How’d you do that?
One of the questions I get asked when folks see me working on a project is How’d you DO that? It’s generally an honest question and often I can show someone new how to knit a few stitches. That is fun and it’s rewarding.
But, I do NOT know it all - not even close to knowing it all - about the different stitches and how to put them together to make something newer, bigger, better . . . prettier.
That’s why I love being part of the weekly knit along (KAL) dish cloth group at ravelry.com. Each week one or two new patterns are posted in the group and we are off to the stash to pick out the perfect colored cotton yarn eager to try new stitches . . . to stretch our imaginations a bit.
A few months ago I was leery of doing something like the cloth shown above - it has HOLES, for goodness sake! And, holes means some sort of yarn overs (yo) and PSSO (pass slip stitch over) and wraps and such . . . and it would be HARD!!!
Or so I thought.
All I really needed to do was to sit down with the pattern, study it a bit, and stretch my toe out to dip it into the water. I may have to rip out a row or two (or more) along the way, but I eventually (usually) get it finally. And the results are so very cool.
A good place to find stitch charts is “Knit Stitches”. Don’t be afraid to try knitting from charts if you’ve never done it before - find a simple one and go for it. If you need to, you can convert it to written instructions. A lot of knitters convert from written to charts.
Go for it!!!
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I’ve been meaning to thank JM over at Long Relationships. She asked me to write up a piece for her blog about hubby’s and my 40th anniversary. You can find it here. Thanks again, JM!
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