Jo Knits!

07.11

Shhh! I haven't told anyone yet but I've been tempted to the dark side. I keep hearing about this thing and since I am always eager to learn something new and I keep being tempted, it is hard to resist. It's not particularly hard and I could do it whever I want but I wonder if this is like cheating!? Will my needles get jealous if I try 'hooking'? Off I go and try to learn... to crochet! Oh dear... yes, I know! ;)

I always thought that crochet was faster than knitting, not sure if I am right though. It seems easier too but someone late last night told me it wasn't. I'm a left-handed and usually instructions are geared towards 'righties'. Not sure I'll make anything out of it but I'll at least try a few single and double crochets. ;)

Not much happening on the knitting front, I'm doing some stockinette in the flat which is going very slowly as I try to not twist the 'ribbon yarn' I'm using. Dh's sock is coming along also, starting to get tired of knitting it! LOL! Good thing I'm at the leg already, only 2-3 inches more and it will be done.

Then another problem will happen...... what to start next? ;) I have so many projects I want to work on, just need to find which one I want to start first. A few projects need to be done by a certain date and then there's the fun factor, I want to knit a few things for good plain FUN! So hummm.... think I'll go with the selfish ME first projects!

p/s: Well after trying to understand crochet abbreviations my mom and I spent an hour last night following a granny square pattern. We didn't crochet much but I laughed so hard I cried and she talked about her mother to me (by age 20, she has lost both of her parents). It was really a very special moment we shared. Think I'm gonna like crochet for a while! ;) Also my mom learned that she'd be doing granny squares wrong for the last 30..... :cough: 40 some years! LOL! God, I love my mom! :) For anyone who cares, my itty bitty square is on the left and my mom's on the right.