Working out the kinks! :)

My new piece :)

Stitches up close :)

And the cast off :) I watched the video before trying and while I was casting off. Practice makes perfect! I will keep at it and hopefully I will have enough squares to make a patch quilt :D

What is failure?

~In order to succeed you must first be willing to fail~

As you know from my previous blog post, I have started knitting using the knifty knitter. Well, it took me a while to get the hang of it but I did. :) I was on a roll until I realized that I was getting to the end of my very first knitting project. I did not know how to "cast off" as it is put in knitting terminology. So, I watched a couple of youtube videos to learn how to cast off. Well, I watched them about four days ago and thought I still remembered how to cast off. Silly me, I should have watched the videos again before attempting to cast off but for some reason I was confident I knew what I was doing. :/ Needless to say, the casting off stage of my knitting project was a big FAIL! :( But that's okay, I wont let myself get discouraged, because the only real failure in life is to never try again. As Mr. Ford put it, "Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently."

Cast off FAIL!

top view of the last stitch, the cast off.

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. ~Thomas Edison

LOL! so true Mr. Edison, so true! :D

The Start of Something New...and Fun:)

I have a new love :) my Knifty Knitter. I could not get into crocheting; it was hard keeping up with counting stitches, making sure the hook was going into the right stitch, my tension was always too tight or way too loose, and the list goes on. One evening while celebrating the tenth anniversary with a very dear friend, she pulled out this circular looking thing with pegs on it. She began looping yarn around it and with a cute hook cranked out a soft pretty scarf. I thought to myself as I watched her, hey, I think I can do that. She said it was easier than crocheting so I decided to give it a try. So I went out with my sister and friend and went knifty knitter hunting and got a good deal on some pretty yarn. (It's soft too :D)

My Knifty Knitter :)

This is how far I have come with the Knifty Knitter so far.... :)

Stitches up close and personal :)

I have a while to go as I am learning as I go. I look forward to making scarves, hats, purses and more. :) I wont give up totally on crocheting, I will one day go back and try my hands at it again, but not today. Today I live and love the knifty knitter!