Day Two: Confusing Shopping

Hey Julie…

So now that I know what I want to do, I decided I should go into town and do a little shopping. I thought that it would be a good experience to talk to some people who knit and get their insight on what I should do and how I should start.

Through my YouTube extravaganza yesterday, I figured out that I wanted to make a hat. For this project, I needed two needles, yarn and a pattern. These three things were essential in order to complete my goal.

When I got to Walmart, yes Walmart, I was totally overwhelmed. There were so many options; too many to even begin to make a decision. Did I want thin needles, or thick needles, did I want a funky color yarn or a classis color, how big did the yarn need to be. All of these questions, I had no answer to… until I met an old lady.

This old lady, who will remain nameless, told me everything I needed to know. She told me that the needle size is dependent on how big the holes in my hat should be. The smaller the needle, the smaller the holes, but the longer it will take to knit. The opposite goes for larger needles.  This old lady gave me not only the knowledge to make a decision, but gave me the confidence to make this decision on a subject that I now know very little about (for now).

Overall, today was a great learning day. My project can now start and I am excited to learn as I go.

Todays emotion is: nervous

For now...

Daniel