It's Knitting Season!

I took up knitting many years ago. My progress has come along in fits and starts, but I do keep getting better at it. Even though my mom is a champion knitter and seamstress, I never felt compelled to pick up the hobby until I quit my "young people vices." So basically, when I gave up going to the bar on weekends is when knitting started to look like something I might want to do!

These days, I knit for fun and relaxation at night while watching Netflix comedy specials. Comedy is perfect to knit to because you don't have to keep your eye on the action the whole time. Also, it's funny.

The above photo is of a cabling project I'm working on. I got the pattern from a book called 99 Knit Stitches and it's become my knitter's bedside bible.


I still haven't knitted a sweater, but maybe now that I know how to cable that can be something to strive for in the future! It's hat and scarf season, and we have plenty of kids in our family to knit for. So maybe I'll just put this endless cabling mission down for a while so I can knit fun stuff for fam.

One thing I love about knitting is the kind of people I meet when I take my projects out and about. Nice ladies (and cool old men) often stop to ask about what I'm making, admire my handiwork, and share their mutual love of knitting or appreciation of handmade knitted goods.

To learn knitting on my own, I began viewing videos I came across online. The best ones I've found are from a pro knitter by the name of Amy Findlay, who runs the awesome site, KnittingHelp.com. Check out these beginner knitting videos of hers on Youtube.



Casting on is the first knitting trick you should learn. It basically means "loading" your knitting needle to begin a new project. The above video share the continental method of casting on.

Here's an "intro to knitting" video from Amy!

To learn more basics, go to Knittinghelp.com.


If you've ever wanted to become a knitter, these days you can do it without having to take formal lessons or have your female relatives hovering over your shoulder. Plenty of avid knitters are posting helpful tips on Youtube and other knitting sites!

Do you knit? What are you knitting this fall? 

xo,
Mom