My mother is confused... I still suck

[eumelia]

In regard to the last post, I had started the scarf, but it got twisted and then I noticed the joining got screwy (using circular needles, though I think I'm gonna have to get a shorter pair *grumbles*), so I ripped it and asked:

"Mummy, do you know how to make a proper joining?"
"Um... let me see... why do you want to join the yarn?"
*hard look* "The scarf is supposed to be knit in the circular"
"What do you mean?"
"What do you mean "what do you mean"?! A row of stitches that connects into a circle" I have begun to laugh hysterically.
"But wouldn't that make a tube?"
"Yes! That's the point!"
"Why would you make a scarf that's a tube?"
"Mummy didn't you read the pattern?"
"For what?"
"The scarf!"

Mummy and I always seem to get into these little Abbot and Costello moments :) It's a bonding and trying experience at times.
Mummy is quite irate about this, because she's confused about the circular knitting I'm "insisting" on using.

In any event I ripped the beginning :(

Who am I supposed to turn to for help in craft if not my mother (who is unfortunately confused)... I still suck.

Comments

[orcabee.livejournal.com]

hang in there. you can ask the people in the knitting store where you bought your supplies. they're usually happy to help. and you can avoid the craziness with your mom

i've never knit in the round before, unfortunately, or i'd try to help...

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

I actually posted with you in mind ;)

My mom met a woman who knits at her Mah-Jong group so I should be getting many helpful tips :)

I'm gonna try to find Knitting without tears at some bookshops.

Do you have any other books or websites to recommend?

I feel so honored ;)

[orcabee.livejournal.com]

yes! Stitch 'n bitch by debbie stoller. great book. but having live help tends to be better......


This book is like the bible of knitting. It has everything in it. There's a sequel to it called Stitch 'n Bitch Nation which has a ton of wonderful patterns in it. It's cool to get, but only in addition to the original, as there aren't as many tips to get yourself out of a hole. Also, if you do a google search for "knitting help" there are a lot of blogs where you can ask questions. I've never tried them, though. I always end up going to my grandmother or friend.

This is the book

[orcabee.livejournal.com]

They have it on amazon and a lot of other sites as well.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=ik39orzCvl&isbn=0761128182&itm=1

Re: This is the book

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

Put it on my WishList, though I'll try and buy it at the local book store.

Re: I feel so honored ;)

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

My Granny, who taught me when I was nine (I've known "how to" knit for years; cast on, knit, purl and bind off, other than that nada!) lived in South Africa, a long way away from Israel, and as you read my mother hast forgotten all her craftiness :)

So I'm dying to relearn and make this hobby a proper one.

[aesiron.livejournal.com]

a) You do not.
b) You calling your mother "mummy" is almost obnoxiously cute.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

I call my father Daddy :)

All of us (my siblings) call our parents that way and my sisters are in their thirties!
My brother is only 28.