You have to be patient. Knitting is like, half patience and half skill, which is why it took me over two YEARS to get my hands right. I would get frustrated, leave and then not pick it up again for months. I would be rusty again and well, you can see how vicious a cycle that is.
Once I finally said "fuck it" and just let myself do it every day, I was golden in two months or so.
Trick is, don't start a big project yet. First perfect your casting on. Do that about a HUNDRED times until you feel your first row is what you want it to be. Then, pull it apart again, cast on and do about 6-10 rows. Look at it, and see what you did and figure out how to improve. Pull it apart, do it again.
It's so frustrating, but then all of a sudden, you've got it and your hands are FLYING. I've since learned how to make hats (using four double pointed needles) and how to knit using circular needles.
Next on my list is how to cable (using a cabling hook), but if you'll notice... it hasn't happened yet. I know it's going to take a WHILE to learn and right now I don't have the time or the patience.
Don't give up, you'll be great, hon. You won't be a master by the end of holiday, but relax, don't get so frustrated and you'll get much better every day.
Good luck, and if there's any other video you need, I'll be glad to make them. It was fun to share something like that with a friend. :D
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Date: 2008-08-16 01:20 pm (UTC)You have to be patient. Knitting is like, half patience and half skill, which is why it took me over two YEARS to get my hands right. I would get frustrated, leave and then not pick it up again for months. I would be rusty again and well, you can see how vicious a cycle that is.
Once I finally said "fuck it" and just let myself do it every day, I was golden in two months or so.
Trick is, don't start a big project yet. First perfect your casting on. Do that about a HUNDRED times until you feel your first row is what you want it to be. Then, pull it apart again, cast on and do about 6-10 rows. Look at it, and see what you did and figure out how to improve. Pull it apart, do it again.
It's so frustrating, but then all of a sudden, you've got it and your hands are FLYING. I've since learned how to make hats (using four double pointed needles) and how to knit using circular needles.
Next on my list is how to cable (using a cabling hook), but if you'll notice... it hasn't happened yet. I know it's going to take a WHILE to learn and right now I don't have the time or the patience.
Don't give up, you'll be great, hon. You won't be a master by the end of holiday, but relax, don't get so frustrated and you'll get much better every day.
Good luck, and if there's any other video you need, I'll be glad to make them. It was fun to share something like that with a friend. :D