Knitting Class

No, no..... I didn't take a knitting class, I gave a knitting class!
I know what your thinking, "how could such a novice knitter have anything to teach anyone?" But believe it or not there are people out there who are even more inexperienced than me!

It was my friend that I work with, she's actually the one who has been inspiring me to run, she did the NYC marathon this year! She keeps telling me about this study that she read that says when you knit it stimulates a different part of your brain that you wouldn't normally use. (interpretation: knitters are smarter!) But I believe it, the whole fine motor skills thing and all.... so she wanted to learn how to knit, and I taught her! she did really well, I'm very happy for her! I think she's just gonna make a scarf with it. But she was so excited about being in the yarn isle at Michael's, and she was telling about a yarn shop that she wants to go to.... she may become obsessive very quickly!
Maybe we can start a knitting group!

All I could think while I was teaching her was "I'm so gonna blog about this!"

Works in Progress

Ok, I know this is called works in progress but first I want to start with a recent accomplishment of mine that has nothing to do with knitting.

On Thanksgiving morning I did a Turkey Trot of 4 miles!!! I was so proud of myself that I actually finished it and did have to stop and walk. I just started running in August and Thanksgiving was the first time I did 4 miles.My time was 46 minutes 25 seconds, so I run REALLY slow..... and I was passed by the speed walker..... but that doesn't matter I finished! Horay for me!

Ok, on to the knitting:

WORKS IN PROGRESS:
I have 4 projects going at the same time.... I've never done that before.
I think it's just because most of it is Holiday knitting that I need to get done by a certain time.

#1: Braided Scarf
I'm making this for one of the girls I work with, I'm making it in pink, brown, and a varigated pink and grey color. I'm making it in an acrylic/wool blend. I hope it comes out as good as I think it will look cause I've been working on it forever!! I'm finally on the third color so it should be done soon...

#2: Juli's Christmas Present
so I can't post a link to it cause then she'll know what it is. She already knows that I'm knitting something for her cause val spilled the beans!
all I can say is I'm really enjoying knitting it and I'm learning some new techniques too!

#3: Secret Santa Present
I can't post a link to this one either cause I'm just doing a yarn-over knit 2 together pattern. we're doing a secret santa on one of the floors that I work on at the Hospital so I'm making a scarf, it's an acrylic and alpaca blend in dark blue, and then I'm gonna make a beaded necklace to go with it, I got beads in blues and golds, I think I'm gonna do a multi-strand thing...

#4: Morehouse Farm Scarf
This one I'm making for myself! I felt with all this Hoilday knitting I wanted to make something I could enjoy too! Plus I really want to be able to use it this year too! it's a lace weight yarn, which I didn't realize when I bought it and then got a little scared when I opened the directions and it said size 3 needles! But i've been working on it and I really like it, it's very small and delicate but I'm not scared. Lace my be my "thing", I don't know, I guess I'll wait and see how this turns out before I make any promises!
I don't know if the kit for the one I'm making is on the wesite, it's called "les petits riens", I got it in a maroon-ish color, and I have a green jacket so I think they'll go nicely together.
I also really like the Pink Ribbon scarf that they have, but I was being conservative with my purchases at Rhinebeck!

That's about it right now, I was also working on a blanket but that project got put on the back burner cause I needed the needles to make Juli's present! so I'll tell you guys about that one when I start working on it again.

and hopefully pictures will be able to be posted soon!

I just want to make one note about yarn in gereral: I am not a yarn snob, I don't need to have the best quality stuff cause honestly, the good stuff is expensive!! but I've come to the realization that I don't really like wool, it's too scratchy to actually make anything out of, I think I would only really do a bag out of real 100% wool, although the merino wool I'm working with now is ok..... I don't know, maybe I just need to experiment with it a little more, try different brands..... that's just the way I feel right now

My First Post!

I decided it was time to make a blog, being that I'm now on a podcast (www.knitsibs.blogspot.com) maybe I'm interseting enough to have a blog too! Plus I may have gone from occasional knitter to obessive knitter in a matter of weeks.... I may have to change the name of this blog!

I don't have a camera so I can't really post pictures of the things I've made, but my birthday is coming up soon so if my family has been getting the hints I've been dropping I may be in business soon!

Ok, I just wanted to see how this thing worked, I'll post more later when I actually have something to say...

I haven't really figured out how to edit this properly either...