Beginning to KnitI have wanted to learn to knit for sometime now, I mastered crocheting a few months ago with the help of an amazing book 'Stitch N' Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker by Debbie Stoller. I stumbled across it at our local library, thumbed through it and just had to borrow it. I like her style of no nonsense, amusing easy to understand instructions. So for Christmas I asked my sister for the Stitch 'n Bitch : The Knitters Handbook. and I learned to knit! Not content with just knitting squares, I jumped straight in with a the ribbed hat! The pattern needed chunky wool, but I only had DK in a colour suitable for a boy (!) so I just used two strands together and it worked just fine! The hat is amazing it fits all of us!
And so my passion for knitting has been born. I have ordered so much yarn (must stop calling it wool!) I stumbled across a couple of fab websites to buy discount yarn one being Kemps Wool Shop, I have placed a number of orders with them, they have always impressed me with a quick delivery, which usually arrives just a couple of days after my order.
Always keen to do things as cheaply as possible, I managed to get hold of all my knitting and crochet needles from a house clearance shop for a very small price. I know Charity shops often have a stash, they're usually tucked away so its best to ask if they have any.
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