Knitting for Fun ( and for Profit)
Thirty plus years ago, I taught myself how to knit. It did not happen over night, but it did happen. I have never regretted the beginning frustrations and all the unraveling I had to do. I realized very quickly that it relaxed me after a hard days work, and when I got better at it, I had a very nice gift for some family member. The first Christmas after I became good enough, everyone in the family got a scarf and hat set.
There are only two stitches in knitting , knit and perl. How many of each you do in a row and how often you do them constructs the pattern. Once you learn how to read a pattern, the world of knitting projects is open.
I have made everything from baby doll clothes to large queen size bedspreads. My favorite is the afghans. You can choose your own colors and even change the pattern a bit if you please. Can you think of anyone who would not like getting a hand made afghan as a gift?
The thrid year after I started knitting, I decided to enter a few of my projects into the state fair. Mostly to see if I was as good as everyone was telling me. Out of eleven entries, I came home with eleven ribbons. Nine of which were first place in their areas. One was best of show for all the needle work catagory, and one was second place. I was very pleased with myself, and decided to start selling some things to help offset the cost of the yarn.
I was offered nine hundred dollars for one of the bed spreads I made. A lady from up North thought it was a very Southern and unique. I couldn’t sell it though, since I had promised it to one of my co-workers. I did sell a lot of hand knitted projects, though and recooped some of my cost.
Knitting turned out to not only be a relaxing therapy for me, but a slightly profittable one also. I would, and do reccommend it to anyone, men or women. Someone needs to continue the craft before it becomes obsolete.
About the Author
65 year old female. Retired in September, 2009 after 30 years as a BSN ER nurse. I am married to an alien from Canada. I enjoy writing, needle work, gardening and dogs. I am at the stage in my life where I am fulfilling my bucket list, and writing is on the list. I live in a very small Southern town, or to say out in the country 6 miles from a small Southern town. I feel I have many stories I want to share, and can only hope someone out there will enjoy them and hopefully get some help and/or hope from them.
