A new knitter is born~
Or, scenes from a very wintry weekend.
Check out the whitecaps. It sounded like a freight train coming in across the lake.
“Bob, you want me to walk where?”
Schnauzer in the snow…. he loved it!
She hates the winter, but loves her hat.
All geared up to take her own series of wintry photos.
Back inside, bundled up and, as usual, on Flickr.
W and her first tentative stitches.
I will get the hang of this, yes I will!
Is she knitting the tablecloth? Check out that concentration.
What a perfect first project for a new knitter (not just for new knitters either – how cute is that, really?!). Practically instant gratification, in a few hours you can teach how to cast on, knit it up and cast off. None of that dreaded boredom that tends to settle in when a new knitter is going on and on and on on a seemingly endless garter stitch scarf and they wonder why they wanted to learn to knit in the first place.
I’ll be seeing her again, towards the end of the month and she’s already set to tackle baby hats and other projects. This girl has plans! I just love teaching people to knit, to see the excitement about learning a new craft and feeling their sense of accomplishment. Sort of gets me excited about knitting in a whole new way, all over again. What a thrill!
Awww. He’s proud of his new knitter.
Great big shop update later this week (I’ll be posting a specific time and date – right now it is tentatively scheduled for Friday, Decemeber 12). Yarn is drying as I type this. Let’s just say, cashmere. An abundance of Cashmere. Don’t we all need a little extra coziness right about now?
Posted in Etsy, dyeing, eye candy, knitting, life | 11 Comments »
December 10th, 2008 at 10:01 am
What a fabulous first knit!! Well done!
December 10th, 2008 at 10:30 am
Love the pattern! Just queued it in Ravelry. It’s probably also good for a last minute gift.
December 10th, 2008 at 11:41 am
What a great pattern. I love the hat too, beyond cute. Yippee update!
December 10th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
First knit!? Fabulous – what a great pattern.
I’m really taken by the hat as well – is that a creation of yours? Love it!
December 10th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
great pictures. i love the neckwarmer on her.
December 10th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
who would live in such a God-
forsaken place?????
hurrah for the new knitter, she’s so cute, i’m making one of
those neckwarmers too!!!
December 11th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Any chance of a morning or early afternoon shop update for all of us who have office holiday parties that night?
*crosses fingers*
December 11th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
I just wanted to say hi! I randomly came across your blog while searching for a yarn company (subsequently called plucky fluff… you may like their yarn actually http://www.pluckyfluff.com) and in 2 days, have become absolutely addicted to your blog, yarn and hope to get in on your plucky classics the next time it opens up…not to mention do i oh so hope i get a chance to snag some goodies tomorrow when your store is updated!!! can’t wait for your next post!
December 11th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Is that Fishtown? Love it there!
I LOVE her hat too!!!
December 11th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
she is so adorable learning to knit! and the final picture of the happy twosome is totally cute!
December 12th, 2008 at 4:48 am
Such a lovely story.