Beginner's Knitting

Here's a little something I wrote in my Knitting Community in NUS's IVLE (before I found out people can't just search for these communities and joined -___-):

1. Get someone to show you how the basic stitches of cast on, knit, purl and cast off are done. You''ll be well on your way to mastering the rest of the techniques as these form the basis of your skill.

2. Start off with some practice. The traditional beginner's project is a scarf. It allows for lots of practice and there is fewer things that can go wrong with knitting a rectangular piece of knitwear ^_^;; If scarves aren't to your liking, there are variations on the theme, eg. handphone pouches, handkerchief, etc.

3. You will make mistakes. Find out why. The learning curve isn't steep but to master knitting will take time. Every knit is a learning process. =D

4. Free patterns online are your best friend. I''ll admit that if you're learning on your own, you''ll want to get a good book that you can refer to (I'd recommend "Stitch 'n Bitch"... others in my knitting community would say Zimmerman's "Knitting Without Tears" is good too).

5. Find a community. Like here! It's great to find support, especially when you're a beginner. And you can pick up skills from other members. Knitting woes can be expressed as they can't be anywhere else. And anyway, who doesn't want a place to show-off to an appreciative audience? ;)

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Bad news on the cardigan knitting front: Spotlight no longer has any more Inca yarn! Now, I'm thinking I'll have to use another yarn for the sleeves and top half of the cardigan. I suppose that would still be okay....................... T_T It'll still look like something (instead of the makeshift work it is). Now I just have to raise the money to buy the yarn... ^_^;;;;

Cushiony cover: Planning on one, probably would try stripes. Going to make it real colourful... ^_^ (Btw, the new cushion I got was from Ikea. It's nice to live a few bus stops away from that addictive place.)