subject: Knitting for Fun ( and for Profit) [print this page] Knitting for Fun ( and for Profit) Knitting for Fun ( and for Profit)
Thirty plus years ago, I taught myself how to knit. It did not happen over night, but it did happen. I have never regretted the beginning frustrations and all the unraveling I had to do. I realized very quickly that it relaxed me after a hard days work, and when I got better at it, I had a very nice gift for some family member. The firstChristmas after I became good enough, everyone in the family got ascarf and hat set.
There are only two stitches in knitting , knit and perl. How many of each you do in a row and how often you do them constructs the pattern. Once you learn how to read a pattern, the world ofknitting projects is open.
I have made everything from baby doll clothes to large queen size bedspreads. My favorite is the afghans. You can choose your own colors and even change the pattern a bit if you please. Can you think of anyone who would not like getting a hand made afghan as a gift?
The thrid year after I started knitting, I decided to enter a few of my projects into the state fair. Mostly to see if I was as good as everyone was telling me. Out of eleven entries, I came home with eleven ribbons. Nine of which were first place in their areas. One was best of show for all the needle work catagory, and one was second place. I was very pleased with myself, and decided to start selling some things to help offset the cost of the yarn.
I was offered nine hundred dollars for one of the bed spreads I made. A lady from up North thought it was a very Southern and unique. I couldn't sell it though, since I had promised it to one of my co-workers. I did sell a lot of hand knitted projects, though and recooped some of my cost.
Knitting turned out to not only be a relaxing therapy for me, but a slightly profittable one also. I would, and do reccommend it to anyone, men or women. Someone needs to continue thecraft beforeit becomes obsolete.
