The tortoise WINS, okay?

[nny]

I kind of slowed up on learning new things in knitting for a while; getting sorted for Christmas and such, plus my general working life meant I didn't really want to be concentrating on that too. I'd learned various stitches, casting on and binding off, how to make decent scarves and apparently a hot water bottle cover, and I was set for a while.

Now I've got to the point where I can knit while watching TV, kind of automatically, which obviously means that it's time to move on again. Just been reading about how to make a pattern with knit and purl on stockinette stitch, which is awesome if entirely too county - next up on the buying list, stitch markers!

Pattern provided for this part in the learning process was a heart.

Obviously I have just spent ten minutes plotting out a skull and crossbones pattern to practice on instead. >:D

Comments

[pennyplainknits.livejournal.com]

Don't you DARE buy stitch markers-I have turtle beads and a pair of pliers, I'll make you some.

[innerbrat]

I use hair bands for stitch markers. Or a piece of yarn tied in a loop.

[villainny.livejournal.com]

YOU ARE AWESOMETASTICAL HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY

[villainny.livejournal.com]

hahaha I have no hairbands, Abby eats them.

[pennyplainknits.livejournal.com]

I feel a wooly impetus to encourage new knitters!

[lazulus]

You can buy those tiny hairbands from Claire's Acccessries and they make fab - and cheap - stitch-markers. :)

[mattp.livejournal.com]

Yay, go you! I have been putting off multicolor techniques for far too long. (I generally use variegated yarn)