Hello Knitters!!!

[shelluie]

Hi and welcome. I'm a really basic knitter - scarves, hats, dishcloths, and a few purses. The very first project I did was a scarf that was done with knit stitches only. Then I think I did a dishcloth done with only knit stitches. And then I moved onto felting! I started knitting a purse to felt and what is really nice about felting...it hides mistakes! hee hee I've since made about 6 purses. Right now I'm knitting hats, but they are very basic. I really want to try socks, and that will probably be my goal for 2009.

[ZoeCraft]

You gals are so much smarter than me!! I cannot seem to catch on and I feel SO left behind-- one of my friends has already learned to do pants and diaper covers!! I am lost. I can cast on, purl, knit, and.. yeah.

Can y'all tell me what you started off doing? What was your first project? How did it turn out? How many times did you have to start over?
I am determined to learn this. I just need some help!! TIA!!!

Well that makes two of us! I'm not a 'smart knitter' yet either.
My first experiments were little swatches of knit/purl/stockinette then i did a scarf using some furry yarn and a matching light weight acrylic to 'fatten it up'. that turned out pretty well.
Yesterday i spent 3 hrs on a cable pillow cover, found the pattern from a link off of this site. It was going well, then at about row 16 just when the 'pattern' was suppossed to be established, the next row just looked wrong.I tried to fix it, but....
ribbit ribbit....
starting over tonight!

Good luck! What are you working on?

[sabrinasmom]

I am working on a repeating pattern and am going to use a life line this time. It uses a line run through the stitches where you can pull out the stitches to where the line is. Check out the lifeline video on KH. Thought it might save me some aggravasion (sp).

I believe my first project was cutting out a sweatshirt neck and knitting the neck back using 1 end yarn and 1 end eyelash.

[dturner]

Don't get discouraged--it takes a little practice! I would agree with the suggestions that others have made. A dishcloth or a scarf would be a good choice. You might want to consider a felted pot holder or trivet. A square pot holder such as this one, http://emjayknits.blogspot.com/2006/...d-pattern.html, would be good garter stitch practice. The great thing about felting is that small mistakes just disappear after the felting!

Have fun with whatever project you choose!

[cfaustino]

My first project was a scarf too. I did a few scarves, many hats, then I moved onto socks with the help of an experienced knitter friend. I ended up moving away from that friend and was on my own! I did another scarf, then I started a 'scrappy' blanket made of all knit squares. I got bored with that and abandoned the project. I tried mittens, but got frustrated and abandoned that too. I ended up abandoning knitting for 10 years! I took up quilting a few years ago, but I realized that knitting is much more convenient (quieter, portable) and versatile (a quilted sweater is not really my style). So, all of that and I also just had a little boy and became motivated to knit him some pants. Now, here I am starting up again! And I'm glad I did!