Sometime during 2024, after picking up crochet again, I decided to learn how to knit. It’s been wonderful! Knitting and crocheting is absolutely relaxing, projects are portable, working with yarn is a conversation starter, the fibers feel amazing in my hands.

When I was a child, my grandmother taught me how to crochet. My patience at that time allowed for single chains to be created and used as bookmarks and bracelets. As a young adult, I made a small lap blanket and more recently, I began to crochet the dishcloths I remember from my grandmother’s kitchen.

In 2024, I began knitting as an absolute beginner. 10 years prior, a friend had taught me how to bind off a scarf that I had started 3 years prior to that with a friend teaching me how to cast on and the knit stitch.

I still consider myself a beginner, but am very much enjoying the process and the progress and will use this space to chronicle my projects.