Let's knit or at least pretend to knit.

Recently, I took a knitting class. It was fun, interesting and a little strange. The strange part was the teacher who was sort of a earth lady. But strange in a nice, funny sort of way. I am even taking another class next month. But, I also picked up a little loom and tried that for scarves. Its fun and easy. I have to admit that I took my first 6 scarves apart and started over, but I have now finished three scarves that I like.

So, lets start knitting. You will need a loom. The Knifty Knitter is a plastic loom you can buy in the states. I use a slightly different brand here but they are basically the same. The looms come in lots of sizes and shapes. I went for the long shape instead of the round ones. Why? Well, cause it was the one in my hand at the store.

This is the loom I like best-the pegs are closer together. Oh, and this is a scarf I am doing for Matthew. He was looking at it closely and laughed and said the color looked like Caesar (our cat).

Loom set from Amazon.

This is the wider tooth loom. Good for really thick yarn. This is a Knifty Knitter Loom.

I think a good set to get would be one with several sizes. I started out with one size and went back and got several others. Yeah, it would have been cheaper to just go for the set in the first place. The one I use the most is the 10 inch loom with the smaller spacing between the pegs.

In the package you get a loom, a hook and really bad instructions. Don't even look at the instructions. Go to You Tube and look at the posts. I will post some of the You Tube instructions later that helped me.

This is the loom I like.

Oh, and pick up a crochet hook (like the orange hook in the picture above) when you get your loom. You will need it when you cast off the loom. Sounds hard but its not.

It's been a while since I was here

Hi ho folks. I am back-for how long, who knows.

Since my last post, my computer died and I got a new one. A laptop. I don't really like typing on this thing which is one reason I haven't posted but the main reason was I lost my password when the computer died. i had changed it and saved it and then forgot it. I finally guessed it. Sigh.

What has happened since my Kindle post? Not much and a lot. Marilyn visited. I showed her my kindle and it died. I was able to return it to Amazon for a replacement but I don't think it made a great impression with her. LOL But, I still love it and MainMan and kid #2 like to use it too which is funny because they both made so much fun of me when I said I wanted it. Ohhhh yeah, I have rubbed it in a bit.

Sadly, Grandpa passed away late spring. John was a cool guy and he will be missed. :( But he is in a better place and not in pain :) One day I will post more.

ManChild #1 decided to move out to Vancouver Island. He drove all the way there (3000 miles) and yes, it stressed the hell out of me. Totally. But he got there fine and I was able to settle down. He is happy. And getting to know his cousin better AND Reilley and Erik. This is a good thing.