Another Ribbed Scarf

I haven't blogged about knitting in a while, because between the baby and my husband's work, I haven't had time.  I've still been knitting, but haven't had a moment to myself to say much about it.  I wish I had a recent finish project more amazing than this simple ribbed scarf to show for it, but this is all I have.  Two weeks before Christmas, my mom informed me that my dad wanted a scarf, as he is traveling to colder climates for a while.  I threw this one, which is an adjusted version of the Stitch N' Bitch ribbed scarf, but made a bit shorter and wider.  I used some Red Heart Flecked yarn that I had on hand for this one.  I probably could have had it done faster if I wasn't easily distracted by life.

My First Crochet Project

When I was younger, my grandmother patiently tried to teach me to crochet.  I did not understand it at all.  Knitting and crochet were the activities that my aunts and grandmother participated in and I just never figured it out.  I would say I was impatient, but I learned how to cross stitch and counted cross stitch, which requires equal numbers of patience.  For whatever reason, when my grandmother was alive, I never learned how to crochet.  As an adult, I started into yarn crafts with knitting.  It just seemed to click.  And still, I never learned how to crochet.  My grandmother passed away two years after I graduated high school.  The missing skill always bugged me as I came down our steps and landed on the rug that my grandmother crocheted for her own home.  After days of reading and researching and re-reading, I finally can say I learned how to crochet and I finished my first crochet project after numerous failed attempts over the years.  And with that skill, I feel like I can continue the tradition that my grandmother started.

Working on Stripes

The first project I ever attempted was a hat from a book I got in a craft store.  This was a big mistake, really.  It was just not made for learning.  I finished it but not before I thought knitting was too hard for me.  It was an ugly hat that was too small for me.  The second project I tried was a garter stitch scarf that was multi-color yarn in one yarn color and it went a little bit.

Currently, I'm working on a red and black scarf.  This is my first attempt at stripes.  In the pictures, you can see where it seems like it gets bigger and smaller in stitch tension.  Oops.