But the downside of being on the "outside" of yarn arts is that most of the patterns that catch my eye are for knitting, not crochet! And I really like the feeling of knitted fabric - it's not quite as bulky as crochet. You may remember a couple of years ago I learned afgan stitch, which produces a knit-like fabric. But it takes FORever to crochet.
So a couple of weeks ago I was waiting for a prescription at Walmart, and I didn't quite have an hour's worth of shopping to do - you know how it is. So I wandered into the yarn aisle. I'm fortunate that my Walmart still carries fabric, yarn and beads. So instead of buying yarn, I bought knitting needles and a book.
In my efforts to learn how to do knit and purl, I found this pattern for a basketweave scarf. Knit 3, purl 3 - I think I have the hang of it now!
I'd knitted up a swatch of it for practice, and K saw the Simply Soft in Grape (purple is her favorite color) and begged if she could have it when it was done. So now I have to finish it! I'll try to find my upstairs tape measure and use it in the progress pics.
2 comments:
Love that color! I wish I knew how to crochet/knit. I took a class and learned how to do the crochet granny sguare but I swear I can't remember anything I was taught. Ha ha!
Rebekah - casting on was the hardest part for me to learn to do, followed by understanding the difference between knit and purl. That's why I liked this pattern - 3 stitches of knit, 3 of purl, it allows me to get into a rhythm, but I still have to pay enough attention to make sure I'm doing it right.
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