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Whooooohoooooo!
I just finished knitting my first hat!
It's a preemie baby hat.
I'm going to donate it to some sweet little baby girl who I'll never know. I smile just thinking about her.
This is the first three-dimensional piece that I have knitted. Before this, I was limited (by my beliefs) to only creating dishcloths and simple scarves.
SLOWLY, the intimidation factor is being unwoven. I still can't imagine creating patterns like G.G. In fact, I can't imagine following most patterns. But a year ago, I would have said that I could never knit a hat. Sooooo I guess I am reminded once again to never say never. I may someday be a knitter 4 peace!
Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteIt's fun to think about the little baby whose head will be kept warm, and the parents who will keep the little hat as a keepsake of when their daughter was so very small...
Thanks, Thomas!
ReplyDeleteI can almost feel that sweet baby's little head...
Carol: What a sweet hat! Congratulations. You should feel proud of yourself. I love it. I'm smiling, too, when I think about the little person who will wear it. Thanks for calling me over to your place!
ReplyDeleteFound this link for you to check out in case . . . . http://www.amazon.com/Knitting-Peace-World-Better-Stitch/dp/1584795336#reader_1584795336
ReplyDeleteThank you, G.G., both for your kind words and for the link. I just ordered the book from the library. It's available, so I could pick it up as early as tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, I want to knit at least one other hat. I've found an organization who deals with distributing preemie hats to hospitals, etc.
You have been an inspiration for me, I want you to know that!
Wow! You got on that book asap! glad it was at the library. I don't own that book, but I knew about it. I sent the link because you wrote: "knitter 4 peace." How wonderful that you foung a org that will get your hat(s) to hospitals. Thanks for knitting! That little hat is so sweet. Have fun. I'll look forward to hearing how the book actually is.
ReplyDeleteCarol, that is just precious! I learned to knit (a little) when I was a little girl, under the guidance of my grandmother. I kept to the two-dimensional pieces and ultimately just stopped knitting. My sister-in-law, however, is an amazing knitter--of cable-stitched sweaters and such. She finds it a rewarding past-time.
ReplyDeleteThanks San.
ReplyDeleteYou're an amazing painter and I bet you find painting to be as rewarding as your sister-in-law finds her knitting to be.
I certainly know I get a lot of pleasure from your work!
That hat is sweet as can be! Carol, knitters are the best people on earth. [I say that modestly as a fledgling knitter, too!!]
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