Trials of the Leftie

Lately, I've been thinking about the challengeas of learning to knit when you're left handed. While most of us can learn to knit the traditional way, it is much harder and some never get there.

When I was re-learning to knit in my 20's, my mom sent me a great booklet with basic instructions for right and left hands. After teaching myself to knit toally left handed I was told by several yarn shop owners and teachers that I would never be able to do things such as cables, lace and follow a pattern while knitting left handed. Just starting out, they all seemed like experts to me, so I forced myself to learn the 'right' way. Over the past 15 years, I have realized that there is nothing I can do right handed that I cannot do left handed.

Why am I telling you all this? I don't want others to have the same problems that I did when learning to knit or in continuing there knitting education. To that end, here is the first of a series of videos for the leftie.

Left Handed Crochet Cast On

Ready For Summer

Yesterday I started a new project with Classic Elite Sprout.



I haven't knit with size 10 needles in years! After a few false starts with my gauge swatch, the sweater is progressing rapidly. I hope to have it done by the weekend. Now if the weather will just cooperate.

Rain, Rain Go Away

I am pretty sure the sun is never going to shine again in sothern Michigan. Instead of staring sadly out the window, I thought I'd start the blog I've been thinking about for months.

Yesterday I started a class on the Lacey vest seen here.

I am using a lovely lilac shade of Rowan Felted Tweed. My plan is to make it shorter than the original.