Comments on: Learning to Knit – What was your first project?

By: janalankford

janalankford — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:54:56 +0000

Wow! Didn't anyone start with Barbie doll clothes? Those sweaters take a LOT less time, and she really doesn't care if they're a little lop-sided. It just makes her that much more fashionable!

By: janalankford

janalankford — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:54:56 +0000

Wow! Didn't anyone start with Barbie doll clothes? Those sweaters take a LOT less time, and she really doesn't care if they're a little lop-sided. It just makes her that much more fashionable!

By: Marguerite

Marguerite — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:10:54 +0000

Garter stitch headband in blue-and-white acrylic (hey, it was 1989!); we learned in an “activities” class (you could choose your activity, and I chose knitting) in 4th grade. Also started me off on a 2×2 ribbed scarf in the same yarn… I forgot how to knit for about 5 years following, picking it up again having to teach myself from the encyclopedia, and finished the scarf in 10th grade… still have it, too!

By: blondechicken

blondechicken — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:06:00 +0000

That sweater sounds awesome! I just saw something similar while watching Buffy, Willow was wearing a sweater made up of knitted swatches, crocheted together, with crocheted sleeves. I'd love to make one like that.

Tara

Blonde Chicken Boutique
Local, Sustainable, Colorful Yarn

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By: tattyfraney

tattyfraney — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:17:24 +0000

my first project was a scarf…. and it took me forever to finish! but i still wear it with pride, and because of the colour choice and pattern, no one can see where i messed up, which is a plus!

By: Shelby

Shelby — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:55:38 +0000

My first completed project was the Big Bad Baby Blanket from Stitch n Bitch. It was great practice for knit and purl.

By: Lean Ni Chuilleanain

Lean Ni Chuilleanain — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:22:41 +0000

Ooh, good question! I have a half-suppressed memory of a garter-stitch teddy-bear I knit in school when I was around six - it was made of pale brown acrylic, full of dropped stitches, and I *hated* it. I never finished it, so I refuse to count it as my first project!

I made stuff for my Sindy doll, mostly, between then and my early teens - you can see an example in this post. The first actual grown-up Finished Object I can remember was a jumper (aka sweater), which I made when I was around 14. I knit strips of improvised fair-isle and cabling, then crocheted them together to make the front and back, added a pair of stripy batwing sleeves (look, it was the 80s, ok?), and crocheted a neck edging. My mother wore it after I got tired of it - she probably still has it somewhere.

By: Janine Adams

Janine Adams — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:12:00 +0000

Mine was a garter-stitch flat, square bag from a Debbie Bliss book knit out of purple cotton, with a long handle. It didn't look half bad empty, but put something in it and it looked just awful. It was a decent learning experience, though.

By: blondechicken

blondechicken — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:12:23 +0000

That IS smart!
Building skills AND confidence is so important for new knitters!

Tara

Blonde Chicken Boutique
Local, Sustainable, Colorful Yarn

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By: Richelle

Richelle — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:09:32 +0000

My brilliant friend started me with the Booga Bag by Black Sheep Bags. So smart of her! I would have died of boredom with a scarf and I learned lots of skills with the bag: garter stitch, picking up stitches, knitting in the rounds, and I-cord. And, best of all, no one could see where I flubbed it up thanks to the felting. It also made me brave enough to try almost anything. Nearly 4 years later, I'm totally addicted, still!