Sunday 11 August 2013

I can knit!

I can now say I've knitted an actual, usable thing!

Yes, it took me nearly three whole months and yes it's full of mistakes but it's still wearable. I present to you (...drumroll...) my wrist warmers!


I started these back in June when I took a beginners workshop at Guthrie & Ghani and continued little by little, adding a row or two at a time. I even took it on holiday with me!


The yarn is Rico Design Fashion Garzato Super Chunky knitted on 9mm bamboo needles. The finished wrist warmers are so soft and cosy! You can see the mistakes and also where I went a bit wonky but I reckon they'll be great for autumn when I don't need full blown gloves or mittens but my hands feel a bit nippy.


I'm really pleased with them and am planning some more soon. I've started my next project (an easy knitted headband) and it's sloooooow progress but I'm carrying on as I want to get good! You can see what I'm up to on Ravelry (I'm miniandmerky). I'm also going to be following along with the learn-to-knit Tin Can Knits Simple Collection series...Wish me luck!


10 comments:

  1. Louise - There She Sews11 August 2013 at 22:06

    Great job for your first project and hey, you got them finished before the weather turns - I'd see that as a huge bonus :-) You'll be knitting cardi's before you know it!!

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  2. Yay! I commented on your headband on Ravelry, but I guess I was wrong - these are your first knitting FO! So now you've got two!

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  3. Yay! Well done for persevering. I have dabbled in knitting but the things I want to make are probably too ambitious and I lack patience so I think I am better suited to sewing - at least I can get a finished project in days rather than weeks or months.

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  4. Ela sews and doesen't sleep13 August 2013 at 10:04

    Wow well done on your first knitting project! I also think about starting to knit and seeing your great results tempts me really to get started!

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  5. Cardis are my ultimate goal :)

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  6. Hee hee, I'm a bit behind on here (on account of my latest post...) but getting there!

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  7. I I know what you mean! But it's really good for when you don't have time for sewing or can't take the machine with you so it's worth it!

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  8. Good luck with yours! I've seen your post and it looks great so far!

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  9. Yeah! I'm so jealous. I'm going on a knitting course tomorrow and next Sunday, having struggled along with some YouTube tutorials for too long. I'm making nothing but a tangle.

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  10. Oh cool, good luck! It's really addictive with the added bonus of being portable too... I'm sure you'll pick it up in no time!

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