nothing's impossible child
Feb. 4th, 2019 10:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
callioopeI've decided to try to take up knitting again.
I started back in college and somewhere along the way lost the habit. I think it took me five years to finish my last project, what I thought at the time was a chunky scarf (but I'll come back to that).
For Christmas 2017, I asked for some beginner knitting tutorial packages (and also some Star Wars crochet projects, which I know, totally different, but that's another crafty thing I want to get into, too). Unfortunately 2018 was too busy for me to sit down and attempt to relearn the basics, but last night, I finally dusted off my presents and dived into it.
It's been sorta frustrating.
It's hard knowing this is a thing I used to be able to do, but I'm also struggling because (a) this tutorial package involves an actually(?) chunky yarn and uses 15 mm needles, and while I understand that are much larger needles out there, they feel absolutely enormous to me (and supposedly larger needles are supposed to be easier for beginners? ha!); and (b) I never did learn how to do this whole gauge swatch thing. Apparently I knit way too tightly. HA, this is not really surprising at all, but it does make for some difficulties in adjusting my gauge when I'm also out of my element using what might as well be the same size as the complementary miniature baseball bats we got at the Louisville slugger factory. I just can't seem to loosen up! Except, of course, when it comes to my edges, which end up with these gaping loops. I don't remember struggling this much in college! Anyways.
Also this is my first attempt ever at making a hat -- all I ever did before were scarves, which are wonderfully, delightfully easy. And also I love wearing scarves.
I've given up I'm taking a break for tonight, but I want to try again fresh tomorrow.
I started back in college and somewhere along the way lost the habit. I think it took me five years to finish my last project, what I thought at the time was a chunky scarf (but I'll come back to that).
For Christmas 2017, I asked for some beginner knitting tutorial packages (and also some Star Wars crochet projects, which I know, totally different, but that's another crafty thing I want to get into, too). Unfortunately 2018 was too busy for me to sit down and attempt to relearn the basics, but last night, I finally dusted off my presents and dived into it.
It's been sorta frustrating.
It's hard knowing this is a thing I used to be able to do, but I'm also struggling because (a) this tutorial package involves an actually(?) chunky yarn and uses 15 mm needles, and while I understand that are much larger needles out there, they feel absolutely enormous to me (and supposedly larger needles are supposed to be easier for beginners? ha!); and (b) I never did learn how to do this whole gauge swatch thing. Apparently I knit way too tightly. HA, this is not really surprising at all, but it does make for some difficulties in adjusting my gauge when I'm also out of my element using what might as well be the same size as the complementary miniature baseball bats we got at the Louisville slugger factory. I just can't seem to loosen up! Except, of course, when it comes to my edges, which end up with these gaping loops. I don't remember struggling this much in college! Anyways.
Also this is my first attempt ever at making a hat -- all I ever did before were scarves, which are wonderfully, delightfully easy. And also I love wearing scarves.