Ready for a Pattern?

First, I must defer to the Queen of Modern Knitting, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. Her discussions of scarves, socks, sweaters, etc. is brilliant. I highly recommend backing away from the computer and using whatever means you might have at your disposal to get your hands on "Knitting Rules." Go ahead. I'll wait.


So now that you've covered the basics, you have lots of choices. Please browse through the choices ... the Helpful Links have almost endless options. I'm sure you have a project that's calling to you ... a perky little handbag, a luxurious scarf, maybe a practical but pretty washcloth.


Great! Do it! My words of advice: don't take the "beginner/ intermediate/ advanced" levels too seriously. I now thumb my nose at the increases and decreases that scared me away from more complex patterns for too long. They weren't any harder than those darn knit-purl basket weave patterns I was "practicing" ad nauseum.

If the pattern calls for a new skill, pull out your practice wool and give it a try. Really, are you going to let a little "K2tg" stand between you and the lacy scarf of your dreams? Remember, it's only yarn. There are no knitting police. No one will judge your knitting ... unless you enter it in the county fair. Do as you see fit.


Happy Knitting!




P.S. A blanket is a BIG project for knitting. I'm just saying.