Tuesday, September 29, 2009

The Knittery - my knitting haven.

So I'm trying to knit a nice lace shawl from one of the patterns in this book and I'm learning how difficult lace can be. Don't get me wrong - I'm enjoying myself (mostly) - but I've never struggled so much while trying to knit anything else. This is what it will look like when it is finished (I hope), though I'm making it out of a plum-colored yarn instead of this sage green.




I got the alpaca/silk yarn I'm using at a local knitting shop about a mile away from our place. They have all sorts of lovely yarn out of just about any material you can think of, and there's a nice old lady that runs the place and welcomes any questions. I went in yesterday and got some help and I was really impressed that she would sit down with me for ten minutes just to answer some questions and watch me knit.

So I'm giving her business a shameless plug. This is her website, where you can order products or get help with tricky patterns.


-Amy

1 comment:

akidd said...

I can second the plug for the Knittery. They have a better selection than the yarn stores here, and although I haven't gone in and gotten help with stitches or anything, she was very helpful with yarn shopping and figuring out what needles I needed and such. Post a picture when you finish your project! I can't wait to see it!