It all started with a hank of Malabrigo sock yarn in a colorway called Archangel.


It all started with a hank of Malabrigo sock yarn in a colorway called Archangel.

All in all, the Brooke’s Columns of Leaves Scarf is a very lovely pattern – perhaps not something a beginner such as myself should have attempted – but hey, I’m an over achiever 😀 It was very well written and my only problem was that for the life of me I couldn’t figure out how to do the p2tog tbl stitch – so throughout the entire scarf I p2tog. At least I was consistent!

On Christmas Eve when I discovered that all my crochet projects were finished, I broke out a pair of aluminum knitting needles that I’ve had since I was a teenager and a skein of yarn and said to myself “ok, there is no time like the present to teach myself to knit”. Here are a few knitting tips from a crocheter.