Hi Amy,
I went to Michaels yesterday with a friend to take another knitting class.
The sweet lady who teaches told me i was casting on the wrong way. ( All this time)… :evil:
I learned how to cast on a different way so my edges would look nice, plus she showed me how to knit a new color starting with every row. :lol:
Remember that throw i was going to knit? Every row has a different type yarn. Ribbon, Mohair, you name i have it…
Today i am practicing for the first time using circular needles. 
Just thought I’d introduce myself… I’m Canadian, but living in Sweden for the moment. I’m actually attending school here on an exchange, I go back to Canada fairly soon though…I’ve always been interested in knitting, mostly watching my mom do it, but alas, when she tried to teach me, I was in highschool, and thus thought I knew it all…turns out I was wrong! So knitting didn’t happen then. When I came here, I met up with some fellow Canadians who, like me were board, so we learned to knit, it was a logical decision. It was kinda neat, because everything my mom had taught me came flooding back and I was finally able to knit. So I’m still learning lots!
And thank you so much Amy, you’re site is great, and has helped me loads!
Nice to have you on board, KittyKat!
Amy
Hi. Just thought I should come and introduce myself. My name is Sara and I am from Wisconsin. I just began knitting about 6 months ago and am only on my second project. I have two children and a job and it keeps me pretty busy, so I am trying to find more time to advance my skills.
This board is great and this website has been a godsend. Friends told me about it and once I started looking around, I have been back almost every day since. Thanks Amy for putting your skills out there for all to see. 
Welcome Sara! I like your username.
Amy
Ah, I see this is where everyone pops in to say “hello”
My name is Karen and I’m from the Netherlands. I once learned to knit (and crochet and do needlepoint and make lace etc etc) from my mum when I was little but haven’t done anything with those skills from about the age of 13/14 and up. Recently I picked up knitting again and found that I still ‘sort of’ knew how to get things done but did not remember exactly.
Someone who saw me write about it in my journal (points to Miss Bummble) kindly pointed me to this website and it’s been a GREAT help! I watched most of the video’s for the basic stitches and found out I actually know all of them already, so now I’m using them to help me understand the English names for the different stitches
Sofar I’ve only done test-cloths, just to practice but I’ve found a nice bag on the free patterns page (the chunky hip bag) which I will be buying yarn for tomorrow and I’ll finally start on something a bit more useful and challenging than just these slaps of cloth I’ve been doing sofar
Amy, I understand it’s your site; it’s absolutely amazing and I thank you for all your trouble. It makes HUGE differences for me in understanding English/American patterns that I find online.
sincerely,
Karen.
Welcome Karen!
Hmmmm, maybe I should put this in the title: “Introduce yourself!” There, now it’s official!
Amy
Okay, well, since it’s official…
I think I found and joined this site about a week after it started. I started knitting at the beginning of the year. Been coming here almost every day since I joined. I live in Alberta, Canada and can’t wait to start knitting sweaters. That is going to be my specialty one day, since I have many opportunities this far up north to wear them
I am a happily married stay-at-home-mom with an extremely cute 20 month old son. My other hobbies, besides knitting, include: reading, Pilates and playing World of Warcraft (online computer game).
I have met a lot of people since joining these boards and look forward to meeting more people. This place is a great community.
Hello, all!
First, THANKS AMY for your generosity of time and talent! YOU are quite a chick!
As for me, I just started knitting about a month ago & have QUICKLY become addicted! Here’s what Ive got under my belt so far:
3 scarf & matching purse sets
1 scarf for me (all above with fat wool blend & eyelash held together)
1 toddler scarf/hat/babydoll hat set
1 baby booty
Here’s what I have on the horizon:
2nd baby booty (tonight)
bathroom rug (loopy with big fat cotton)
doubleknit hats for DH & bro
sweater for chihuahua (pictured below)
I am 34 years old. Ive got 3 dogs and 3 parakeets. I love any living thing with fur (including my hubby), fins or feathers! My family is pictured below.
This August will be our 10th wedding anniversary & we’re going to Costa Rica! We’re birdwatchers and will also love monkeywatching, dolphinwatching, tapirwatching, etc. while we’re there.
Im an exec asst & development (fundraising) coordinator for a local retirement community… Ive been here 6 years and LOVE LOVE LOVE my job. I can bring my pooches to work and I get hugs every day.
I think that’s about it…
Hi everyone!
Another thanks to amazing Amy, you’ve really been a great help.
I learned to knit (Continental) many years ago - my mother taught me when I was about 10. I fell in love with yarn then, still can’t keep my hands off the stuff. I did a lot of weaving, still have the loom, and always will but it’s gathering dust these days as I’ve been wanting something more portable.
I really needed some help getting started again with knitting, now I’ve actually finished baby blanket, a little girls lacy poncho, several caps, scarves, etc.
Many more projects to come, I can’t wait!
Amy: the new addon to the topic title works better I think When I first came here to browse the topics I had already been looking for one where the newbies introduce themselves.
I guess I should add that I knit mostly English style but I put the right needle under my arm to hold it steady while I use the left needle to manipulate the stitches to where I want them to go. You see, I"m a leftie but I retaught myself to knit from an old book with just pictures for right handed knitting. So my solution was to do it the way it was done on the pictures but use my left hand for the things that take subtle, fine movements grin
I think as a child I knitted lefthanded, English style. My mum taught herself to knit lefthanded first by mirroring her righthanded knitting because she knows that around age 6 or so, it isn’t easy to learn to use your “wrong” hand for something or to try and mirror what she was doing to fit my lefthand ways.
