Knit two, Pearl one

The knitting group was so much fun. I've not done a group thing before. I've thought about joining a book club or a tennis team, but never followed through.

One of the mums from school was loosley talking about it and I thought it was a fun idea and would love to actually properly learn something instead of the hard self lessons I usually opt for.

And then something happened... emails were sent, a date was set and the group was formed.

So.... the recount: I took with me what I had, which turned out not useful for a beginner. Luckily the group leader is quite equipped and I've upgraded needles, got some quality yarn AND picked a pattern to follow! YES I am knitting from a pattern to create a cowneck scarf.

I picked the most delicious pale shade of green (that goes with my green phase I am going through - still faithful to the pink but branching out, oh la la) and learned the art of casting on - which is like sewing a hem in sewing terms - then knitted a whole row and pearled a whole row creating a stocking stitch. Sounds fancy I know.

In amongst this I consumed two cups of tea and the most delicious little shortbread biscuits to provide me with the energy to continue!

Knitting requires concentration and looks to be quite a longer process. Quite the contrast to my sewing where I gain quick satisfaction from making something in half a day (like the two cushions I finally made for my love seat today)

I think I need to sew myself a knitting bag to keep it all together!! add it to the list!

My homework is to knit two, pearl one - remembering to move the yarn each switch for 36 stitches and to create roughly 40 rows to make a gauge! Here I go....