Doiles for everybody and a special deal
May 11th, 2008 by prissycook
In my continuing efforts to develop some sort of craftiness, I’ve decided that I’m going to learn how to knit. So, be prepared because it’s doiles for everybody this Christmas. Well, I hope that sometime in the next seven months that I learn to knit more than a basic square, but for now that’s my goal.
This past Christmas Mel got me an amazing book called, Teach Yourself Visually: Knitting. And it works! The organization of the book is easy to follow, the pictures are clear and the fact that I got as far as casting on should be proof that this old dog can learn a new trick. Here’s what I’ve learned so far:
- Making a slip knot is easy. Measure out how wide you want your project to be and pull that amount of yarn out 3xs.
- It’s fun to cast on. I learned the simple cast on from my book, but Mel taught me the long tail cast on and that method gave me my first row of stitches too.
- English versus Continental. This is in reference to how you hold your yarn, not your opinion on the Revolutionary War.
It was so much fun sitting with book in hand and figuring out what exactly I was supposed to be doing. And it was awesome validation sitting with Mel and having her confirm what I was doing and making suggestions on I could be doing better. And I learned some basics for my knitting kit:
- Each project needs a bag. I’m lucky that I’ve got a lot of canvas bags that my dad made me.
- Sewing scissors for cutting lose ends and getting yourself out of vicious slip knot mistakes.
- Lotion. Your little pointer fingers can get dry, so keep them lubed up.
Speaking of canvas bags, I’m going to host an inventory clear out this week, May 12-18, 2008. I have canvas bags that are printed with cupcake themes that my dad made for me this past spring. Here, the deal, I’ll send you a randomly selected canvas bag (shipping included to the US) for only $8 dollars. All bags have a cupcake theme. Use the PayPal option below. If you have specific questions you can reach me at info[at]cupcakecabana[dot]net.
Email me or leave a comment if you want a bag. I can only accept PayPal payments. So, I’ll send you a request once you email me.
Keesha oversees recruiting and training programs for GoDaddy.com. She is responsible for building programs that attract and retain amazing employees. She attended Blinn College and Texas A&M University.
Keesha loves food and photography and is passionate about community volunteering. She sits on the board of directors for the Junior League of Phoenix and in her free time you will find her baking and working on her empire Cupcake Cabana. Her most private cupcake confession? She doesn't like frosting!
Do you have pictures? I’d love to see them.
Hi,
I clicked the link and it send me to the main page. What email can I send the money to? Thanks. :o)
Hi Duda- I’ll post pictures asap!