Thanks to these giant wooden needles -- U.S. size 35 -- I've started knitting again.
I bought them because they're beautiful.
I envisioned a big bowl filled with yummy yarn, and the needles lounging on top.
I bought them because they're beautiful.
I envisioned a big bowl filled with yummy yarn, and the needles lounging on top.
Not content to be mere decoration, however, pretty soon these babies were
churning out headbands in super bulky yarn. In garter stitch.
That's how it started....
churning out headbands in super bulky yarn. In garter stitch.
That's how it started....
Before I knew it, I was also looking at worsted yarn, at DK, at sock yarn with new eyes.
As yarn that I could knit -- not just crochet.
I remember how much knitting meant to me, and how I hated to give it up when I developed pain in my right elbow while knitting. (Knitter's elbow?)
I don't know if it's because headbands are narrow, or because I'm not knitting for long periods of time as I used to, but my recent knitting has been pain-free.
I'm still crocheting a lot more than I knit, but I'm having a lot of fun right now with simple garter stitch. And I owe it all to those very big needles.
As yarn that I could knit -- not just crochet.
I remember how much knitting meant to me, and how I hated to give it up when I developed pain in my right elbow while knitting. (Knitter's elbow?)
I don't know if it's because headbands are narrow, or because I'm not knitting for long periods of time as I used to, but my recent knitting has been pain-free.
I'm still crocheting a lot more than I knit, but I'm having a lot of fun right now with simple garter stitch. And I owe it all to those very big needles.
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