Knitting is a creative outlet for most knitters. Some come by it naturally. Others have to practice, practice and practice. My Grandmother used to say “Practice Makes Perfect”. My co-workers have really been practicing. In our office there now 7 new knitters and one that we’ve made an unofficial co-worker because she works upstairs from us.
The first of our group (MC) I taught to knit over a year ago. She’s progressed from scarves and hats to sweaters and handbags. She’s progressed quickly especially considering I’m right handed and she’s left handed. Teaching her to knit should have been difficult, but she’s one of those natural knitters.
The second co-worker (SM) I taught has only been knitting just over 4 months. She’s made washcloths and completed a baby sweater for her new niece. Once she gets the yarn and needles she’ll be starting booties. The pattern she’s using is one I’ve used before so it shouldn’t be to hard to show her different techniques needed.
The others have been knitting only a couple weeks and two of them have already moved from washcloths to scarves. I’m really enjoying seeing the girls move along with their knitting and improving their skills’.
Speaking of girls, yesterday I asked our one and only male co-worker if he wanted to join our knitting group. He declined but did say he admired the scarves. I guess we’ll have to knit a scarf for him. How does dark blue and grey sound or maybe SPURS colors, silver and black?

No knitting photos today, but there's grandkids!

Don’t you just love internet and digital cameras? I may live 1200 miles from Florida and Tennessee, but I can still see the grandkids. When the girls remember to upload photos.

Missy's kids, Danielle, Aurora and Jack Jack.


Trina's kids, Davey's #25. Meghan's the blond.

I've been knitting

This morning I started knitting a toddler’s sweater. The back is complete. I’m knitting both fronts at the same time and I’m about half way on both. The yarn is Baby Soft by Lion Brand yarn and it’s working out great. The pattern is a raglan sleeve basic sweater in size one.

I’m doing the basket-weave stitch. I’m not sure if I’ll put a collar on it or just do a rib around the top. The button band is going to be a simple rib (I think).

Also I finished the baby feet washcloth for another co-workers new grandson. Once it’s blocked, I take a photo to share. It turned out smaller than I though it would be, but it is for a baby so it won’t be too small.

Yesterday I designed a shawl for my good friend, Cathy’s mother. Since I want this to be a special shawl, I wanted to use a special yarn. In checking with my local yarn shops I found that they didn’t have the yarn and/or color in stock. I could order this yarn from the internet, but I’m one of those that has to touch the yarn before I buy it. So sometime this week, I’ll have to make a trip to a local craft shop and see what they have that will fit the pattern I’ve got in my head to knit. Maybe Cathy will need to go with me to select the yarn.
Later this week, I’ll take photos of my knitting group to share. Keep on knitting