Knitting isn't easy

 For some people... like MOI

I have been teaching myself via Youtube 

and Paul's mum.. 

anyway I went into the local wool shop and asked the nice lady

for a easy pattern.. !! 

yes she said and passed me one

do you have a counter... mmm no

so that was added.. 

A darning needle... ,,,, no

that was added also

you also need two sets of needles !!1

oh.... can I not just knit it on the number 7 ones I use for dishcloths...lol

No was the answer... well she knows best..

so two sets of needles where added 

then she asked what wool I would like...

haha.... baby wool... 

anyway ten minutes later... who would have thought that saying baby wool would cause problems

I now know that wool isnt just wool..

anyway.. as soon as I got home I started ..

well after google and youtube I did.. 

finding out what k1.p1 means... knit one and pearl one

PEARL... ooo whats that... said in a OMG kinda voice

anyway turns out its a stich that i call front stitch... haha

so I knit two then front stitch two and hey I get a rib effect... coolio

here is ther finished garment..

i did cheat as I knitted the collar and front panel separate 

and added them on.. I couldn't work out how to

knit into the end stitches!!! 

so.... how clever am I

yes very ...lol

so I decided to take it a step further..

and google baby hat

and here is what I made

it was so much easier than the cardy

so I then decided on booties yes booties

now these look really hard to make in the pictures

so I hunted for a easy pattern

and sat knitting and look what I ended up with

booties... and they look like them

apart from the fact they are HUGE

so guess what I tried another pattern

now the bootie will only fit a barbie doll....lol

so I need to go buy a proper pattern that I can follow...

easy of course

what I really want to do is knit myself a jumper

but I have started a baby blanket..

and really need to get it finished.

its takeing ages because I am 

wait for it

knitting 6 pearling 6 across rows.. for ten rows

then pearling 6 knitting 6 for ten rows

which forms a square pattern...

I will show when it is finished.. may take a while tho

because it takes me ten minutes to do a row... bit slow i think

I am now going to go and knit..

How clever am I eh..

Thanks for stopping by

and hope to see you soon

CLaire x