Entry FeedOn a whim, I decided to knit Daughter a sweater.
I have never knit a sweater before, and I am not sure why I thought I should start one today. The good news is that I am knitting it in size four, and I have about four months to finish it before Daughter actually starts wearing sweaters for the winter. That should be enough time, shouldn't it?
I bought beautiful indigo/purple organic cotton yarn, and lovely bamboo knitting needles.
I knit Daughter a hat two years ago; it was the softest alpaca yarn - she never wore it. I know Son Two a hat as well - he loved his. I have crocheted stuff before, too. I am a self-taught knitter, so I am struggling to read the pattern with the help of Google.
Tonight I have already measured Daughter once, and the start of the sweater twice. So far it looks nothing like a sweater, and I am not sure how it is supposed to fit her.
Every now and then I get these ideas into my head. Really, I have read a lot over the past month, and my brain is a little fizzled so I am looking for something new to occupy myself.
While I was trying to figure out the pattern and start knitting - the most exciting part of the project - the boys were asking me to teach them. Son One wanted to crochet, and Son Two wanted to knit. Not easy trying to teach those two anything that takes concentration.
Luckily, they gave up and I had a few hours to start my project. One day down - three months and 29 days to go!