My attempt at knitting…I’ll stick to crocheting…for now.

I’ve been trying to teach myself to knit. I went out and bought needles and yarn. I bought a “Knitting For Dummies” book and it doesn’t help me. I’ve watched videos of knitting, after around 10 times, I could cast on to one needle, but when it was time to use two – forget it!

This is as far as I can get knitting.

One needle is enough for me, so I’ll stick to crocheting.

I hadn’t realized that all the yarn I bought was acrylic. I want to use yarns and fabrics made from animal, vegetable and plant fibers. I don’t want to use synthetic fibers at all.

I’ve found this information on a Web site I like called Annie’s Attic.  There, I learned that cotton is a vegetable fiber, as well as linen.  I knew that silk was an animal fiber, and will definitely use it for some garments.

Here is a throw I started to make for my bed:

Crocheting a throw

I bought the yarn without checking the fiber, turns out that it’s 100 percent acrylic; I’ll be using it for practice. I’ll perfect my technique and be ready to construct high-quality pieces really soon. It’s Lion Brand Yarn’s Hometown USA line and it was on sale, so I bought it. Lion Brand also makes the the types of yarn I want to use, so I’m not dogging them.

Right now, the throw looks like a baby-scarf. But it will begin to look more like a throw soon, I promise.

Work in progress

Double crochet stitch

I will post photos as I make progress. If you notice anything I may be doing incorrectly, please feel free to share.

Thanks for visiting my blog! Come back soon, and feel free to post your knitting or crocheting projects and/or advice. Check my Web site, Riquee.com for updates as well.