I'm new to this blogging business, but here goes.....
My current interest is knitting. I started knitting in 2007. Taught myself using books and DVD's. I really enjoy it. I've knitted several baby items (my first grandchild was born in April, 2008). But my daughter told me recently that she can't get Kyrrie (my granddaughter) to wear knits, not even sweaters, hats, mittens. So I stopped knitting for her for now. I'm hoping that she will change her mind as she gets older.
So, I started trying to create knits that I can wear. What a challenge! I'm short (about 5') and I'm a plus-size. Shaped thusly: /\. Larger in the hips than above the waist. So, when I try to create an item that will fit my chest/bust, it will not fit my hips. If I create something that only reaches my waist, it makes me look short and dumpy. What I need, I believe, is LENGTH.
I just bought a new book called the Knitter's Template, and it's very exciting. I very much want to learn how to design my own knits because patterns that I've found do not allow for my needs, and I don't know how to change them to fit. More later......
