Things have been a little busy around here this week, thanks to the birth of my newest nephew. He was born via a scheduled c-section on Tuesday morning so I’ve been spending every free moment I have up at the hospital with his Momma. Last night I got to hold him for the first time and it was amazing. I am SO in love with that little guy already. I took advantage of the opportunity to wrap him up in the hat and blanket I made him and take a few hundred or so pictures of him. Here he is all snuggled up.

I also started yet another baby blanket while I was at the hospital waiting for him to arrive. I now have two of them going at once. I wonder which one I will finish first?

One of my favorite things to make lately is baby blankets. I loved crocheting them so I figured knitting them was the next step. When I first started knitting I started out with hats because they are generally a pretty quick project that I can finish in a day or two. Since I knew my sister was going to be having a baby soon, I decided to see what kind of knitting patterns I could find for a baby blanket. I wasn’t sure I was up for knitting a blanket with my newly learned and still quite clumsy knitting skills but I thought I would give it a try if I could find something that looked simple enough.

I searched and searched my knitting books and the internet and I finally found something I thought I could handle. I discovered the Broken Rib Baby Blanket through Knitting Pattern Central. I adapted the pattern slightly to use some extra chunky yarn and size 17 needles (look at me already changing things when I barely know what I’m doing!). I managed to finish the first blanket in only two weeks knitting in the evenings on weekends when I had spare time. I wasn’t sure how well it would turn out, but it actually looked quite good. My sister loved the blanket and I was very proud of myself for finishing it just in time for her impromptu baby shower.

Since I enjoyed making the first one, I have now started on a second one. It seems like everyone I know is pregnant right now, so I think I’ll be busy for a while!

Hi and welcome to noviceknitting.com, my newest blog venture.  I know there are are tons of knitting blogs out there to choose from.  In fact I visit many of them myself on a regular basis.  So why am I starting my own?  Basically, I just wanted a place to track my progress and keep track of links to patterns and other knitting sites I enjoy.

So why “Novice Knitting”?  Well, I’m a novice!  I just picked up knitting for the first time a few months ago and am learning as I go along.  So far I have completed two hats and a baby blanket but I have high aspirations.  I tend to prefer fast and simple projects and hope to highlight those that I enjoy here.  Hopefully along the way I can add some tips and tricks to help all of you other beginners out there.

Please be patient as I get the site set up and ready for traffic.  I have a full-time job, a toddler at home, and several other blogs I write so it may take me a while to get settled.  In the meantime, feel free to leave comments and a link to your own site or your favorite knitting site.