Cast On...

I love to knit for my friends, family, and sanity! Knitting is a daily ritual for me. I find it relaxing, productive, and beautiful all at the same time! Everything from scarves, to baby blankets, and maybe even a pending dog sweater. I consider myself a yarn snob (read: I like finer yarns) but I am not above the run-of-the mill wool & acrylic blends... so long as they still feel good! I occasionally dabble in crochet when I am looking for something different, or perhaps more traditional. I have recently become 100% addicted to Pintrest and wanted a way to share/pin my own creations with a resourceful link!

A little bit about me as a knitter: Rest assured that I am no fair-weather knitter. I knit rain or shine, extreme cold or extreme heat, in sickness and in health, and through all stages of life. I learned to knit as a child when my grandmother taught me at age 7. I had my own little knitting basket stored at her house for every visit. When I was in high school I started to become the avid knitter that I now am. My neighbor was a knitter, and I loved the things she was making, so I picked up where I left off and started with a warm tan-colored shawl (not practical in this Southern heat, but it was pretty). I knit lots of scarves and hats during this time... When I went off to college, I didn't take a large knitting stash with me. Big mistake! I quickly was making trips to the local Michael's Craft Store for yarn and needles! I even taught my roommate to knit (and she made a gorgeous afghan!). Knitting was comforting to me while I was away from home, and since I wasn't as social as most college students on Friday and Saturday nights, it gave me something productive to do. Post grad life did not slow my knitting... in fact, it might have even picked up more. I began to crochet, knit, and search for more complicated stitches and patterns. Then, we come to today. I am constantly searching for new patterns and saving them for later. I have knit 3 baby blankets in the span of 1 month (all for expecting friends) and have made 3 trips in 1 week to buy even MORE yarn for a current project.