My history of knitting

A friend taught me how to knit in 2004. Just the basics, cast-on, knit, purl and cast-off. At first I didn't want to learn how to read patterns. I thought that I could just knit and design my own stuff as I went along. Oh, how naive I was. I attempted a few garter stitch scarfs for a few years, but never finished anything. In 2007 I took my first knitting class, learn how to knit a sock. The knitting teacher was a young girl who was more occupied with finishing her sweater then teaching me how to knit a sock. Needless to say, I didn't learn much from her. 3 years later, I was still attempting to knit a sock. In the meantime, I had knitted hats, fingerless mittens, baby blankets. In June of 2010, I went to a knitting retreat that my husband, and dear friends had given to me for my birthday. I finally learned how to knit a sock and completed it shortly after the retreat. 

My passion for knitting really took off in 2008. I learned how to read a pattern. I learned about LYS. (local yarn stores)  I learned about yarn, glorious, lovely, squishy yarn. Every time we travel to someplace new, I have to check out the LYS. I have had many hobbies over the years that always left me bored after a few months. Knitting is not boring. There is always something to learn. There is always a challenge. And there is always room for more yarn.