I completed my first scarf last week and I am so proud of it! In the meantime, I just finished up my second scarf today and will have to post some pictures of that too. With this one, I just stuck to the basics and did not attempt any patterns. This crazy yarn camouflaged my numerous mistakes that I had made on it, but did not hide the fact that it was a tad wider on the ends then in the middle. I am still learning though so I will let these errors slip… this time!
This scarf took a couple of weeks, but mainly because I cast on with about 42 stitches and then realized that I was practically making a blanket, not a scarf. My mother-in-law helped me take it apart and put on a more appropriate amount of stitches (about half that) and got me started again. Once I got the hang of it, it became less and less tedious. With each stitch, I started to enjoy doing it a little bit more.
My second scarf, in comparison, took me only about two days. I am gaining speed and am having so much fun learning this new skill! I can’t wait to attempt some other projects for our family!
Very impressive. I had a friend teach me how to crochet in college but I haven’t tried again in years. Kids and cats make it a difficult task.
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My daughter, who is a craft fiend of the first order, belongs to an online community called ravelry, and also to something called stitchbitchnation (I’m sure you can put it into google and get the right address). I just think you might get more feedback on a specialised site.
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Congrats! Way to go!
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Wow, your first scarf looks way better than mine did. Great job, Amy!
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Amy, it looks lovely. Congratulations!
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Amy, the scarf looks great! How I wish I could learn how to knit, it looks like so much fun
Keep up the great work.
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It looks great! I’ll never forget my excitement of finishing that first scarf!!
Steph
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Amy, that looks beautiful! I love the colors too! Great Job!!!
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Great job! Meeting new challenges can be so rewarding. A new skill and all those cool scarves!
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Very nice! I love to knit! Be careful though, it gets addicting, especially in the winter when the weather has you couped up inside.
Look forward to seeing your other creations.
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Looks great, Amy, congratulations! Where have you been purchasing your yarn? We used to have a great little yarn store just down the street but it recently closed. I haven’t looked anywhere else since then, but would like to pick up knitting again, it is so relaxing and satisfying to have made something useful!
Take care,
Steph
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YAY for kintting! I love to knit, it soothes the soul. Your scarf is darling… too bad you have to wait so long to use it!
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Wow, thank you guys for your enthusiasm over this! It is certainly a big deal when you aren’t crafty at all
Steph- I actually got this yarn from Michael’s. They had tucked fifty percent off coupons in my bag and I went back and forth with my coupons getting yarn. My mother-in-law generously shared some of her yarn stash with me too and I can’t wait to practice on that as well.
It is official…I have a new addiction
Thank you all for your comments- this made my day!
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Very nice scarf! I too taught myself to knit this last fall.. with the help of a great website of course. I was able to give handmade washcloths away as Christmas gifts, along with 2 scarfs. It was a spectacular feeling. Now if only that adrenaline rush would have carried over into the new year and I hadn’t abandoned my needles, lol. Maybe you’ll inspire me to learn how to make socks.
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Love the colors! You did a great job.
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