My first ever attempt at knitting

As noted below the big Stitches East convention was here in Baltimore over the weekend. I went on Sunday with a friend and signed up for the learn to knit session. I was pretty excited. I certainly didn't think I was going to bust out some perfect sock in an hour long class. But I've always been good with my hands from sewing to origami. And hey, I know how to use chopsticks. But nothing could have prepared me for how poorly I faired at knitting. I never even held knitting needles in my hands before Sunday. No women in my family knit. With all of that knowledge, here's a look at what I did in an hour.


Prepare yourself.


It's not pretty . . .


Turn back now before it's too late!






That's it--an hour's worth of work! Other people were turning out neat rows and there's my crazy mess of a knot. There are parts I totally botched past the point of no return. I propped the needles against my belly to try to hold them steady as I knitted. I learned to cast on, knit and cast off. Most of the class got to purling. Not me. I came home with a needles and a whole skein of yarn so I'm going to practice. I need to try it tonight because I'm afraid I'll forget or I already have.