Knitting

Welcome to the page for all things knitting! My chaos, my trials, my tribulations. Knitting is probably my favourite hobby (besides art but that's in a weird space as an art student between hobby and studies) and I pretty much always have my knitting to hand. So. Much. Time. Knitting.

My Knitting History (Knitstory?)

I first learnt to knit when I was 13 with 10mm needles, chunky yarn, and a basic understanding of a knit stitch. The decision to take up knitting was motivated by my recent decision to try and extracate myself from the fashion industry (Innocent me was at the very beginning of the rabbit hole, little did I know where I would land). My first garment was a scarf, simple enough. I cast on at 20 stitches and somehow by the end had over 40 and also a lot of holes. It turns out I had been making yarn overs and knitting into them without realising. Oops. I still have this first project, in part because of nostaliga and in part as a sort of testament to persaverance. These days I love knitting socks (something younger me would have gawked at what with the fine gague) and really anything that looks interesting from jumpers to teddies. I'm still learning every day and hopefully this section of my blog will be able to act as a record of my evolving skills!