30 Days of Knitting - Day #1

I haven't been very inspired lately. I suppose I'm in a bit of a rut. I haven't given up on my adventures in colourwork, but I'm having trouble solving how I can do my patterns in a way that isn't too difficult. I don't expect it to be super easy, but the ways I've tried have either created bad puckering or way too many ends. I know there has got to be an easier way even if it's readjusting the pattern itself. Perhaps I should pick up another project and come back to it when I'm less frustrated. :P

Since I haven't been knitting/crocheting very much lately I haven't had a whole lot to post about. I thought I'd take up a 30 day challenge to keep this blog active. :D First question is: What was your first finished project?

Like a lot of knitters/crocheters I have a ton of UFOs in the back of my closet. Some that are still sitting there I started when I was just starting high school! XD The first project that I finished and was proud to wear around were a pair of knitted fingerless gloves. I actually had made 2 pairs.

I was about 16 years old and I had just rediscovered knitting. My father had given me a huge bag of assorted needles he bought at the Goodwill. I'm talking all sorts. There were plastic, metal, wooden. Big long straight needles, circular needles, small double pointed needles. There were lots of sizes to pick from. It was awesome!



I'm not sure where I found the pattern from. It was from a knitting magazine my mom had got me for Christmas. I want to say it was Knit.1, but I can't be sure. The back issues don't match to the time I knit them. Anyways, I got 2 skeins of some cheap self striping acrylic yarn. One was warm colours (magenta, yellow, orange) and the other more cool (aqua, green, lilac). I started that day and finished one glove. I had to go to a family dinner and I brought along my knitting stuff where I finished the 2nd one there. I loved them a lot because they were just what I needed. I didn't like wearing gloves and usually kept my hands inside my sleeves. These were bright and kept my hands fairly warm through the winter months. I used them for years. I still have a pair stashed away in a winter coat in case I need them.