Wednesday 20 June 2007

Ultimate Knitters List of things to do

Found this list at Knitting Under the Influence via The Thrifty Knitter site.
It's the ultimate knitters checklist.

the ones in purple are the ones I can check off!
  • Afghan/Blanket (baby)
  • I-cord
  • Garter stitch
  • Knitting with metal wire
  • Shawl
  • Stockinette stitch
  • Socks: top-down
  • Socks: toe-up
  • Knitting with camel yarn
  • Mittens: Cuff-up
  • Mittens: Tip-down
  • Hat
  • Knitting with silk
  • Moebius band knitting
  • Participating in a KAL (knit a long, this where a group of people knit the smae thing and talk about it)
  • Sweater
  • Drop stitch patterns
  • Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn
  • Slip stitch patterns
  • Knitting with banana fiber yarn
  • Domino knitting (modular knitting)
  • Twisted stitch patterns
  • Knitting with bamboo yarn
  • Two end knitting
  • Charity knitting
  • Knitting with soy yarn
  • Cardigan
  • Toy/doll clothing
  • Knitting with circular needles
  • Knitting with your own handspun yarn (watch this space!)
  • Slippers (do tiny ones count?)
  • Graffiti knitting (knitting items on, or to be left on the street)
  • Continental Knitting
  • Designing knitted garments
  • Cable stitch patterns (incl. Aran)
  • Lace patterns
  • Publishing a knitting book (you never know…)
  • Scarf
  • American/English knitting (as opposed to continental)
  • Knitting to make money
  • Button holes
  • Knitting with alpaca
  • Fair Isle knitting
  • Norwegian knitting (?)
  • Dying with plant colors
  • Knitting items for a wedding
  • Household items (dishcloths, washcloths, tea cozies…)
  • Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) on two circulars
  • Olympic knitting (?)
  • Knitting with someone else’s handspun yarn
  • Knitting with DPNs
  • Holiday related knitting
  • Teaching a male how to knit
  • Bobbles
  • Knitting for a living
  • Knitting with cotton
  • Knitting smocking
  • Dying yarn
  • Steeks (?)
  • Knitting art
  • Fulling/felting
  • Knitting with wool
  • Textured knitting
  • Kitchener BO
  • Purses/bags
  • Knitting with beads
  • Swatching
  • Long Tail CO
  • Entrelac (?)
  • Knitting and purling backwards (?)
  • Machine knitting
  • Knitting with self-patterning/self-striping/variegating yarn
  • Stuffed toys
  • Baby items
  • Knitting with cashmere
  • Darning
  • Jewelry
  • Knitting with synthetic yarn
  • Writing a pattern
  • Gloves
  • Intarsia
  • Knitting with linen
  • Knitting for preemies
  • Tubular CO
  • Freeform knitting
  • Short rows Cuffs/fingerless mitts/arm warmers
  • Pillows
  • Knitting a pattern from an online knitting magazine
  • Rug Knitting on a loom
  • Thrummed knitting (?)
  • Knitting a gift
  • Knitting for pets
  • Shrug/bolero/poncho
  • Knitting with dog/cat hair (yuk & why?)
  • Hair accessories
  • Knitting in public

Not bad I suppose considering I have only been knitting since Nov 2005.

I must try and check off more things (once I found out what they are!)

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