limedragon :)

It took me a few days, but I’ve fnally been able to list 10 things. Original meme introduced by Grumperina.

1. Sometime during 1^st or 2^nd grade, I learned to knit from a daycare giver who watched me in the mornings until my school bus arrived. I made only one thing: garter stitch slippers for my mom. At that time, I hated the look of garter stitch (and still did for a long time). I gave the slippers to Mom that Christmas, and she wore them.
2. My first project for re-teaching myself to knit in 2003 was a 8-inch wide and goodness-knows-how-long scarf in Lion Brand Homespun Baroque (purple heather). I knit it in plain stockinette, and then wore it all winter long.
3. While working on the above scarf, I kept the TV on. As the week progressed, I awas able to learn how to knit by touch, watch TV, and read captioning simulatenously.
4. I’m a English-style knitter most of the time. My hand movements are minimal and efficient. I let go of the needle in my right hand, move my hand upwards while at the same time bending my index finger to loop the yarn around the needle, and then move my hand down to take up the right needle and move the stitch off the left needle.
5. I have knit socks using Sugar ‘n Cream. In fact, I made four pairs! Enough said.
6. I usually swatch before starting a new project. However, to date, I have not washed/blocked any of the swatches to determine the final result. I haven’t kept most of my swatches either. I usually frog them and use the yarn to start the project.
7. I am a pattern junkie. I love finding new and different patterns. I used to feel guilty about this because 1) the item isn’t always to my taste, and 2) I won’t have time to knit everything. Now, I realize having lots of patterns can be a good thing. Inspiration can come from patterns, either as a means to use stash yarn or by giving birth to/introducing a new idea/techinque, etc. The right person or opportunity for a pattern could also come along someday and I would be ready with pattern in hand. Lastly, patterns are a great way for me to shop at a yarn store without actually buying yarn.
8. Whenever possible, I love to get up early (~4-5 AM) and knit while watching a movie before facing the day.
9. As a still-novice knitter sometime in Winter 2003-2004, I attempted to knit the Chinese Waves dishcloth. In the process, I destroyed the tip on one of my US 7, 10-inch Brittany straight needles. I never finished this dishcloth.
10. I keep most of my knitting notions in a vintage green plastic jewelry/sewing box under my bed. I found the box on eBay for a steal. The lid shows in relief two kittens playing with a yarn ball. (You can find these boxes every now and then on eBay, often labeled as Bakelite, which they aren’t.)