Day One: YouTube

Hello Virtual Julie

Well, here it is

The start of my blog, my learning and hopefully a new article of clothing.

I have always had an interest in knitting; since I was a child, my great aunt, Auntie Dacy, made me sweaters that were always a little on the nerdy side. It seemed that when I was a kid, I never wanted to wear them for the fact that I would probably be made fun of. Now, 15-20 years later, I wish I could still fit into them, my aunt Dacy really knew what would be popular 20 years later.

Regardless, I went through many different ideas on what to do for this assignment. I consider myself very handy with my hands and generally good with technology; so I couldn’t fix anything or make something electronic. I consider myself a good cook, and I do not have the time in my life right now to take on something larger, something that would take up many hours of my day just to learn. So here I am, learning to knit.

My day started with a reminder that I should get a start on this assignment. Without knowing what equipment or yarn to buy, I took it to the internet to find out.

YouTube became a close friend of mine, where I watched introductory videos. I think I learned what I needed to buy, what I wanted to make and how I could do it. I came to the realization that even though it seemed easy and I knew what I wanted to do, watching a video of someone else doing something is always easer then doing it yourself.

Through this multi-hour escapade through the archives of YouTube, I decided I wanted to make a hat, a nice warm one that I would use throughout the winter, something that I could proudly wear and when people asked, I could say I made it.

This is my hope; let’s see where life takes me

My next lesson will be shopping for the required equipment and talking to people who know a little more than me.

Todays emotion : Excited

For now…

Daniel