Some knitting practice

Hello Friends,

Thanks for stopping by. I am committed to blogging regularly for the month of December, no more once a week for me. The semester is winding down and I do have lots of grading but I have lots of things I want to make too, including some knitted items!

While I was in Buffalo, I grabbed a pair of my mom's knitting needles and practiced a little using some Wool Ease yarn I purchased and left there about 6 years ago before I moved to Florida. I casted on, watched some YouTube videos to refresh my memory and got to work.

The needles were quite large, size 1 but they were great for this thick yarn.

My goal was to practice knitting and maybe end of with something at the end. I went until the yarn was near the end. Since it was not enough yarn for a full scarf, I decided to end it with a cowl.

Just a few dropped stitches but they are all well hidden when it is worn.

So, I officially made my first knitted item. One of my friends at work said now i need to start another blog since this one is the Florida Crochet Garden. I told her not to worry, many other crochets knit too and won't mind a little knit here and there (I hope!). Crochet is still my first love :)

Have a fabulous Friday!!
xoxo Susan

My First Crochet Cowl

Hello Friends,

I cannot believe I have not posted in almost a week. Time is flying and each day I come home I am so tired I do not have energy to crochet. Just a couple more weeks and things will calm down a little. The weather is still hotter than hot here in Florida. We got word earlier today that Hurricane Irene will not be heading our way (I am on the west coast of FL), so no Hurricane Days for us, which I am completely fine with.

Although we will have very warm weather for many more weeks (and months), I made my first cowl a couple weeks ago and finally uploaded the photos to share. This was a very fast project, I used the pattern from the yarn label - Lions Brand Thick & Quick (1 Skein). The pattern was called the Openhook Crocheted Cowl.

This really was Quick & Thick yarn. I was done in no time. If you are looking for a quick project you can whip up and get your momentum going, this one might do the trick!

Well, there you have it. A cowl. I bet when the Quick & Thick yarn goes on sale, I will buy every color and make one in every color. Hopefully my mom likes it because I would not have much use for them down here. This will be a must bring when I travel up north for Thanksgiving.

I hope you are having a fabulous week,
xoxo Susan