Obsessive much?

I spent a large majority of my day looking up patterns I wanted to try for various things and starting a few projects. I managed to make Rayna's hat today on the loom, in pink and black, so I felt accomplished. I also taught Alex a few things and I'm teaching Rayna how to knit (if she finishes all her homework!) on tomorrow.. technically, later today.
Alex is trying to work on a biased scarf as well, but is having some difficulty remembering which row she's on. I told her I used to have the same problem and maybe starting to write it down would help. It did a bit, but I think she had already made enough mistakes that she just wanted to rip it out and start over. She wants to do some projects as well (chokers, bookmarks, little bags, etc) and I keep having to explain to her that she can't go forward until she's mastered the basics. I know she gets frustrated (I still do over my own mistakes and I've been knitting wayyy longer than she has!!), but I have high hopes. Rayna, I'm a little skeptical about teaching, just because she's still very young and has about a 3.2 second attention span. She's been begging to learn how to knit, "like Megan and Alex do", since she saw me knit the first time, so I figured why not. I'm going to have her start on the loom first, to test her patience. I told her that it's always alright if she just doesn't have the patience for it yet and I'd teach her when she gets a little older, but she's persistant about learning. I'm trying to complete my little projects (i.e. scarf/hat combos) before I start on the big ones; mostly so that I can see that I've already accomplished something so I won't feel like I'm stuck doing the same project forever. By tomorrow I should have Rayna's scarf, hat, and purse done. I also want to make some major progress on a scarf for Charlene and try to figure out more about a "Fibonacci" scarf. I can't wait to head back to the knitting shop on Monday. I'm excited about the prospect of working there, but I reallllly wanna check out some yarns for a few of my "special" projects. Until next time!!

Woo-hoo!! New blog!!

I decided I wanted a new blog that was strictly going to be used for my knitting projects. And I know my mom will be proud that she can keep up with all the stuff I'll be making and experimenting with (she also uses her blog to post about her own projects, so check hers out too!).

Anyway, I'm excited to start all my new projects, many of which require techniques I've never worked with before, but that isn't going to stop me! =] I'm very determined to get the large majority of my list done by my 20th birthday, giving me roughly six months. Hopefully life won't get in the way of my needles too much!

Even though I don't currently have my own digital camera (hinthint), the friends I live with do so I'll be sure to add pictures of the progress. Stay tuned!