I have a great mum 8)
For now I’ll stick to this; I have seen the video’s for continental knitting and I’ve heard that some of you prefer to do this so maybe in the future I’ll give it a serious try to see if it will feel better for me too. But for the time being, what I’m doing is working great and it’s the way both my grannies used to knit aswell as far as I can remember so I’ll stick to the family way of English knitting :lol:
Hi everyone!
My name is Jeff, I am from South Bend, Indiana and I have been kntting for about 3 months now. I started with a prayer shawl project that my fiance, and a friend decided to do as a service project. My first shawl is about 2 days from being completed and I am going to start on another as well as begin making other things for around the house and for gifts. I am enjoying knitting more than I thought I would (and I knew I would like it a lot :lol: )
I enjoy all of the conversation here and hope to, in time be able to contribute and help others the way I have been helped along here. Other than that I am enjoying the supportive atmosphere that this forum provides to those of us who are knew to this craft.
Loof
Well, if beldaraan can do it so can I! Introduce myself that is…
HI!
I taught myself how to knit in May 2004 with the help of Stitch n Bitch, Sally Melville’s Knit and Purl Stitch books and a few random sites on the internet. How I wish I had this site to help at the beginning! But I’ve used Amy’s videos lots since discovering them last December and I’ve been a forum visitor since February. I love the sharing helpful environment that I’ve found in the world of knitters - it complements my personal knitting experience of creativity, sense of accomplishment and destressing. It makes me want to give as much as I’ve received.
I love knitting (we need a heart emoticon!) and all things related! I love fibers and yarns and I’m now learning how to spin. I learned how to crochet when younger and now I want to refresh and improve those skills to add to my knitted projects. I’m really getting into my own designing skills and embellishing knitted items - some of it’s still in my head, but I’ve never had a burst of creativity this strong for this long and I hope to make the most of it. I’ve been turned onto beads, buttons, ribbon, sewing and embroidery. I’ve been needing a new direction and focus and now I think I’ve found it.
Carol
OMG, how I cravea heart emoticon.
hey!!! Beth showed me how to do a heart! [size=7]
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and since we’re introducing… I’m Carolyn, I grew up in Maryland, but I live in Illinois now (I met my husband on the internet and we decided to live in his hometown after we got married in my hometown–yes it IS the family scandal). I teach 6th 7th and 8th grade general music and choir, and I love my job. The only reason I would quit my job would be to open up a yarn store with my best friend (who taught me to knit in fall 2003), who is also our Art teacher. I have a HUGE stash and a HUGE pile of needles, and a disproportionally smaller number of finished projects, but that’s okay because I love love love love to knit. I taught my mom (pfttec) to knit last spring when she came to visit, and she is the best student I ever had! I’ve also taught a bunch of kids at school to knit. The best part about knittingis that it has helped me be SMOKE FREE since January 1st 2005. [size=7][/size]
I have been looking for a forum like this one & am very pleased to have found it !
Welcome Christina Cx!
I must say, “WOW” on all of the links that you provided. I’m sure you’ll be happy in your new neighbourhood
I’ve been lurking at this board for about a week and a half now. I got the link to it from another knitting board where I also lurk. Learning to knit was/is my resolution for this year. I’ve wanted to learn for many years. My sis-in-law attempted to teach me about 10 years ago, but I couldn’t quite get it. She’s trying to teach me again now, but I’ve finally realized that she’s not a very good teacher. She’s a blast to hang out with but doesn’t have the nack for teaching. I’ve tried just watching her hands, but it wasn’t working for me. I guess I’m a slow learner. :roll:
I ordered Coats & Clarks “Knitting Made Easy” cd, which is great and got me started; but was not helpful enough to undo a problem. That’s where Amy’s video’s come in to play. They are fantastic! I still have problems (am stuck right now, as a matter of fact), but can fix some problems that I couldn’t fix before. I have knitted and ripped out the same skein of yarn so many times that the skein is now about 5 times it’s original size. In years past, I’d have given up out of frustration by now, but I’m determined to lick this thing, because I truly LOVE to knit!
Anyway, I’m happy to meet you all, and am enjoying reading the threads. I often don’t know what you’re talking about, but it’s kind of like a big puzzle, little pieces start gradually coming together as I pick up more info. This is better than a knitting book by far, and I’ve never been able to learn anything from a book, anyway.
Oh, and I live in a small town with no lys’s. Wal-Mart Supercenter is my only local yarn source, and it’s pathetically small. There are no local knitting classes, either. I’ve even hung out (pathetically) at the yarn dept in Wal-Mart’s, watching for someone to come along who “looks like a knitter”, hoping to persuade them to give me lessons. The only person who fit the bill, turned out to be from another city, in town visiting her sister for the weekend. :roll:
I learned to knit at my mother’s knee 50 years ago; but was never very “into” it until recently. My daughter wanted to learn to knit, bought some expensive wool to make a scarf and never finished it. So-o-o-o, not being one to waste, I finished it off and have been reinfected with the bug.
I used your videos to learn the continental method in the last couple of weeks and finished a shawl, which I was going to give away, but decided to keep. I find my tension is more even with continental than with english, but it’s still a little awkward. Now I have to make another shawl for a co-worker who’s facing cancer surgery in the next couple of weeks.
My doctor tells me to exercise more so I’m knitting instead of walking. I don’t think he’d approve, but it does take the stress out of my day. And I don’t have to worry about slipping on the ice and snow outside. I love nothing more than settling down in front of a good movie and knitting the evening away. Of course, my house isn’t getting cleaned very frequently, but I’m having a great time.
Cheesiesmom
Welcome! Hanging out at Walmart might seem pathetic, but I think it just might work. Keep trying! What about local coffee houses, cafes or bookstores? Sometimes knitting in public (KIP) brings out other knitters - you could even just set out some yarn and needles and sit reading a knitting book and see what happens.
Carol