Novice Knitter

Although the blog is called 'Sew Therapy', Rhea informs me that I can post other types of crafty pursuits. After several years of incessant badgering from my lovely mother, I finally understand the perks of knitting your own stuff. My first attempt at knitting tackled a project that pays homage to my elementary school days. As a Canadian girl in winter I use to rock the tube scarf/hat hybrid a lot, and felt it needed a modern revival. This was really easy to make (from a pattern of course) and required two different gauges of circular needles. I highly recommend it, because it is sooooo warm, and I often wear it indoors as a decorative scarf. My next attempt was to make a cowl, which was quite daunting because of the finer quality of the yarn. Luckily, I tackled this project whilst preparing for my thesis defense, so I poured my stress into it! It came together in no time at all :)

Finally, I made a simple, thin scarf that is a mustard yellow colour (my camera skills are clearly lacking) and added a great button I found at the annual Glebe community centre fabric sale. I plan to give this as a Christmas gift to my friend, so I shall postpone her invite to this wonderful blog until then :)