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“knitting needles”

Jan
11
2010

Acrylic Yarn is Yukky

It seemed like a good idea to try knitting with acrylic yarn. It’s cheap and available. And those seem like two of the most important factors in any new hobby decision. Because, if I could not get the needles to manipulate the yarn, no need for expensive yarn and needles.
As it turns [...]

Dec
27
2009

Learning to Knit

My attempts at knitting are laughable. I am horribly, painfully slow. I have managed to cast on, knit one row, and then try to purl, knit, purl, knit, etc across one row numerous times.
I keep pulling it all out and starting again. The cast on seemed too tight to get [...]