New Obsession

My mother, grandmother and great-grandmother were all knitters. 

I took up knitting when I was 9 or 10, wanting to knit a sweater for my mother.  I chose pink mohair yarn.  You can imagine how that went! 

Got back into knitting when I was 20, knitting an Irish fisherman's sweater for my boyfriend.  As soon as I finished it (took 2 years!) we broke up.  Haven't knitted since then.

Then, my beloved sister-in-law decided to start a new company -- knitting hats. 401 Handknits
  https://www.401handknits.com/

She was receiving tons of orders for her hats so I thought I might be of some help!

I asked her to send me a pattern, bought some yarn and needles and started knitting again.  Here's my first hat in process.  I'm loving the feeling of holding the yarn and multi-tasking when watching the news.  BUT, following a pattern is so different from how I make art these days.

So, my first attempt at hat-making is full of mistakes.  But I don't really care.  As I always say, it's about the process, not the outcome.

But my sister-in-law would certainly not agree.  My initial idea of making hats for her to sell on her website isn't viable but I'm REALLY enjoying knitting again.  Wonder what I will do with all the mistake-filled hats I will make.  Probably donate them to charity.

New Year's Resolutions are coming up.  Instead of focusing on exercising more, losing weight, etc., think about taking up a new adventure.  Like knitting!

​Happy New Year!