For my learning project I have decided to really get into knitting. I have been crocheting for years and a while ago i thought I’d take the next step and also become a knitter. Guess what, it’s very different than crochet and for me extremely difficult. I really struggled to get a hang of knitting so I quickly lost interest and quit. I still remember some of the basics such as, casting on, the knit stich, and the purl stich, which is a good starting point, but I would need much more to complete a project.
The first thing i did when I wanted to learn was to go to YouTube. There are plenty of videos for beginners and i was able to find one video on Knitting for beginners that I found to really work for me. Honestly I have found YouTube a great resource in general. there are so many knitting/yarn youtubers that it makes is so easy to learn stitches and find patterns that work for beginners.
Another website I have found and love is Yarnspiration. They have such a wide variety of yarn to buy or just to look at and they have so many free patterns for both knitting and crochet. having one place for all this makes it incredibly easy to get started on a project. The free patterns are really why i love the site, I mean who doesn’t love free!
Now to get to my actual project! I have decided that i will attempt to make a top down raglan knit sweater. I found a great patter by handmade by florence on YouTube. She also has a free written pattern to go along with the video which I though was great as sometimes it is easier to follow a video and sometimes it is easier with a written pattern. I already have a ton of yarn around my house so all I needed to get was some new knitting needles and I’m all set.
Hand cramps. Hand cramps are kind of hardcore. Since I’m not used to knitting I am having a quite difficult time keeping my hands relaxed and comfortable. Also, I have to use my left hand a lot more than I do when I’m crocheting so that’ll take some getting used to. Right now I can only knit for not even thirty minutes before my hands start cramping up very badly. I feel this is cause I have a hard time controlling my needles so i have to really tense up my hands while I’m knitting. I’ve only been knitting for a little bit now and I’m very hopeful that this is something that will get better with time.