Knitting Fever

Hi everyone,

The weekend is here...feeling happy!

Wanted to dedicate this post only to knitting, so here it is...

My mother was an experienced knitter. I learned knitting from her at the age of ten. I used to make dresses and caps for my dolls. Eventually, I lost interest as it was time consuming (for me :-( ). But after my delivery the craze for making woolens for my baby made me knit again. I made a few sweaters, pants, caps and booties.

 

I was somehow not satisfied with the outcomes. I started searching for patterns online and ended up learning crochet and had been crocheting ever since. It is my mother-in-law, who taught me the basics of crochet; I’m very thankful to her.

After moving to Boston I started knitting again. May be because of the cold weather I feel like knitting all the time. I knitted caps, mitts, and cowls as these are easy to make and takes less time to finish.

After I gained little experience I was courageous enough to start a sweater for myself. I chose a simple and easy pattern from Ravelry. It was fun knitting the pullover. The name of the pattern is 'Driftwood' by Isabel Kraemer.

My grey knitted pullover is loose fitted but very comfortable and on top of that it looks stylish. I love wearing it…….it is perfect for spring due to the stitch pattern. I saw Zoe Hart from “Hart of Dixie” wearing a loose fitted grey pullover lounging in her living room in one of the episodes. I really liked it and decided to make for myself. And then I saw the ‘Santorini Blue’ jumper pattern by DROPS Design, I was happy to find the pattern. The pattern is very simple, easy to follow and surprisingly, I finished it in no time.

I was using all my mother’s knitting needles, never felt the necessity to buy because I wasn’t so much into knitting until recently, when my sister gifted me three different sets of circular needles. This could be another reason for my knitting frenzy :-).

Presently, along with other WIP projects I have started knitting a shrug.

Happy Knitting!