One big new thing in my life is, i learn how to knit! Haha! XD
Okay, it's not new actually.
Okay, it's not new actually.
I started knitting 2 years ago and so far, only finished 2 scarves, and an ugly coin pouch (the scarves were awesome but the pouch was ugly AF). Not an awesome achievement at all tho. Haha. It's not that don't want to knit anymore, but it does consume a lot of time.
So. This happen when i consider what birthday gift should i give to bf. Cause we have such a long time relationship, i started to confuse. We exchange gift like many times, and i thought, what again? T-shirt, shoes, watches, etc? Gave them all already. I started to browse like crazy! Lol
"Birthday gift for boyfriend"
"Unique gifts"
"Gifts based on hobbies"
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Till i found article that advice me to knit. Then i thought, hey why not? Is it that hard? I saw my bestie's sister learn to knit and at that time she was able to knit a sling bag for herself. I thought it shouldn't be that hard.
I started to learn from youtube. I realize actually a lot of people knit! Never thought it would be an activity that many people do. A lot of youtubers upload an easy and simple way to start knitting. They might have different way but all work anyway so i just picked the clearest one i can understand.. After watched like 10 videos and i decided to work on scarf. Only straight line and no pattern. My bestie's sister even recommend to just work on scarf first. She was also quite sure that it won't failed.
Ok. I trust myself, and start to buy the needle and yarn.
Went to yarn store but as it was a small store, there were not so many kind of yarn to choose. I want a big fluffy yarn. I was clueless about what yarn is suitable for scarves. My imagination took me to a soft, warm and fluffy scarf (i mean, Korean Drama in winter shows me that warm thick scarf sis!) Think about logic again, why do Surabaya people need that kind of scarf. We're dying out of hotness every single day -__- . For sure the yarn didn't meet my expectation. But since there were no choice, i ended up bought few rolls of gray cotton yarn.
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| Chunnie with scarf on I Miss You :* I have this kind of expectation. Haha |
First, i did some loops to make sure i really able to do this. Haha. I was totally clueless, and on my first trial, the result wasn't neat at all. The worst part was, i didn't realize i do "increase" stitch! I started with like 5 or 6 stitches, but as i go it ended up with 10 something stitches. Lol. Imagine it shape like a triangle. And i was like: is it really like this? I do it like the video. Why it ended up like panties? Ewwh.
I went to my bestie's sister to consult about this problem, and she was amazed cause i literally did increase stitch. Haha.
Anyway, i started to try another one with the same grey cotton yarn. Surprisingly, i did decrease stitch -___- . Where the hell was my mind? It was really ugly, and i start to doubt the yarn will produce a good scarf.
I didn't give up tho. Haha.
I browse online like crazy. Tried to buy yarn and learn which yarn for what. Few days of research till i found an online store with bunch of yarn, and affordable. Yuhuuuuu~~~ But the most important thing, i found a little bit chunkier yarn in this online store. Which is, of course, satisfy me more than the small gray cotton yarn. I choose bulky yarn with dark brown color.
I was super excited even when waiting the yarn to be arrived in my hand! Lol.
I started knitting as soon as the yarn arrived.
Aaaaaand.... did a super good job with the yarn. Haha!
I knitted super slow tho. As i didn't want to make a mistake and restarted this project. Sometimes the stitches were too loose and too tight, but my bestie's sister already told me before that those problem will happen, so it was just normal.
But when there were wrong stitches it literally will ruin the pattern of the scarf. So if i realize my mistake, i took of the wrong stitches, and stitches them again. What often happen, i only realized my mistake after few stitches more done. So i need to stitches more than i should. The worst part is if i only realize my mistake after few rows T___T
Such a hurtful truth.
Anyway, i only took some photos after fiinished like 1/4 of the scarf
Seriously it does need a lot of time just to make 1/4 of the scarf. I realize this job really need a persistence person, patient, and not easily bored. Knitting can be quite confusing at first. You need to know exactly which hole you are going to stitch, and make sure the yarn don't go into wrong side. But once your finger master it, you can easily know which hole for which stitch. Some people can even knit while gossiping around .__.
