knitting … HA!

I had in mind a simple pattern. Cast on several times and each time found each row to have varying amounts of stitches. Not at all what the pattern called for.
Decided I had better learn what a purl and yo meant. Went in search of an alternate pattern. Did not see anything I wanted to try. Cast on 60 stitches with lace weight on #7 needles. Four rows of straight knitting for a garter stitch start. Then knit one yo twice. Following row knit all the knit stitches letting the yo fall. Interesting. Did that for about 11 repeats. Felt I had a good handle on those stitches.
Time to try purl. Searched the web for a purl technique that made sense to me. Remember I am a crocheter since my teens (that is 5 decades Dad) and am used to holding my thread/yarn in my left hand for best tension. Found the ‘Norwegian’ purl. Yup…works for me and makes so much sense. I find purling this way easier that the knit stitch!
Added several sections of stockinet to the scarf. Oddly there are holes in the stockinet. I had decided unless I could determine a stitch is actually dropped…just go on. This project is to learn the mechanics of the stitch, not perfection.
Are you ready? Cast off…an even 100 stitches! (Looked back at those holes in the stockinet…actually increases!) Since I used such thin, fine yarn the irregularities are not really seen. And the piece does look lacy.

For an absolute novice I am pleased to have learned a couple of stitches, how to cast on (two needle) and how to cast off (I used a crochet hook).

I am now finishing a jacket I had put aside while waiting for the ‘BIG REVEAL’ of the Muse II.

  
 

 

Valerie (climbing the steep side of the learning curve)