knitting...my first scarves and hats!

[finn's mom]

heres some of my knitting. some one asked a while ago about it . I have the patterns if you want to try any of these.
the last one is Gina's ark made from her ark and some buffalo i had left from a project.

Those are all great! I can't wait to start on sweaters and other more difficult projects! I'll definitely look to you if I need a pattern! Thanks for posting your pictures, I love them!

Those all look great! I love knitting, but lost all my needles in the house fire. You making me want to go out and buy knitting needles and get started knitting again! I have already bought my crochet needles, now on to the knitting!

Aw, dang, Willie! Thank you! I hope you're able to get back into it! I only have one set of needles so far, just a size thirteen for the scarves. And, the hats I'm making with a knifty knitter, it was a package of four circular looms. I do plan to get more needles soon, though, when I can!

Cool, Those look great! Scarves take awhile to make but so worth it!

And I'm in the work of making some new red mitties for myself..

Don't you just love knitting. It's so relaxing when I knit, and rewarding in the end.

But, sometimes it kinda fustrating when you make hats (or anything else)with out patterns and just kinda "winging it". Doing it a couple times before you realise what size you want with different needles.

I just purchased a book called "stich'n'bitch" by Debbie Stoller

Thanks! Yeah, the scarves have taken me three hours or so to make, but, they are definitely worth it! My mom's not even a scarf wearer, but, she humors me. She does wear her scarf, and, will wear a hat if I make a matching one.

I'm wanting to learn how to knit socks and mittens, too!

And, yeah, I love knitting, it is very rewarding, and, relzxing. I haven't attempted anything without being shown, and, I haven't used a pattern for anything, yet. As I'm just making very basic scarves and using the knifty knitter for the hats.

And, I've seen that book, my niece had a copy from the library, and, I plan to either check it out myself or buy it when I can. It does look like a great book, and, I know it will help me learn to perl (purl?) and do other stitches, too. I wanna make the bikini, that looks so cute!

Kari, those are absolutely awesome! What a beautiful job you're doing. When shopping in craft stores, I can't believe the gorgeous yarns that are on the market now. Good luck with your new hobby. Keep us posted on how it's going. Love the pics!

Aw, thanks Terry! I know, some of the yarn is so beautiful, and, when I get consistently good at it, and, have some extra $$, I will buy some of the really expensive stuff to make gifts for some people. Right now, I get what I can from the clearance bin or from the mom fund.

Do yo have any idea how much those fun fur scarves cost at craft fairs??? Anywhere from $20-$50 depending on the detail.

I'm going to try and knit kitty mats since I pretty much know nothing more than a straight stitch and pearl.

Yours are great! Are the hats hard to make?

I know, I've looked around and seen how much scarves (not even fancy ones) can cost, and, am so glad I picked up this hobby. I've been wanting a few beanie/tobogan style hats, and, they are so much cheaper doing it yourself. I did buy a scarf after Christmas at Old Navy, but, only because it was marked down to just over $2 and there was no way you could buy that much yarn for that cheap, so, I got it!

I've not learned anything but a basic stitch yet myself, but, I'm going to take a class next month hopefully, so, watch out. hahahaha

And, no! With the product I bought, the hats are easier than scarves. And, quicker, too. You don't even use needles for it. The package came with four different size looms (small for infant, medium for children, large for teens and adults and extra large). I think you can make other things with the looms, too, but, I've only looked into making the hats. And, I'm not good enough yet to understand written instruction, because a lot of the lingo is beyond me, so, I just asked the knitting lady at the store. She was amazing! She works tonight, so, I may stop by to get instructions on how to make the pom poms, as I'm still not sure how to attach them. I'm a bit slow.