A hat for Yarn Along

I have another small finish this week this hat and for once I had a lovely little model:

I knit it with a Lorna's Lace sock yarn. Angie at The Knitting Basket gave me an "opened" skein of yarn.  However as I can't knit socks I decided to knit a hat using my favourite pattern for the store and have another one on my needles for my little model!!

I have read two books this week.  I have yet to post my review:

I did post the list of books we are going to read over the next year at our book club here, if you want to take a look?

For more Yarn Along posts with Ginny, please click on this link.

How is my knitting going you ask?

I had my first knitting lesson back on March 12th.  So two months later here is what I have learned:

• I can do a slip knot; albeit looking at instructions on the internet, I just need to do it more often.
• I can cast on
• I can cast off
• I can do both the knit and purl stitches
• I can follow a very simple pattern
• I can "knit in the round."
• I know how to "k2tog," which means knit two stitches together.

All of the above I feel confident in doing.

I have even finished knitting two items that are wearable:

These are toddler knitted hats, using this pattern.  I knit this hat first:

Then this hat on Tuesday/Wednesday, I am finding it a lot looser knit for some reason?

My baby blanket is a work in progress but I am in no hurry to finish it.  I do want to make another toddler hat, so that I have one for each of the grands.  I still have a LOT to learn with this knitting.  I would like to knit a pair of mittens next, but even the simplest mittens knitting pattern confuses me still.

Overall I am pleased with my progress and even if all I ever learn to knit is hats and blankets, both are useful things.  I still go to the knit and sit session on a Tuesday and I thoroughly enjoy myself and the advise they give me is super.