I haven't done anything crafty in years except for a few sweaters for my son. After sorting through my yarn stash I pulled out one of my knitting machines and set it up. I spent most of the first 2 weeks cleaning the machine, sampling yarns and reacquainting myself with the machine. I am also pulling out all my reference books and and reacquainting myself with techniques. I need to slow myself down because I know much more than I am allowing myself to actually execute.
I have decided to start with real basic yarns (not fancy or expensive) and did a formal swatch. This yarn is 2 yarns run together. One is a smooth white "nice" acrylic. The 2nd yarn is another acrylic that is a boucle type. I have run them together and used the highest setting on my standard knitting machine (T10.2).
I have promised myself not to start another project until I finish the projects in my current WIP (work in progress) pile. So first I am finishing a cardigan for my son using knitting from the top down technique and handspun yarn. I have a limited amount so the correct calculation was critical as far as how much yarn I need to complete the project. I have a little more than needed so will probably make a matching hat with the leftover.
