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KnittingKnoobie

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NYC wife and mother picking up the sticks again after a 30 year hiatus. This blog will, hopefully, mark my progress on this journey.

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  • New Hat For Me

    Posted on Friday October 3rd, 2008 at 11:09 in craft, knitting, beginner, wool, hat

    Ok I thought I'd try something different. Here's a picture of a hat I found online that I'm going to attempt to knit. I thought I'd try it this way..show you the way it's SUPPOSED to look then, when I'm done, I'll show you my interpretation (read a...

  • Knitting Help

    Posted on Monday September 22nd, 2008 at 08:16 in Help, knitting, mentoring, beginner

    One of the things I really love to do is Stumble Upon various knitting sites. I've joined a few knitting webs like Ravelry (http://www.ravelry.com/) and Sit N Knit (http://knitting.meetup.com/463/) But what I really love is looking at the beautiful...

  • Basketweave Scarf

    Posted on Sunday September 14th, 2008 at 08:26 in craft, knitting, yarn, beginner, scarf, basketweave

    Here's a picture of the completed basketweave scarf. This is for the older brother of the new owner of the frilly scarf. I have one more to do because there are three beautiful children in this family whose birthdays fall on three consecutive days....

  • Finished!

    Posted on Friday September 5th, 2008 at 06:47 in project, craft, knitting, yarn, beginner

    Here it is! The finished scarf. I just did the garter stitch (knit) for the whole thing since you can't see the stitches anyway. This picture really does not do it justice. It really is lovely in person. I think next time, though, I'll use this ...

  • Seaman's Scarf

    Posted on Wednesday August 27th, 2008 at 15:11 in knitting, crafting, beginner, scarf, seaman

    Here, once again, is my supah model, Patch, showing off my first seaman's scarf! I was looking at different scarves and came across the pattern for this one. It's very easy yet looks difficult. It's made to be worn under a pea coat, hence the name...