Lucky Kitty

On the Hook

It's starting to look just a little tinsy bit like fall outside lately, so, I'm super excited to be working on this granny square shrug! 

A tiny sweater for a tiny season.

Mormor

I had the absolute pleasure yesterday to learn the Continental style of knitting from a bonafide Grandma... or, more specifically, a bonafide Mormor - which is Danish for Grandma and gosh, I hope I spelled it right!

You know, books are great for learning all sorts of things, and the knitting book I own is very insightful. But there's just no substitution for learning something complicated from an actual human being who can watch how you're doing and tell you if it's right or wrong.

She also showed me how to do tassels...


That's not in the book...

Oh, and no, I didn't have to kidnap her, but we did have juice and cookies...

Grandma-napping

So, I just started teaching myself how to knit.

It's a little slow going.

I'm having some trouble with the basic garter stitch - which doesn't bode well for me ever turning the page to the Purl stitch.

It's just that the knitting book that I purchased, while very informative, does not include hands on showing and telling - age old tricks that have been past down from generations before, that kind of stuff.

I think I need to kidnap somebody's Grandma for a day or two and make her help me.

I'll be nice.

She will be fed and watered and I'll even allow her to watch Judge Judy at 3 if she wants...