lots of things. The only thing I don't like about knitting is that it takes like ten times longer to get anything done compared to crocheting.