Hello from South Carolina!

Mei Li wrote

on Jul 1, 2009 9:10 AM

Hi,

I'm Laura.  I've been knitting for about 5 or 6 years.  The first thing I ever knit was a sweater for my daughter when she was a baby 20 years ago.  It's a wonder I ever finished it because it was definitely not a beginner project. It was a wrap style sweater using four pastel colors in an Argyle pattern.  It turned out beautifully, and both of my daughters wore it.  The first baby was a quiet, peaceful child who would allow me to knit even when she was on my lap.  The second child was loud and rambuntious, demanding all of my energy so I put away the knitting until a few years ago.  When I saw a book on sock-knitting, I was hooked.  I'm also into spinning, weaving, sewing and quilting.  Thanks for the KD website.  I've downloaded lots of the free patterns and ordered some things, too.  I really appreciate that KD has some patterns that are more traditional yet not old-fashioned.   I've noticed that in all types of fashion, there seems to be a trend to make everything as unflattering as possible to the wearer.  While I knit partly for the pleasure of knitting, I also like to make things to wear.  I want patterns that aren't too trendy because trendy means it's yesterday's style before it comes off the needles.  A hat or a scarf or socks can be trendy, but if I'm buying expensive yarn to make a sweater, I'd like to be able to wear it for a few years, not for one season.