Greetings, welcome, hello to you all

I've been meaning to get this blog going for a while now and have finally managed. a) because I have somewhere to live and an internet connection now, and b) because I finished my first sock last night / this morning (at about 2 a.m.) and that really needs to be shared!

I've been knitting for about two and a half months now (since day 5 of the World Cup, in my football dating system). I taught myself from two books that I got out of the library. My Mum actually tried to teach me when I was about ten, but I never got beyond garter stitch. I remember royal blue yarn and very long needles being involved. The experiment didn't last very long. Now, though, I'm hooked.

As the pictures of the sock aren't quite ready yet, here's a lovely photo of me knitting the Tulip Booties from Knitty for my friend Ann's baby. I'm usually a lot more relaxed when I'm knitting, but this was the part where you have to p2tog tbl . . . Only my Dad would take a photo of me looking like that.