Knitting!

I can't knit. I can crochet- and I find that easy- but I've never got the hang of knitting. I've learnt the basic stitches a few times but have never managed to put it all together to make anything. It just doesn't feel natural to me.

The other day I was in Waterstones looking at the craft books when I saw this amazing book 'Knitted Pirates, Princesses,  Witches, Wizards and Fairies' by Annette Hefford, publisher Search Press. I loved the fantasy doll designs, they are a step up from anything I've ever seen before. I showed my husband the book and he kindly bought it for me. So I considered trying to convert the designs into crochet- OK that's not realistic!!!  So now I've decided the time has come for me to conquer knitting...

No more "I can't knit", now I will learn. I may have to keep looking up each new technique on the internet but I will learn. (Notice the 'I will learn' - I'm going to keep repeating that to myself so that I convince myself!).

My first 4 rows are shown in the photo. 54 stitches completed successfully in stockin stitch. This may take some time but I will learn!

This morning I saw the most beautiful moon at dawn... stunning!

Until next time
Gillian