Stepping out of the Box

Yesterday I had two huge Slap The Bull moments. First I joined a Meetup group. What's Meetup? Its a website you go to to find a group of people that are interested in the same things you are i.e. hiking, or scrapbooking or in my case, knitting. I've been wanting to learn knitting for a few years but have never taken the plunge. So, I went to www.meetup.com, searched for a knitting group that meets in Chandler and....wait for it......attended a meeting! Before you ask, no I did not know anyone before I went, I just went. It was quite rewarding. Everyone was extremely nice and because I have NEVER knitted before I was taught how to cast on, how to knit and how to purl right at the meeting. I was also given some knitting worksheets and a website, www.knittinghelp.com for future reference. We met at Wildflower Bread Company at Chandler Mall, so it was very close to my house. I enjoyed watching the more experienced knitters zooming along as they worked toward the end of their projects. I also learned two basic stitches, stockinette which is to knit 1 row, turn, and purl one row, and the garter stich which is to knit every row. Peep pics of my beginner's kit with my practice stitches below. I was extremely proud of myself for throwing caution to the wind and learning something brand new AND meeting some new, interesting people to boot. I would encourage you to get out there and learn something new today. Your brain, and your spirit will thank you.