photo from LynneKnowlton.com
I think I actually drooled on my ipad!
I linked through to her website (www.lynneknowlton.com) and read this how to blog post and some of her other posts. She is adorable. I want to stay in her guest treehouse. I want her to adopt me.
This blanket is considered a beginner knitting project. Ok, that makes it even better. BUT, it requires using NEEDLES! Eek! Needles are scary!
It's supposed to be really easy, she says. Just 4 knit stitches and then 4 purl stitches, Repeat, repeat, repeat and you'll have this gorgeous blanket.
She got the inspiration from an Etsy seller who made this version with even chunkier yarn
(link to Etsy from picture)
I almost had a heart attack when I saw how much this yarn cost.......$50.....per skein! Just a throw sized blanket would cost $200 to make. Not in my budget, besides the fact that I don't even know how to knit. Luckily Lynne gave much cheaper yarn options and I actually like the thickness and look of Lynne's blanket much better.
I decided I'd better learn to knit, so while DD and I were at the craft/fabric store Saturday I bought some knitting needles and the cheapest skein of yarn I could find - for practicing.
And last night I practiced.......and practiced and practiced. I am not good at this........yet. First I did a bunch of rows of the knit stitch. That wasn't too hard but still had my share of goofs. Then I tried to learn the purl stitch. That one was harder, but I finally got a few rows of it and seemed to get in a rhythm. So then I got brave and tried to do 4 knit stitches and 4 purl stitches and repeat. Ya.....didn't go so well. I tried and pulled it out, tried and pulled it out. Either I'd forget which stitch I was supposed to be doing or just completely do the stitch wrong. Back to watching the videos.
I am bound and determined to figure this knitting stuff out! That lovely blanket will be draped over the corner of my sofa one of these days come hell or highwater. Hopefully, I don't drown in the process.....and hopefully it will turn out looking somewhat similar...I should probably just hope it at least ends up looking something like a blanket!
can't knit for toffee here, wish I could though.
ReplyDeleteThat's a cute saying, I like it :-)
DeleteYou sound like me when I was trying to teach myself to crochet.
ReplyDeleteHave you looked at local Adult Ed classes? Around here they have them for beginner knitting and then you have a person there to help!
I haven't checked at this time. I just hate going somewhere in the evenings after I've worked all day. I might check out our local Joann's and see if they offer a class.
DeleteYou can do this especially with large needles. Any one at a yarn store can help you, start simple and then get it right with practice. We will talk spinning your own yarn later! Hee, hee......
ReplyDeleteI ordered the large needles today so I can practice with them, too before I start on the actual blanket. Spinning?! Are you trying to freak me out? LOL
DeleteI am not a knitter - tried and tried and tried, but I can crochet with the best of them. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteMy grandma loved to crochet and I still have a few things she made me.
DeleteYou are way more ambitious than I, I'm pretty crafty but knitting was something I never learned. My grandma knew how to do everything ... & I mean EVERYTHING. Wish I'd asked her to teach me. Be sure to keep us updated! PS I love that blanket too!
ReplyDeleteWell, I've got the two stitches down with practice now, but I'm sure it's a whole other story to actually try to make something real and have it turn out right. Haha!
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