Richard's Beanie
Things I learned:Knit in the round
Knit with circular needle
Knit with double pointed needles
Decrease
Things I will do better next time:
Don't decrease so soon. It ended up being a little shorter than I thought.
I need to figure out a better decrease pattern as well, as the top of the hat kind of looks silly.
Leg Warmers!
Things I learned:How To Knit (basically)
How to undo stitches without starting completely over
How to cast on
How to bind off
How to purl
Things I'll do better next time:
I got excited about them being done too soon. The next pair will be a lot longer.
Even though I used a bigger needle to bind off it's still really tight. I need to think "loose" when binding off.
I'm having so much fun knitting! I finished a sweater for Rachel a few weeks ago (post forthcoming in a few days once I get pics) and now I'm working on one for me. I need to make Richard a better hat, or fix the one he has. And don't worry, I have three more sweaters lined up to make for myself. Really that's why I started knitting: I couldn't find any sweaters I liked so I decided to make my own.
Richard, you're the perfect model.
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