How and when did you begin knitting/crocheting? was it a skill passed down through generations of your family, or something you learned from Knitting For Dummies? What or who made you pick up the needles/hook for the first time? Was it the celebrity knitting ‘trend’ or your great aunt Hilda?
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It all started perhaps 8 years ago (gosh time flies) when our family had plans to dress up and see Harry Potter in the theater. I really wanted something special for my son and searched online for a great Gryffindor scarf but was disappointed in the selection and price.
So, why not make one myself? It can't be that hard. I then taught myself how to knit from the book Knitting Pretty. It was full of projects that were rated by a difficulty range of 1-5. I went and purchased some Red Heart and had at it. That was way before I had any clue that Yarn Stores existed.
Here is a very young Eric sporting my handknit. As you can see he was very much into Harry Potter.
All these years later and it's still around... a little tattered, but very much loved.
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3 comments:
I don't think there's any better motivation than wanting to make a loved one happy :-)
I love that scarf! And Eric looks so adorable. I like reading about people's first experiences with knitting :)
What a wonderful way to start knitting. And a very lucky boy. I started knitting in earnest when my kids were teens and they do not want many handknits!
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