I'm in a knitting phase

I am obsessed with looking at knitting patterns. I feel like a little kid staring at his older brother's books wanting SO BAD to be able to read them, but only understanding a random word or two, not able to string those words into coherent sentences. I can do a knit stitch, I can do a purl stitch, and I've even knit in the round before! But that's all! I get thrown off by the crazy knitting lingo that is peppered throughout patterns. What do you mean by SK2P?! Or 2YO? PSSO? AHHHH!!!!!

Ok. I've recovered. What I'm trying to say is, no one told me that knitting was more complicated. In fact, I'm pretty sure someone told me that as soon as I learned knit AND purl, I'd be able to knit anything. Lies! There are things called short rows, slip stitches, yarn overs, and a million other things that I have no idea how to do. But I keep looking at pattern after pattern (I have literally looked at patterns for at least 3 hours each night this past week) eager to think that maybe one day I could knit something like that!

Here is the first thing I've ever knitted (besides scarves or beanies) - Behold, the BUNNY RABBIT!


Isn't he cute?! I know. Ok, I'll let you know that this was basically rated as "the easiest thing ever in the world" to make. But look how good it is!! I was pretty proud. Even if it does look like a flying Guenna pig.

But yeah. My next goal is to knit a sweater for Chris. I realize this seems ambitious for someone whose only claim to fame is a stuffed rabbit made from a square piece of knitting, but in my hours of searching I think I have found an appropriate sweater. Not too hard to make, not too stupid looking, no dumb bobbles or cables or whatever the hell people do so they don't get "bored" . . .

[Ok, I'm going to rant for a second - I've been reading around and people who knit sweaters for guys always complain about the patterns being TOO EASY and BORING to knit! Subsequently, there are NO easy sweaters and they design HARDER ONES trying to find the balance between "interesting" patterns (a.k.a. stupid patterns) and something a normal guy would actually wear. WHAT?! WHO ARE THESE CRAZY PEOPLE?!]

. . . and it's not baggy at all. I say it's a winner!



Wish me luck! I am notoriously bad at not finishing what I've started.