Learning how to knit is easy today with so many online resources. Knit One Purl Two happens to be one of the most well known knitting terms, well known by non-knitters and knitters alike.
Now count the stitches to make sure you haven't dropped any and turn the work around putting the knitting needle with the stitches on in your left hand to start the next row. To compete with the speed of the new knitting machines, many of the cottage industries started to knit garments in flat pieces which were sewn together; they worked piecemeal. If you are crafty at all, try your hand at knitting a baby blanket.
A beginner is naturally clumsy because they are not comfortable with using two needles. I read somewhere that if it's mild enough but effective enough for my hair it must be good enough for my knitting. But it is all part of the process, and most knitters, no matter how goal-oriented in their daily lives, face this part of the knitting experience with cool composure and aplomb.
So, if you want to slow down, and find meaning in your life again, try knitting. Not only will this provide a nice social outlet, but your new knitting friends may also be able to help you locate and use new knitting patterns and new ideas for knitting projects.
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