knitting

today i learned to knit. well, not exactly true - i knew how to do the knit stitch, but i couldn't cast on or off. and it has also been over 20 years since i last had a go. i didn't enjoy it as a kid and therefore didn't keep it up (or bother to learn how to start or finish my work), but i really enjoy it now.

 

knitting has elements of some of my other favorite pastimes. i play griddlers a lot (a logic puzzle where you build a picture pixel by pixel) and making each individual stitch reminds me of that.

 

i also love making origami, and knitting feels somewhat like that. both hobbies are creating something in a methodical and calculated way.

 

i am really excited about doing this. the next step is to learn how to purl, and then how to read (and translate) a pattern.

Done