As a virgin knitter I know nothing about the craft, I've learned some things over the last coouple of months but will probably always consider myself a knitting debutant.
First up, the problems facing me were language/term related. Knit stitches, purl stitches, moss stitch, yarn over, stitch this, stitch that, stitch something else or other. It is going to sound silly to someone who knits, but I was overwhelmed by all these terms and it took me some time to realise there really only were 2 simple stitches, knit and purl, and the others are just a combination of these stitches. Once I established this, the rest came relatively easily, and it was only a matter of practicing these and getting my tension consistent.
After casting on hundreds of stitches in any number of styles, and subsequently pulling them all off again, I decided my first project would be a simple scarf, just knit stitch and purl stitch over and over and over until they were like a reflex action. That scarf was I think one of the best things I could have done, because it gave me a feel for knitting.
Since those days(only 3 months ago) I have knitted several beanies for my kids, all in different methods. I knitted some flat and stitched them up, others I knitted with double pointed needles, and others again with circular needles. Currently I have no favourite method, I do however dislike sewing things up, as I don't totally understand how to do so.
Now, it would be stupid of me not to mention how and where I found the answers to all the problems I faced.
First cab off the rank is KnittingHelp.com(KH), a community of knitters and all round wonderful people that are only all too willing to help. All of the problems I faced, and I do mean every single one, had been answered prior to me needing an answer, and so a simple search gave me the answers I needed. There are heaps and heaps of videos, on a multitude of techniques that were perfect for me, no confusing drawings of complicated knots.
www.knittinghelp.com
to be continued....
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Keep up the good work, I learn't to read crochet patterns just a year ago and I have not looked back. I can knit but find it sooo slow.
I constantly blog about it, I'd like to see some picture's of your work on your blog, I love picture's, they seem to hold one's interest more.
Good luck, keep your projects simple for a while, maybe you will be able to advance to a bit of cable soon, you can use that in a simple scarf.
Cheers Cat, a fellow local Victorian Aussie.
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