The Beginning

I've decided to start a little knitting blog at the semi-start of my knitting career. I'll explain the "semi" part in a minute. I've been obsessed with knitting over the past year or so, and I have my dear friend Ed to thank. I feel like I have embarked on this knitting adventure and I thought it would be nice to share it with the virtual world. It's always nice to have someone come along for the ride!

I have been knitting since I was 8 years old. I was in Grade 3 and my teacher started a knitting club. I joined for 3 reasons:
1) I enjoyed being a teachers pet. Yes, I was one of those kids! Hey now, don't judge!
2) My mom knits. I thought it would be a nice mother/daughter bonding activity.
3) My grandma knits (like a pro! she's amazing!)

So I guess it's safe to say I'm a 3rd generation knitter :) The first article I knit was a blue scarf for my dad - just straight knit stiches all the way. It didn't look too bad except for the extra stitches I added after the first 8-9 rows :S But my dad wore it like a pro :)

It's funny how my current status of knitting obsession started. One of my BFFs (Ed) told me about how she wanted to knit a scarf for her younger sister. During an overnight shopping trip, we bought a pair of needles and a ball of yarn and I taught her how to knit in our dingy hotel room. And that was it, she was hooked! Through a friend of hers who also loved to knit, she dove into a knitting world that I never knew existed, and she brought me along with her!

So here we are... present day! Up until last year all I knit were scarves. This is the reason why I call this time period a "semi-start" period because last Christmas, for the first time, I got up the nerve to try a pattern. More about that on my next post!

There are so many "knitting" things I would like to try and I feel as if I've only touch the surface. Right now I'm completely addicted to knitting socks. I'm slowly working my way up to bigger items (vests, sweaters), and eventually I would like to venture into dying and spinning my own yarn.

This is going to be fun! :D