I am SOOO excited! While I love knitting dishcloths, I felt the desire to try something else. So I decided on this really cute hat by Berroco in a wool yarn called "Hip Hop". But I didn't know how to knit in the round. So, I took my heart in my hands and went to downtown Decatur to a little knitting shop called Neese's Needleworks. Up until now, only my sister has known of my terror of walking into situations that are new and where I don't know what to do or expect. So it was a BIG step for me to venture into such an exclusive shop and ask for help. I walked in and there were several ladies sitting around a table talking and knitting. On
e young girl with tatoos on her arms and hot pink hair ask, "Do you need some help?". I quickly mumbled, "Uh, no...I just want to look around.". She said ok and left me to my own. I wandered through the small store looking at the various yarns and knitting supplies. I had just gotten to the end of that pretense when a nice lady about my age came into the side room where I was and asked the same question. I took a deep breathe and said, "Yes, actually, I think I do." I told her that I had learned to knit this summer, was knitting dishcloths, but wanted to try something new. At each revelation, she said an encouraging comment and seemed very cheery and friendly. She seemed really interested and happy that I had "found" knitting. I really thrive under words of encouragement and she had me feeling quite comfortable with her in seconds. I whipped out my hat pattern I had downloaded from the internet and asked her if she thought it might be too hard for me. She quickly assured me that it was the perfect thing to start knitting in the round and that I would have no trouble with it as I already knew how to do decreases (where you knit 2 stitches as if they were one...I LOVE doing knit 2's!). She asked if I knew how to knit in the round with circular needles. When I told her I didn't, she said, "Well, here, let me show you." Wherewith, she quickly got some "scrap" yarn, needles, and showed me exactly how to do it! She explained that when I got to the "top" of the hat and needed to use 4 double tipped needles (HORROR!!!!) to just come on in and she or someone else would show me how to do it! Now how wonderful was THAT!?! Anyway, we found my supplies and I started home with a new project, hope and excitement that I had found someone to help with the confusing stuff! Isn't the yarn GORGEOUS?! I LOVE the jewel tone colors...purple, peacock blue, fuchsia pink, and mustard yellow. It is really thick in some places and thin in others. Since yesterday, this is how far I have gotten. Not bad. The hat will hopefully look similar to this one (excepting color) when done. And you can be sur
e that I will be heading back to the store for help with the top when it is time! I'll keep you posted!
e young girl with tatoos on her arms and hot pink hair ask, "Do you need some help?". I quickly mumbled, "Uh, no...I just want to look around.". She said ok and left me to my own. I wandered through the small store looking at the various yarns and knitting supplies. I had just gotten to the end of that pretense when a nice lady about my age came into the side room where I was and asked the same question. I took a deep breathe and said, "Yes, actually, I think I do." I told her that I had learned to knit this summer, was knitting dishcloths, but wanted to try something new. At each revelation, she said an encouraging comment and seemed very cheery and friendly. She seemed really interested and happy that I had "found" knitting. I really thrive under words of encouragement and she had me feeling quite comfortable with her in seconds. I whipped out my hat pattern I had downloaded from the internet and asked her if she thought it might be too hard for me. She quickly assured me that it was the perfect thing to start knitting in the round and that I would have no trouble with it as I already knew how to do decreases (where you knit 2 stitches as if they were one...I LOVE doing knit 2's!). She asked if I knew how to knit in the round with circular needles. When I told her I didn't, she said, "Well, here, let me show you." Wherewith, she quickly got some "scrap" yarn, needles, and showed me exactly how to do it! She explained that when I got to the "top" of the hat and needed to use 4 double tipped needles (HORROR!!!!) to just come on in and she or someone else would show me how to do it! Now how wonderful was THAT!?! Anyway, we found my supplies and I started home with a new project, hope and excitement that I had found someone to help with the confusing stuff! Isn't the yarn GORGEOUS?! I LOVE the jewel tone colors...purple, peacock blue, fuchsia pink, and mustard yellow. It is really thick in some places and thin in others. Since yesterday, this is how far I have gotten. Not bad. The hat will hopefully look similar to this one (excepting color) when done. And you can be sure that I will be heading back to the store for help with the top when it is time! I'll keep you posted!