Meanwhile an amateur like me, just do it with full concentration. Haha. I am afraid i'll forget and make a wrong stitch. Stay focus is the key. Also an amateur like me don't know how the yarn should linger in the finger and how the edge of the needle should go. As you can see i am wearing something in m index finger. My finger didn't bleed, it was just it so hurt when the edge stab my finger. And it happened for every stitch T_T
I come with the idea to wrap my finger with tissue or bandage. Just so it won't hurt so much when the needle stab :'
I went to my bestie's sister to consult about this problem, and she was amazed cause i literally did increase stitch. Haha.
Anyway, i started to try another one with the same grey cotton yarn. Surprisingly, i did decrease stitch -___- . Where the hell was my mind? It was really ugly, and i start to doubt the yarn will produce a good scarf.
I didn't give up tho. Haha.
I browse online like crazy. Tried to buy yarn and learn which yarn for what. Few days of research till i found an online store with bunch of yarn, and affordable. Yuhuuuuu~~~ But the most important thing, i found a little bit chunkier yarn in this online store. Which is, of course, satisfy me more than the small gray cotton yarn. I choose bulky yarn with dark brown color.
I was super excited even when waiting the yarn to be arrived in my hand! Lol.
I started knitting as soon as the yarn arrived.
Aaaaaand.... did a super good job with the yarn. Haha!
I knitted super slow tho. As i didn't want to make a mistake and restarted this project. Sometimes the stitches were too loose and too tight, but my bestie's sister already told me before that those problem will happen, so it was just normal.
But when there were wrong stitches it literally will ruin the pattern of the scarf. So if i realize my mistake, i took of the wrong stitches, and stitches them again. What often happen, i only realized my mistake after few stitches more done. So i need to stitches more than i should. The worst part is if i only realize my mistake after few rows T___T
Such a hurtful truth.
Anyway, i only took some photos after fiinished like 1/4 of the scarf
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| dark brown bulky yarn, and half way to finished :D |
Seriously it does need a lot of time just to make 1/4 of the scarf. I realize this job really need a persistence person, patient, and not easily bored. Knitting can be quite confusing at first. You need to know exactly which hole you are going to stitch, and make sure the yarn don't go into wrong side. But once your finger master it, you can easily know which hole for which stitch. Some people can even knit while gossiping around .__.
Meanwhile an amateur like me, just do it with full concentration. Haha. I am afraid i'll forget and make a wrong stitch. Stay focus is the key. Also an amateur like me don't know how the yarn should linger in the finger and how the edge of the needle should go. As you can see i am wearing something in m index finger. My finger didn't bleed, it was just it so hurt when the edge stab my finger. And it happened for every stitch T_T
I come with the idea to wrap my finger with tissue or bandage. Just so it won't hurt so much when the needle stab :'
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| Scarf getting longer :D and my finger getting hurt so much :'o |
After so much hurtful stab... and hundreds of stitches.. few rolls of yarn.. and few liter of my sweat XD ... the scarf finished on time :D I was superrrr happy. omg. To be honest i really can't believe myself. I really turn a ball of yarn into something wearable. It was quite neat and soft. Just maybe too wide (?) But still the result satisfy me :D
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| Trying the scarf for the first time :D tired face but totally happy |
Can't wait to see how it looks on bf. Hehe.
Well of course he was very surprise. Like, did you seriously knit this? Did you even knit? How long it takes to finish this? When did you start? :O
I was glad he liked it and always keep the scarf. I know not so many chance to wear them cause Indonesia is such a hot country, sis. At that time he has some plan to travel aboard, and this scarf might come handy. But in the end he didn't have the time to go. So still no chance to wear the scarf.
But then last year (Dec 2015), he went to B29, which is i don't understand and never heard its existence before. You can count this as a mountain climbing. I never thought he would bring it with him, till he sent me some photos :D
Well of course he was very surprise. Like, did you seriously knit this? Did you even knit? How long it takes to finish this? When did you start? :O
I was glad he liked it and always keep the scarf. I know not so many chance to wear them cause Indonesia is such a hot country, sis. At that time he has some plan to travel aboard, and this scarf might come handy. But in the end he didn't have the time to go. So still no chance to wear the scarf.
But then last year (Dec 2015), he went to B29, which is i don't understand and never heard its existence before. You can count this as a mountain climbing. I never thought he would bring it with him, till he sent me some photos :D
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| Doesn't it looks good on him? Hehe |
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