I've wanted to learn to knit for a while now. More than just casting on. I learned how to crochet by my mom when I was 13 (1993) . I wanted to make a blanket for my first nephew who was due in March of 1994. My mom made one for me when I was born so she seemed like a good enough teacher... I did not have the patience for crocheting . My tension was too tight and I gave up in a few months. never finishing or coming close to making that blanket.
In the fall of 2011, Months after my mom passed of brain cancer I picked up loom knitting. Seemed easy and fun... and boy was it. A year after, I picked up my hook again , The same one my mom taught me with and I instantly felling love . I wish my mom was still here to see what I've made. She of course would be asking me to make a bunch of stuff for her..hehe and I would be happy to make it.
I see knitting as a huge challenge. I've tried it before and like learning to crochet for the first time at 13, I didn't have the patience. Casting on was a breeze and I could do it all day but it wouldn't get me anywhere. I'd just have a really long chain.
One of the things I wanted to accomplish this year was to learn to knit. But I need a project . I saw this Totoro graph in a ravelry group I am in . I can easily use it for a crochet project but I like the way it looks knitted.
I want to learn and I will accomplish something in the next few months. Like I need more projects! But I set my mind to it and it WILL get done :)
I hope you will follow my possibly short journey and if you are a knitter , share some tricks and tips.
More later,
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| Me at one with the blanket my mom made me. |
I see knitting as a huge challenge. I've tried it before and like learning to crochet for the first time at 13, I didn't have the patience. Casting on was a breeze and I could do it all day but it wouldn't get me anywhere. I'd just have a really long chain.
One of the things I wanted to accomplish this year was to learn to knit. But I need a project . I saw this Totoro graph in a ravelry group I am in . I can easily use it for a crochet project but I like the way it looks knitted.
I want to learn and I will accomplish something in the next few months. Like I need more projects! But I set my mind to it and it WILL get done :)
I hope you will follow my possibly short journey and if you are a knitter , share some tricks and tips.
More later,
I just came across your post on Ravelry. I am a knitter who learned to crochet. I found it really difficult but stuck with it and can now crochet to a reasonable level. The big advantage of crochet is that it is quicker than knitting. So I understand your frustration. A crocheter who is learning to knit has to get used to the slow progress that comes with knitting anything. Despite this, I think I still prefer knitting and the huge variety of stitches that can be learned. Good luck with it all.
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