When Geeks Knit

You, too, can emulate Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan.

The Washcloth (#1)

First knit, closeup

Here’s my first thing knitted from a pattern. It’s #1 of the 16 in “Nifty Knit Dishcloths ” published by Leisure Arts.

Nifty, indeed.

I am surprised at how much I enjoy knitting. I found a yarn store and Jenn went with me there over the weekend. The women there were surpassingly kind and helpful – I bought some dark green & black yarn and a sock pattern. They said they’d help if I got stuck! So, as soon as I finish another dishcloth for my Mom, I’ll give that a shot.

See, the whole knitting thing started with socks. I found a pattern online for socks with the Apple logo in them. You can’t buy those. So you have to make them. So I’m learning to knit.

Seven rows to go

I’m almost done knitting my first “real” dishcloth.

I’ve done a few in stockinette (which is the stitch I think of when I think of a plain old sweater), but this’ll be the first from a pattern.

Then I have to bind off in purl, which I’ve not yet attempted, but which I believe myself capable of.

Not only am I a girly fish, but I’m also learning to knit.

But it’s not like I use pink knitting needles or anything. Jeez, that’d be like asking to be made fun of. My needles are totally blue. Anodized aluminum, if you must know.

Bear in mind before you comment that I am a certified Unix System Administrator, and I know how to solder. And change oil. And catch fish. And build a fire without matches. And copper-plate things in the kitchen sink.

Here’s Dishrag 1.0, alpha 1. I need to work on my tension, and get a better idea of size. This was meant to be square, but it’s 13 inches across, and nobody need a dishrag that big square, so I stopped halfway there. Think of it as pre-folded-in-half.