7.18.2013

crazy proud!

i'm sure a lot of you know that i also teach knitting at a local craft store. it's actually a fabric store (which used to be a yarn store back in the '80's). a lot of my students are avid quilters, and are very talented in the crafting department. honestly sewing is something i'd love to be good at,but i'm pretty much a deer in the headlights with my sewing machine. lol!


anyways, there is this one particular woman who took my intro to knitting a while back... and she admittedly told me she didn't like knitting, and was really there only for the social aspect. ha! gotta love that kind of honesty! in the past she had tried knitting before, but had a really bad introduction to it. she's also the kind of person who doesn't really like following a pattern.


guys, she's got a serious creative side. she loves to take things and run with it! well after my class, i'm happy to say that she honestly decided to give knitting another chance, and she has really run with it!
one of the things she wanted to tackle were cowichan sweaters. now that's ambitious!
guess what. she's knit 3 of them! 3! and all in adult sizes.


it's always nice to give encouragement wherever possible. i certainly didn't want her to loose her fire. so when she asked me to help with seaming, and knitting and adding button bands, i was more than happy to oblige.
now she has 2 beautiful cardigans to gift to her family overseas.


there have been a few bumps along the road... learning the importance of gauge, of how to carry the alternating colour strands behind, and more importantly the importance of sticking with the project... and that all of her efforts are so worth it!

granted.. she admitted to be very happy to see these sweaters finished... but she's learned that process knitting is incredibly educational. i'm so proud of her! and that spark is still very much alive in her! i'm so glad she gave knitting another chance! aren't you??

i'd say it's a job very well done! xo i can't wait to see what she knits up next!

 what's on your needles today? are you a fan of the cowichan style sweaters? come chat! xo
Posted by nook. at 09:40
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10 comments:

  1. Kathy MacKie18 July 2013 at 09:57

    Yep, that has to be Della, she's the bomb for sure!

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  2. Amy A18 July 2013 at 10:35

    You are Inspirational! She did amazing on the sweaters! :o)

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    1. nook.18 July 2013 at 13:42

      she really did! and i know she has plans for more! xo

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  3. HB, The Impulsive Minimalist18 July 2013 at 10:51

    That's awesome! I tried to teach myself to knit a few years ago and was gritting my teeth the whole time (I tried to learn with YouTube videos). Last March, I went with a friend to take lessons at my LYS. She showed me how to knit continental, which given the way I hold a crochet hook was so intuitive to me. I used to say I was a crocheter, but now 16 months later, I'm DEFINITELY a knitter. I love it. Great teachers make everything different :)

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    1. nook.18 July 2013 at 13:43

      i love stories like this one!! and having a teacher who sees your strengths and shows you how to use them is so great! i'm so glad to hear you're enjoying both knitting and crocheting! xo

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  4. Anonymous18 July 2013 at 11:21

    Wow, those are great Cowichan-style interpretations! I love the pink one :)

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  5. Ness20 July 2013 at 11:21

    One thing I'm going to miss most about working in a yarn shop is seeing the projects people have brought in for help turn into lovely finished projects and watching those people just get better and better at knitting.

    These are really beautiful sweaters! You must be really proud of her!

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    1. nook.20 July 2013 at 15:11

      so proud! i'm just so happy to see how far she's come in such a short time! xo

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