Never to Old to Learn

I decided I wanted to learn to make my own bread after seeing all the amazing loafs of bread on Judy's Blog. My husband and I took an adult ed class last night and we had a ball  I had a ball and he had to pretend to have fun.  Her is my first loaf. This is from top down so you can't see how wonderfully it rose.  When I got in my car this morning for work my car still smelled like fresh baked bread. YUM!!!!!  I can't wait to teach my girls!  Poor kids had to taste both breads and tell us who they liked better.  Even I have to admit they both tasted the same.  My husband is a pretty good cook as well.

I have decided to cast on a pair of adult socks.  I figure it can't be much harder than the baby socks that I made.  Not sure I remember how to turn the heel but if not I will just youtube it or facetime my friend Sue who is the world best knitter! Here is my cuff.  Isn't this yarn so pretty.  Sue sent it to me when I told her I wanted to learn to knit.  These will be for me.

 If my socks turn out usable then this will be my second set.  Isn't this gorgeous.  It is hand dyed.  this will be for my Aunt who ohhhs and ahhh over everything I make.

I think I am getting the hang of this

While I have been quilting a little I am working on a project that I can not show pictures of yet.  HOWEVER I have started on a new adventure called knitting.  I have showed a little of what I have started. I think I am starting to get to the point where I can relax and enjoy the process.  Not quite so white knuckled while I am working.

Here was my first project.  Some baby socks.  I still have them because I don't know anyone who needs a pair of little girls socks and well it is my first knitting project so I don't want to let them go.  I can't wait to get good enough to make the awesome socks Judy made you can see them HERE. That is going to be a while though.

 I just finished my little artist sweater.  I just need to bury all the ends that I have hidden in this project.  The color of this is a lot deeper than it looks in this pic.  I am really happy with this. It is not perfect but it is only my second knitting project.

 And a hat that I started for my little vet.  This is a real relaxing project to work on. Same thing over and over again.

Next up is to start a sweater for my little vet and cast on a pair of adult socks.



Took my first class

I took my first knitting class on Friday. It was learning to knit from the cuff down. Having never done anything other than dish clothes I was not use to the whole dpn thing and keeping track of four at once. Ugh but once I got home and didn't have the pressure of a teacher standing over my should I found it very relaxing.

Here is my first ever sock. It is soooooo cute. The second sox is almost done. The girls have decided this will go to their band teacher who is due to give birth soon to a little girl. I figure one more set before I try an adult sox.



Next week I lear toe up. It will be interesting to see the difference.

Does my leg count as a design wall for knitting. Check out what everyone else is up to over at Judy's site for Design Wall Monday.

A New Project

I have decided to give something new a try. Not a new quilt design but something completely different. I am going to try knitting socks. I can do a very simple cast on and a basic knit stitch and that is it. But while looking at yarn stores I noticed the one down the street from me(even closer than the quilt shop) Was having a class on socks so I figured it was meant to be.

I was advised that I would love knitting socks toe up so that is what I signed up for BUT when I got to the shop to buy my supplies they strongly recommended that I learn cuff down first. Sigh what to do which way to go? After thinking long and hard. At least ten minutes or the time it took me to get home I made my decision. I am now signed up for two sock classes. I will learn cuff down this Friday night and Toe up on the 20th. Yea I am very excited about this. My husband just rolls his eyes at me and wonders where he found me.

Here are my supplies I can't wait to start using them!