Adventures in Knitting

I've started to knit. I know, I know, I'm 28, not 88. But it's actually fun and relaxing! And not too difficult. A few weeks ago, my mom and I were at Barnes & Knoble and we picked up Knitting for Dummies. It's quite a good read, I must say! Although, we honestly didn't read it much, my mom taught me what I needed to know and I just watched her. She needed the book for a bit of a refresher, as she hasn't knit in quite some time. We started a 'practice' piece and I did a bit on that, and then decided that I should stop working on that to start working on what I really wanted to make. I have two friends that are expecting babies in the next couple of months (well, one in September and the other in October) and I thought it'd be nice to make them blankets for the new babies. (I'm not sure if they read this, and I do believe they both know that I'm not very good at keeping a secret, so it's okay if they find out. I actually think they may already know about said blankets as I have made it my Facebook status that I am knitting.)

So, I'm still working on Blanket #1. I've now started the damn thing three times!!! Oops! At least I wasn't too terribly far along either time I took it apart. I also decided, when taking it apart once, that I should probably roll the yarn into a ball, as to make it easier to use while knitting. That took me about 3 hours one night...what a mess that was!! Yarn was everywhere and so were the knots! I'm not doing too bad on this blanket, I just hope I can finish it soon and figure out how to crochet a border around the outside. Maybe I'll hire my sister to do that??? Or maybe they have Crocheting for Dummies?! That'll be fabulous!

I'm not going to lie either...I've been sneaking in some knitting at work lately too! It's been kinda quiet in the office, and when the bosses are out, it's something to occupy my time. It's not like I'm doing anything terrible...you know, like looking at porn or anything like that! I also have been doing it when at lunch too. I just drive to a parking lot and whip out those needles and get to work! It's calming...I like that...the calm. It's also something I can do while 'watching' television. Bud thinks I'm a nerd, and he tells me that at night when I'm knitting. I usually attempt to come back at him with a whitty comment...usually not so whitty, but I try!

I think once the baby blanket making is done, I might start to make Prayer Shawls for my Church. They just recently started a new Ministry and it seems like something nice to do to give back to the Church community. We shall see though...I'm not sure how much my fingers can take!