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knitting2012-01-03 02:07 pm
ex_blackcat765) wrote in knitting2012-01-03 02:07 pm
An intro
Hey everyone! My name is Misa, and I've been knitting for less than a year. I usually like making scarves, but I've been branching out into other items like hats and hand warmers. This year I'd like to try learning Fair Isle and making little knit dolls (mochi mochi, according to the pattern book I've got). I also do crochet, and try to switch between the two so I don't forget much. (It's not really working though. XD I still have to look up how to do some of the crochet stitches, and I'm still slowly learning how to do other knitting stitches besides knit and purl). I'm also planning to learn how to make socks. I like doing fandom knits, and right now I'm working on 2 out of 3 scarves from Harry Potter. In a few weeks, I'll be looking into getting the needed yarn for 2 season 11 Dr. Who scarves, which will probably take up the majority of my year.
I like working with bright and dark colors in contrast, or ombres. I've also thought about getting into dyeing blank yarn and trying my hand at self-striping patterns, but I can't do that yet because my house isn't really set up for it. In addition, I'm looking into learning how to spin with a drop spindle (I've got one, some roving and an instructional DVD), and once I get good enough at that, then I can make some of the yarn I want to use.
I'm really glad I picked knitting up and relearned how to crochet, they're really relaxing and pretty affordable, hobby wise. Plus I like that yarn doesn't have an experation date, so I can buy some, toss it into my stash bag, and not worry about it going weird. (Had that happen though, I had stored some yarn in a plastic bin and it smelled really funky by the time I took it out. :(.) Anyway, I've liked looking at the project photos here and reading things, it's nice to meet you!
I like working with bright and dark colors in contrast, or ombres. I've also thought about getting into dyeing blank yarn and trying my hand at self-striping patterns, but I can't do that yet because my house isn't really set up for it. In addition, I'm looking into learning how to spin with a drop spindle (I've got one, some roving and an instructional DVD), and once I get good enough at that, then I can make some of the yarn I want to use.
I'm really glad I picked knitting up and relearned how to crochet, they're really relaxing and pretty affordable, hobby wise. Plus I like that yarn doesn't have an experation date, so I can buy some, toss it into my stash bag, and not worry about it going weird. (Had that happen though, I had stored some yarn in a plastic bin and it smelled really funky by the time I took it out. :(.) Anyway, I've liked looking at the project photos here and reading things, it's nice to meet you!
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I don't have the right hand/eye coordination to spin... yet. Though I do hope to try someday.
Never got crochet, but I love faire-isle and try to learn a new stitch with every pattern I make.
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Yeah, spinning's going to be slow-to-learn. x_x
I want to learn how to knit wyif, then I could follow a hat pattern I've got. Still learning, though, so I'm making a hat in a backup pattern. If I could learn fair isle though, that'd be really cool.
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