I Finally Did It!

The bane of my knitting existence thus far has been the kitchener stitch. The first time I tried it, I watched a video and followed it but it came out lopsided. That made me a little nervous. The next time I did it, my friend Marilyn helped me with it. She read the directions stitch by stitch so I'd be able to do this. This one came out fine, but made me think I'd have to have Marilyn come and visit me each and every time I wanted to use the kitchener stitch. Needless to say I was a bit gun shy. I just finished a sock I was making for Patrick.





I was determined to kitchener stitch it closed. But Marilyn wasn't here. How could I do this?? I used what has become a reliable knitting tool for me. Twitter! I hit up my Twitter knitters and asked for help. Within minutes, I had a handful of helpful sites one of which was on KnittingHelp.com
I watched the video and listened to the instructor and something she said struck a chord and finally, FINALLY, made sense to me. After the initial stitch to begin, there's a rhythm to it. Now you're speaking my language. Knit, slip, purl. Purl, slip, knit. Over and over again. That's all there is to it. That's it? That's what I was sweating over? Umm..yeah apparently that's all there is to it. I guess I just needed something to click and neither the videos, reading nor the vocal instructions made it click. Check this out:





That's right, baby! I did it! I know it may not seem like a lot to most knitters but this is a huge win for me. Thank you to all my knitting friends on Twitter who are always helpful and kind when I ask for help.
I'm KnittingKnoobie on Twitter if you want to be one of my helpers. I can never have enough because I'm always asking for advice!