Starting my day off with this absolutely cursed image, thank you OP.
Yes! Knowing your way round a spreaddie is so useful for working out stitch counts and especially if you're designing something from scratch.
I have a terrible habit of knitting things at an entirely different gauge to the pattern and needing to change up stitch counts accordingly so it's definitely a handy skill to fall back on π
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OP, you got tons done since I last saw this, excellent work! So excited to see it in its final form.
Yes, you understand! Sometimes I just need to see the numbers π
One thing you could look into is buying a kit, whether online or from a local craft shop. Something quite small would be best, so you can get the satisfaction of completing something and then decide if you enjoyed it or not.
You don't need a ton of stuff to get started, as the other comment says it's really just some fabric, a needle and floss and then some kind of pattern. But buying it as a kit can be good for absolute beginners just for the convenience factor and knowing you've definitely got the right stuff.
It's certainly a very satisfying craft :D
Most of the time I'm with you, luckily I've got plenty other projects on the go without a time constraint!
Hah, don't worry I don't do this for everything! But I need this one finished by a certain date, and having the hard numbers is very motivational :D
If bright colours were your goal you may have picked the wrong pattern, haha. Great progress though!
At least they're just a few stitches each! I mean, how wrong could metallics possibly go? π
I've thought about it an uncomfortable amount and decided you might be right.
ME TOO! π