My first blog, first knitting group, and too much coffee

Well, I did it. I decided to start blogging. Why? I think it is the coffee. I just drank a whole pot while working on a KAL that I started Monday. Makes me want to talk to people. Don't have anyone to talk to as everyone is asleep, so I decided to blog. Simple enough, I guess.

So what should I even talk about? I have never done this before. I guess I will start with how much I love knitting. I am becoming more and more addicted to it every day. I love the different yarns and how they feel. I love seeing things being created with my own hands. The people I am meeting that knit are all very kind and helpful. I'd bet knitters must be the best people around! I am not just saying that because I am a knitter! Honestly! (well maybe a little)

I guess you (my dear tanglers) might actually want to know something about me. Hmm..... I knit, I cross stitch, I read, and that is about it. I love to play games, both on the computer and on our various game consoles, and I love to watch movies. I have two children, a daughter age seven and a son age fifteen. I am getting ready to marry a wonderful man. I almost have the perfect life! Now all I need is to win the lottery and we will be set.

So I went to my first ever knitting group meeting. Or get together... what is it called? Anyway, I loved it .I have joined a couple of yahoo groups for knitting and cross stitching recently.  One of the groups was TwistedKnitters and  these lovely women meet close enough to me for me to join them in person. I am so glad I joined the group. Everyone was friendly and helpful and I feel that I can learn a lot from them. I have only been knitting for a year now and still have a lot to learn about it.

So, more about knitting! All last year I only did garter stitch scarves. I couldn't figure out how to purl, I didn't know how to increase or decrease, and I didn't feel that I was good enough yet to try anything other than scarves. Well, this month I learned how to purl and everything seemed to click. I have now made a couple of hats, am working now on a double knit hat for my man, and am working on what to me seems like a difficult scarf for a KAL that I joined in on Monday. I didn't know what most of the abbreviations even meant in the pattern! It took me six hours to complete the first triangle of this awesome scarf, what with having to take it apart and start over about five times. Now I am really moving along on it, though I am still making mistakes here and there. But isn't that the best part of learning? Making mistakes and learning from them?

A friend of mine told me once that it is the mistakes you make while creating something that makes it so unique and so much better than anything bought in a store. I am sure she didn't mean anything big like boats or something. Can you imagine taking the boat out and finding a hole where you must have messed up and didn't catch it! Bummer.

So I will end this post before I ramble on for a few more hours. I tend to do that. I have enjoyed this experience so far and plan to keep doing it even if the only person to ever read this is myself. Happy crafting everyone!