Knitting

In the summer of 2002, I spent three days teaching myself how to knit based on instructions printed from a couple of different websites.  I had wanted to learn to knit for years, and while it wasn't hard, it took a while to master it.  I spent several months learning how to modify patterns correctly, and I didn't learn to design complex patterns for a couple of years.

I usually have several knitted projects in the works at any given time.  When they are completed, I post a blurb about the project here, usually with a photo.  If the pattern were of my own design, I post that as well in the patterns section.  I keep patterns separate from the rest of the project so they're easier to print out.

Some of the patterns include tutorials on knitting techniques; I'm working on creating a separate section for them.  I had not originally intended to post any tutorials, but a couple of sites provoked me, and not in a good way.  One site offered a tutorial for the entrelac method for which the knitter charged a fee, and I don't believe in charging money for knowledge.  Another site, which was the one that really ticked me off, had a picture of a cardigan with a previously-believed-impossible horizontal cable.  Everybody asked how it was done, but the knitter never posted a how-to (not even for a fee).  I thought, 'Bitch,' and decided to use trial and error until I figured out the technique for myself and then post my results and list her site in Bad Knitting as an extra little "Fuck you."  I refuse to deny knowledge of basic techniques.  I can see why people might charge money for a pattern, but not the basic technique; you can't do that.  So, look forward to a tutorial section and a new page in Bad Knitting in a few weeks.