Today I got a package from my stepmom – she and my Dad are in AZ right now. They are fulltime RVers and follow the sun. Anyway, she had gone to a swap meet last week and found a few books for me! One is on quilting and the other is “How to Knit” by Debbie Bliss. The subtitle is “The definitive knitting course complete with step-by-step techniques, stitch libraries and projects for your home and family.
If you notice my projects in process, you will notice that one of them is a child’s sweater – it is project #4 in this book. I’ve been borrowing this book from a friend for months and I’m thrilled to have my own copy!! After I get this project done, the next course is on Aran knitting! Can’t wait to try it!! 🙂
Well, jury duty has really created chaos in my life so I’d better get offline and get busy if I want a chance to knit tonight!
Happy needles

As is my fashion, I’m working on several things at once…

…I’m trying to learn how to knit socks for everyone in the family

and

…I’m working on a child’s sweater for my niece which will help me learn how to follow a pattern

Both of these projects are intended to help me reach my goal of knitting personalized Christmas stockings like my Grandma did when she was alive. We can not find the pattern she used, but the link to the left is very, very close! I feel I need to know how to follow a pattern and knit socks before I try the first stocking. So far I have about half a dozen family members waiting for a stocking!! Yikes!!
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