If you had been in my house this weekend, you would have heard me crazily exclaim, “I knit! I’m a knitter! Guess what, guys? I knit!” (Obviously a spin on one of my favorite movies.)
In reality, that is SO far from the truth. Until last Saturday, I have never touched a skein of yarn. Ever! I am left-handed and have baffled almost every knitter I’ve asked to teach me. Still, the knitting process has always been intriguing, so after watching a tutorial online, I thought I’d give arm-knitting a shot. Because using your arms has to be so much easier than using needles, right?
Um. Not so sure.
The tutorial claims that once you get the hang of it, you can knock out a scarf in about half an hour. It took me probably double that time. Looking back, I was so thrilled to be actually knitting something that I may have miscounted a bit too. Maybe a lot. My final result doesn’t look anything like the one shown in the video, but gosh darn it, I am so proud! First tries don’t have to be perfect and obviously, this is far from it. But I’m proud of myself for going out on a limb and trying something new. I can’t wait to try again. Hopefully next time, I’ll pay attention and get the stitch count right.
I knit! I’m a knitter!
