Knit Knit Knit, Undo; Knit Knit Knit, undo again

Welcome to the world of failure - I mean knitting. I've decided that my mum's Christmas present this year would be a scarf knitted by the hands of her awesome daughter. [note: the chances are slim]

I've finally managed to find some knitting stuff after searching all over the internet and town. A friend and I searched half of Sheffield, then found a knitting shop (two, actually) in the market. So I bought some wool... two packs of grey wool for the scarf and a mini pack of blue wool for practice. After that we got some Millie's Cookies and headed back to my place. My friend kindly taught me how to knit. She helped me start off the first row and I was getting quite into it. Then the second row... I think going from row to row is the hardest thing! So we spent about over two hours knitting whilst watching Friends (despite all the channels, the TV doesn't actually give you many good options). The funny thing was... the width of my scarf would get longer and longer. It originally took up about just over half of the needle, then after a few more rows, it was as long as the needle... I had no idea how I did that but it was weird. Then before my friend left, she quickly showed me how to end it. That's not very fun either. Anyway... that's how my first ever knit-product was made. It looks incredibly shit as a scarf because it's not really a scarf. So I made it into a little bracelet sort of thing. 

My first time ever knitting ^^

My scarf-turned-wooly-bracelet 

Before my friend left, she started off the proper scarf for me, she did the first row and did a few more rows before it's easiest to go wrong there. Being the idiot I am, I completely ruined it. I couldn't make the thing go onto the next row, then it went funny and everything went downhill from there. I haven't taken a photo of that yet... but I will do soon. The piece of shame needs to hide. 

So I've been practising starting and moving on to the next line. Stupid knitting takes so much concentration that I can't even think about my economics assignment. And I'm sure no one can spend as long as I have (about 3 or 4 hours) and have made nothing at all. First, I forgot how to start it (though it was only a few hours ago)... I even went on YT and knitting websites to trigger my memory but my brain was refusing to co-operate. Then about 2 to 3 hours later, I finally figured out how the first row is made. Then here's the challenge... making the second row... only one word described this process: fail. 

I can't remember which way to take the first stitch over... it just wasn't working. And sometimes my hand would slip and the whole thing would slip off the needle and I'd have to start again. I keep having to restart because my transition from row to row just wouldn't work. Sometimes the second row would work then I'd have trouble getting onto the third row. I'd say I've started at least 6 times or so. Hence the result is nothing. I don't know anyone who can reuse that section on the wool over and over again so many times.

Anyway... back to my economics assignment - I've done no work today... and tomorrow doesn't look to promising either. 

Hopefully the next time I blog about knitting, I'll have knitted something decent =]