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Grandmothers are torture.

This is NOT a knitting blog. Not. No way, no how…

So here’s a blurb about knitting:

We lived with my grandmother for a number of years. Then when I started school, every day I went to my grandmother’s house.

To make a long story short, she introduced me to my one major failing. Yes, I, friendly public, cannot knit.

I can crochet, thanks to her, quilt, thanks to her, sew, thanks to her, darn socks and sweaters, thanks to her, embroider (shut up), thanks to her, but I can NOT knit.

I *know* how to knit, sure. Purl, too. Cast on, cast off… it’s all there. When I start off, everything’s fine…

Three rows INTO the project, however, it’s a different story. By that ill-fated third row, it’s all tighter than… well… there’s no need to finish that. I can barely get the needles back into the stitches, and I’m usually tied up in the yarn.

I can’t say that I’ve even TRIED in the past 15 years.

It’s traumatic.

Sniff.

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5 Responses to “Grandmothers are torture.”

  1. Aurorealis says:
    November 15, 2004 at 6:21 pm

    Try crocheting instead… Way easier.

  2. nina says:
    November 16, 2004 at 1:16 am

    don’t worry, i don’t know how to knit too :)

  3. annette says:
    November 16, 2004 at 1:58 am

    Yah, me either!

  4. lindybunny says:
    November 17, 2004 at 10:03 am

    keep trying! :) it took me a long time and many tries to get past that third row.

    my best advice – knit scarves. the thin ones are trendy now too! also, i rarely knit and purl, i usually just knit. lastly, think big needles (preferably wood) and big yarn (big fluffy chenille). i always see people start knitting with small needles and thin yarn. why torture yourself?

    (disclaimer: scarves are the only thing i can knit, but i do make some coveted scarves.)

  5. Holly says:
    November 18, 2004 at 10:42 am

    I can’t sew or knit to save my life either. I know the basics, but after about 30 minutes or so, I get a headache get bored and either hurry thru doing a lousy job or just quit. BTW, thanks for the advice about Spybot S&D I’ve had it for sometime, but havne’t ran it for awhile, between it adn AdAware I seem to have fixed it for now.

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