I’ve been a life-long crocheter since my grandmother first taught me at age 9. Just a couple of years ago, however, I decided to start dabbling in knitting. With the help of a handful of “how to knit” books checked out from the library and several quiet weekends, I taught myself how to cast-on, knit, purl and bind-off. As a result, I realized I really liked knitting! Shortly thereafter, I started my photography business, and knitting unfortunately had to take a back seat.
Now fast forward to 2010. With my photography business no longer (with the exception of second shooting weddings with my friend Claudine and the occasional word-of-mouth session) I’ve decided to get back to my knitting. After refreshing myself on the basics over the summer by making an endless number of practice swatches (a.k.a. dishclothes and hot pads!) I’m now teaching myself more advanced techniques. I am beyond excited that I’ve not only mastered cables, but also braided cables! Although they look very intricate and difficult, cables are really quite easy. I wish I would’ve tried them sooner. I’m currently working on a scarf (in the photo above) featuring a braided cable down the center. When this one is complete, I would like to tackle a cabled hat to match.
My sister-in-law has also recently taken up knitting, as well as crocheting, and loving it! We have plans to spend the rest of the winter turning out a variety of hats, scarves, mittens, socks and whatever else might strike our fancy so we can try selling our wares at this year’s craft shows. Wish us luck!
