I've decided to separate the things I'm working on into two different categories: 1) Projects: this will mainly be used when the project is based on skills that I'm more familiar with. And 2) new skills.
Projects I'm working on:
The Ruby Doll by Doorposts: This is a kit my younger sisters have for making pocket sized dolls. (I'll be helping them with this.)
Grandmother's Hope Chest series: The Running Rooster by Rebekah Wilson (out of print). This is a story of a girl who is learning hand sewing skills. As you read the story, you make the same project they are making (a potholder).
New skills I'm learning:
How to knit. Abigail is helping me where I need it and we are using Teach Yourself to Knit by Leisure Arts. I hope to eventually be able to make the shawl in Training Our Daughters to be Keepers at Home by Mrs. Craig (Ann) Ward.
How to write poetry I will be using the book The Roar on the Other side by Suzanne U. Rhodes.
Welcome to the blogging world. I'd love to know what you think of The Roar on the Other Side when you get through with it. I'm working on that shawl too, or I should say I started it last fall. I got side tracked making hats, mittens, and gloves. I hope to finish it this spring once I finish John's gloves. I didn't like the shawl using such big needles so I modified the pattern using increases only at the start of rows and using smaller needles. I'll have to do more rows so it will be long enough, but I like how its turning out. How is knitting going for you?
ReplyDeleteThank you. I would love to see your shawl when it's finished! Right now I'm trying to find the balance in the tension, as I keep going from one extreme to the other. In the middle of the third row (20 stitches) I get frustrated with it. So I'm going to be doing two rows at a time.
DeleteTension is rough when you first start out. Eventually it becomes muscle memory and you automatically make the stitches which evens out your tension. I knit tight for years, but it was hard to do increases in the stitches. I decided to work on making the stitches loose, and now I knit too loose, as I need to go several needle sizes smaller then the pattern to get the correct gauge.
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