Fearless!

Over the past couple weeks I've overcome several knitting feats. I picked up a book called Fearless Knitting by Jennifer E. Seiffert, and it has to be the best knitting book I've found yet. It takes you beyond the basics and helps you overcome what you thought you couldn't.

I've managed to knit several new items.

Sample Ribbing Pattern - This was done by using several variations of the knit and purl stitch. This sample contains a k1, p1 pattern, a k2, p2 pattern, and a knit entire row, purl entire row pattern:

Sample Textures (Checkerboard & Zig-Zag) - These patterns incorporate the use of charts/graphs to guide the knitter through different combinations of knit and purl stitches to create a patttern or texture:

A "pick up and knit" pattern (knit two different ways without sewing them together) - To complete this the left side of the pattern is knit in garter stitch (knit every row) while slipping the first stitch of every other row. To attach the left side the yarn is not cut, but is attached up the entire right side, and the piece is turned sideways and knit in garter stitch again until complete:

Some pretty nice dishcloths - This pattern was included in the Fearless Knitting book and uses a combination of garter stitch and yarn-overs to create the eyelets around the edge:

Overall I’m pretty happy with what I’ve accomplished. I restarted my Doctor Who scarf last night since it needed to be re-gauged. It’s supposed to be 11” wide, and mine was 12.5” – 13”. I’ll update my Doctor Who Meter soon!

Happy Knitting!