I started knitting about 4 years ago in an effort to create baby items for my daughter. I wanted to be able to knit her cute hats, mittens, and sweaters. I started out knitting a scarf in stockinette stitch using this blue acrylic yarn. I was using a pretty easy knitting patterns. It was a twisty yarn with a thread plied into it. It was a pretty color, but oh it was awful to knit with. The metal needles I was using would get stuck on the thread and it was hard to distinguish my stitches. Finally I gave up when I realized it was not a relaxing activity for me.

I didn't have any interest in knitting for a few months until I started cloth diapering my daughter. All the people on the cloth diapering message boards had their children in these beautifully knit wool pants made with handpainted yarn. I was in love with the colors, but not with the pricetag some of these in demand knitters had. So I was determined to pick up knitting again in order to get my hands on this beautiful yarn and save some money.

I decided to try knitting again, this time with bamboo needles and wool yarn. I loved the way the wool yarn felt and the way it would glide over the needles. Plus the bamboo needles were so much quieter than using metal. Now I consider myself a very proficient knitter and I have accumulated quite a stash of hand painted yarn. I love to knit socks, hats, and mittens. I'm about to knit my first sweater, using an easy knitting pattern from Knitting Pure & Simple. I also love to help new knitters and experienced ones with finding easy knitting patterns for their library.