I asked my mum to knit me a jumper about 30 years ago, I even purchased the wool for her! Did she accept the challenge and knit this wonderfully warm sheep’s clothing for me? NO! – so what was I to do, well… my grandmother had taught me to knit as a child, so lets give it a go and see how it turns out.
My first attempt at knitting - a Fair-isle Jumper.
Not bad for a first go I thought. So… lets try something a bit more challenging. Those of you who know me might spot that is not me in the photo. Well I gained a bit of weight since I knitted this first jumper, so I passed it onto my wonderful wife.
Since then I have mainly knitted Intarsia and Aran Cables, much more fun! Even though it does take a bit more concentration to knit them. A few times I’ve had to rip back half a dozen rows! – more concentration on the knitting and less on watching Dr Who on TV.
