My Knitting

My knitting needles are some of my most favorite things to hold while relaxing and listening to the radio or my auto books on my ipod. While I enjoy seeing things come together as I knit, I have found that sitting outside in the warmth of the sun helps me stay focus and finish my project. So far I have been knitting the last 7 years and have ONLY ever made a scarf. When I realized this, I changed it to wash cloths for my mom. Now, I can say I knit squares and long snake like scarfs. I should challenge myself to try other things really! I did create a new looking mixed and match scarf made from all my odd pieces of left over yarn. It was amazing to see this hippy wacky scarf come together! Soon after that I started making all kind of weird patterns in my colors of scarfs. For Christmas my brother Doug gave me bright red yarn so that I could make myself a scarf and I LOVED that kind of gift! I made that scarf in a week so I could show him the finished product. My knitting will grow with me as I go and as I REALLY want to create a hat now, but the knitted socks kinda freak me out! For I look closely at all the details in knitting those wondering if I could pull it off or not:-}
When I work at the Fair every year I find myself starring at the ladies spinning yarn. I love the old wooden wheels moving along as the ladies visit turning wads of sheep wool into strong dyed yarns. What a transformation! What a lost art! What an amazing world of knitting and yarn there is! I want to keep learning and improving my love for the clicking of the needles and the magic of simple string becoming something useful, Something beautiful!