I can say that because I'm talking about myself. I've been wanting to learn to knit for a while now. Natalie had given me a pair of hand-me-down needles, yarn and a "teach yourself" booklet which proved to be nothing more than a source of frustration and dust collector for the past few years. Enter Aunt Laura for a weekend visit and we're ready to rock and roll!
Ahead of her visit she asked what I would like to start with and suggested a dish rag or a scarf. I was confident and asked if we could start with a simple hat for Bryce. She reluctantly said, "Sure, we can give that a try!" And so our lesson began. She held my hands and helped me to get the casting on and the knitting motions. She patiently corrected, re-corrected, corrected yet again each time I got stuck, lost or dropped a stitch. At some point, Aunt Laura said, "Holly, I really think we should start with a dish rag." And so we switched gears and got going on a simple square dish rag. Now, any knitters out there know that consistent tension is a big part of a good knitting project and an achilles heel for many new knitters; I was no different.
Square dishrag? Hmmm, not so much. New York? Nevada? A pair of undies? Yes, all those shapes have described my little dishrag:
