Do it!
Maybe because it's from a local (to me) designer and the Ravelry community around here is pretty much non existant is the reason there are few projects.
Do it!
Maybe because it's from a local (to me) designer and the Ravelry community around here is pretty much non existant is the reason there are few projects.
I just learned this year at 36yo and I'm a leftie (which always adds some complication). I started going to a knitting meetup once a week, but mostly learnt at home with my mom (she's been an avid knitter since she was 6yo) and through YouTube video tutorials. It has a learning curve like everything, but once you learn the basic stitches (knitting and purling) there's a whole bunch of things you can do. I started with hats, headbands and cowls.
It is very meditative and has helped me a lot this year with my anxiety and depression after a somewhat nasty breakup from a long-term relationship. There's also the feeling of achievement after finishing a project.
I tried to learn knitting as a kid from my uncle (lol) but I think my left-handedness got in the way so I gave it up for 30 years. This year I started taking my mom to a knitting meetup as she's been an avid knitter for most of her life. At first I was just gonna make her company, maybe crochet something, but since I was there I said why not try again? I picked it up quickly, at least knit and purl and then I fell into the rabbit hole that is Ravelry and with the help of Youtube tutorials picked up more techniques.
There's been a few quirks. I've recently learned that the way my mom, and honestly everyone here, knits is called combined continental and while it works really well in the flat, it doesn't so much in the round where there's no 'wrong'/purl side to untwist stitches. So thanks to Youtube I've learned continental for in the round knitting and keeping the style I was taught for flat.
I LOL'd 😂 I have my merino fingering yarn chosen for the challenge, I'll wind it up into a cake this week. Brace yourself... sock knitting is coming
Cute! The stripes and colorway reminded me of the cycling world champion jersey.
I'm knitting my first tee 😄 I got this yarn on my trip to Spain and didn't really know what to do with it. I already have shawls and stuff so, heck, I'm gonna try knitting my first proper clothing item. I cast on over the weekend and have been adding rows without much problem. AND my stitches are actually properly knit this time! Thanks to @halfpastgin@feddit.uk for the heads up and to @thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee for the englightening moment that I wasn't supposed to knit through the back loop 😅 In hindsight I should have done 2x2 ribbing in the necl (pattern indicates 1x1 with ktbl), it doesn't really look like ribbing as it is (it doesn't help that I added several rows).
I'm a recent knitter so I don't have much of a backlog of projects to share, and everything I've done has been shared here already
I think maybe a longer timescale, like a month would work? So if people (I) don't have anything with that theme we (ahem I) can use the prompt to knit something small during that time to post :)
That'd be awesome tbh. I just got into the whole "craft along" thing with a CAL a local designer set up for a shawl pattern. It's been fun sharing my progress with other participants and seeing what they're doing, troubleshooting and such.
Yay you! They look fantastic, I'm still too afraid to try knitting socks myself :s
Oh Yay!! Thank you for choosing my entry <3 Now that I tried (and succeeded) with magic loop I might attempt knitting socks. Maybe. Sometime.
No Halloween knits from me, but I'm looking forward to seeing some spooky knits from others :)
Cycling did wonders for my mental health. It's something I can do solo but I also do it socially (I represent a local advocacy club). Being outside, feeling the wind, exploring your surrounding in a new light, etc. For working out, I believe than in the beginning it requires more discipline than motivation. Set yourself a goal, like riding/running/lifting/whatever for x amount of time (say 30min everyday o 2-3x a week) and just. do. it. Do it even if you don't feel like it, make a routine out of it to create anticipation. In time you'll notice that it gets less and less hard to get up and do the activity and then comes the movitation (like wanting to go farther, faster, lift heavier weights, etc).
If you're not feeling like going outside and since you mention wanting to make something, I'd recommend crochet or knitting. With crochet you can make amigurumi (stuffed toys) and with knitting you can make small items to gift (beanies, hats, cowls, scarves, etc). I recently discovered this craft myself and after noticing a positive effect I looked it up and turns out repetitive hand motions actually increase serotonine release. Plus the feeling of achievement after completing an item after some/lots of effort (and cursing) is very rewarding.
I have no idea, it seemed like forever because I'm a slow knitter. But there's so much stockinette, it does make for some mindless knitting.