Knitter's Blog, Preface

Welcome! So, I'm a brand-new blogger, as well as a brand-new (well, pretty much) knitter. I've been blogging since today and knitting since November. So pretty much a total newbie.

I'm trying this cool new software named Zoundry to start my very first (ever in my life) blog. Blogging is scary, but at least this software makes it pretty easy. Why is blogging scary? Because here I am babbling and making a fool of myself and you're reading it!

Oh, but this is called The Knit Wit, right? So I suppose I should talk about knitting! Well, I have now knit the following:

One scarf to learn on, of Cranberry Lion Brand Wool-Ease

One scarf for my mom, of Windsor Lion Brand Homespun

One autumn scarf for my sister-in-law, of Sierra Lion Brand Homespun

One winter scarf for my sister-in-law, of Mission Lion Brand Homespun

One scarf for my brother, of Edwardian Lion Brand Homespun

One scarf for my Secret Santa at work, of Antique Lion Brand Homespun

One autumn scarf for me, of Corinthian Lion Brand Homespun

One winter scarf for me, of Wine Lion Brand Thick & Quick Chenille

A hat for my husband, of Karabella Margrite (DELIGHTFUL cashmerino!!)

A really ugly cable-knit hat for me with a GIANT pompom, of Encore Melody (it may be ugly, but it was my first experience with cables, so I love it!)

What am I working on now?

Another hat for my husband, of Karabella Margrite - he liked the first one, but he wants some color!

A poncho, of Berroco Suede

If you're wondering how I came to knitting, it's a pretty familiar story... When I was really young, my grandmother taught me how to knit and purl. Never learned how to cast on or cast off, however, so after knitting about half of a scarf and getting bored, I put the needles aside and never went back.

20-some-odd years later, a co-worker decided to start a knitting club. I learned the very beginning basics (cast on and knit) from her, got bitten by the knitting bug, and went out into the wide world hungry for the information on all things knit. I stumbled across this FANTASTIC knitting resource, Debbie Stoller's fantastic book, Stitch N' Bitch . From Ms. Stoller's book, I learned everything else... casting off, purling, increasing and decreasing, using circular and double-pointed needles, cable stitches... Really, if you don't have someone standing by your side helping you learn all the skills you need, this book is a great tool!

So get out there and get knitty with it! As this blog develops, I'll add pictures of my knitting adventures, as well as some tips I've picked up along the way.