Last nigth a bobby pin saved my life...

No shit. True story. Here’s how it goes.

In this picture, there is a thing which can save a knitter's life. Can you find it?

Last night I was knitting on the train that took me back home from work. (That’s the great thing about knitting : you can do it in public transports, whereas you can’t sew. Needles (circular are even better !) your current ball of yarn, and you’re set !) Anyway, back to the story.

I was doing my stuff and everything was fine, when suddenly I dropped a stitch. I was all « ohmygodIdroppedastitchIdon’thaveacrochethowthehellamIgoingtofixthat ? » but then I told my self, « stop panicking bitch, breathe deep and look in your bag if there’s something you could make do with ! » And there it was – a bobby pin !

I managed to grab my dropped stitch with it and fix it as I would have done with a crochet, and went on with my knitting.

Moral of the story : bobby pins can help you out of the worst situations. Even a possible shuttle crash.  

(Excerpt from Airplane 2 - interesting bobby pin-related action actually starts at 1:30)

(For those who are interested : my pink-hearse-print pencil case was made by the lovely Coffin Rock, whose block and online shop you can check here! And the pattern I'm currently knitting is Andi Satterlund's Cable brim beret, which you can find on Tuts+!)

First knitting project completed!

Hey folks, I just finished my first knitting project!

Pre-blocking - Sorry about the picture on the washing machine, this is about the only flat and white surface I could find in my apartment!

This is the Gorgeous Kerchief by Andi Satterlund (all instructions to make it can be found here!), which I chose because I didn't want to make a garter stitch scarf. Boring.

At least, now I can do ribbing and decreases, and I've learned how to read a knitting pattern!
Mind you, I thought for a moment I'd never get this finished. I had to start all over again three times, because, for some reason, I couldn't succeed to cast on the right number of stitches from the beginning, and everything looked crooked when I started knitting.

You may notice some kind of fringe made of black yarn : I used it as markers on my 3rd attempt at casting on, tying the black yarn in a loose knot every ten stitches. I finally managed to cast on the right number of stitches and was able to really start!

I wouldn't call it perfect (the shortest point is not long enough for me to pull it underneath the front and wear it as a proper Rosie-style headscarf) but I can still wear it as a headband or around my neck...and I'm feeling ready to tackle some more serious knitting!
I'm planning to make a beret next, and then the Hortencia sweater...but I'm stuck for the moment, as I have to wait until I can get the circular needle I ordered from my yarn shop! Looking forward to start something new!