Well folks, today is the day. Novice Knitting is moving on up and re-branding as “Getting Crafty“. While I still love to get my knit on, I’m really enjoying other crafts as well and I just didn’t think that belonged on a knitting site. Getting Crafty will still feature a lot of knitting, but will include other crafts as well. I hope you’ll all join me over there where hopefully there will be much more frequent updates! Come on over and check out the new place and update your feeds!

I decided this weekend it was time for a quick, easy project.  I haven’t had a chance to research and figure out what I’m doing wrong on the Grace beanie yet, so I put it aside for now. 

I got this great blue and brown novelty yarn in a sale a while back and have been really wanting to play around with it since then.  I decided to pull it out and have a little fun with it this weekend.

Since I was going for simple, I decided on a scarf.  When my sis found out what I was making she asked if she could have it.  I still haven’t decided whether I’m going to give it up because I’m already a little bit in love with it.  The picture does it no justice at all.  It is so soft and snuggly!  Plus, it is my first scarf ever.

I’ll have to post a better picture when it is all finished, but I may not get back to it for a few days as I have a certain little boy’s 2nd(!) birthday to celebrate this week.

Technorati Tags: scarf, novelty yarn, grace beanie

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.