Getting There

I have 8 pentagons completed and I am now working on my 9th. I am excited to see the finished project to see how the arms work out. So far the only mods I have made was to use a smaller needle than specified and to work the xs pattern. It seems like it might fit and I'm no xs. I guess we'll see...

Behind the times

As I have only recently taking up knitting, I am unfamiliar with all the projects that others have done. I have been knitting on and off now for probably a year now and have only recently been brave enough to make a sweater; simple, though it may have been. I taught myself how to knit so I think I was scared to take the leap. I am also the only person I know personally who knits so I don't have anyone to bounce ideas off of or ask questions. Hooray for youtube and all you lovely knitters who post your videos on that forum. Thanks a million. That being said, I have taken it upon myself to branch out and try new things knitwise. I am just starting the vogue winter 2006/2007 cover project as I am sure many of you have already attempted or completed. The capecho, as Norah Gaughan calls it, caught my attention. Though I feel behind the times in making this project I am trying it anyway. I have done my research and found all the posts and helps that my mind can handle and I am taking all of them into account. I decided to try using cotton and US 5 needles. My first pentagon was with US 7 needles and it was huge, or so I thought, so I decided to go down a few sizes with regards to my needles. I am also doing the pattern for xs per most of the posts I found about sizing issues. I hope it works. For right now I've decided to make it my only WIP because then I don't do housework.

Therapy

I decided that before I become an old fart I better start keeping up on the times. It would seem that things are moving in this direction and now so am I. I have been reading other peoples blogs on knitting and they have been a great help to me so now I guess this is the best way to get in the game. I am weary of putting too much of myself out there for all the world to see because doing that has brought much heartache before. I guess this is therapy.