I'm terribly clumsy too, but I'm also stubborn, so I eventually managed to teach my big, clumsy fingers how to handle those frigging needles. I'd tried once and failed a while back and wasn't going to try again, but somebody (*cough*sparklyfanta*cough*) kept talking about pretty knitted wear, and she made me want to try again... with better results than I expected. I was lucky to find great teaching videos, too... do you want the links? maybe you just didn't have good enough teaching material...
I saw the green ones in the galery. They're pretty.
Aren't they? *___*
I was actually going to try making a sweater next, but I got lost with the directions on how to attach the sleeves (all that stuff about waste yarn, and circular needles, and knitting on round with double pointed needles, and... @_@), and then I came across this scarf... and while it's more of the same thing, it's going to be great to learn how to do a few new stitches, and I'd actually have to follow a pattern carefully for this one, so it's great practice for when I'm trying to make something else.
Omg, I would love to if you could give me the links. I want to give it a try again. Well, slowly, hopefully I could learn few things. My dolls need new clothes and I can't afford them. XD
Check the videos from Cyberseams in youtube, She gives very, very clear instructions on how to knit while showing you the needles as you would look at them when knitting (I don't know about you, but I find it terribly confusing when looking at somebody knit in front of me.. I can't picture what I have to do with the needles)... plus she gives instructions for left-handed people, too. Check her videos until you find one that will help you; she even teaches how to use the continental style (which I skipped; it looks too complicated for me).
She also teaches a few other crafts, including how to sew a button... so you can see, she goes from zero level of skill so that anybody can get what they have to do. ^__^ There are a couple more videos that taught me how to correct some mistakes and gave advice on which needles to buy and stuff, but these were definitely the clearest and the most useful, for me. Just do a youtube search on "how to knit", you'll be amazed how many videos there are!
I wish my boys can fit those clothes. heheh.. but they're mostly around 65cm - 70cm bjd. Their clothes sometimes, are much more expensive than mine. OTL
somebody (*cough*sparklyfanta*cough*) kept talking about pretty knitted wear, and she made me want to try again... with better results than I expected. I was lucky to find great teaching videos, too... do you want the links? maybe you just didn't have good enough teaching material...
I saw the green ones in the galery. They're pretty.
Aren't they? *___*
I was actually going to try making a sweater next, but I got lost with the directions on how to attach the sleeves (all that stuff about waste yarn, and circular needles, and knitting on round with double pointed needles, and... @_@), and then I came across this scarf... and while it's more of the same thing, it's going to be great to learn how to do a few new stitches, and I'd actually have to follow a pattern carefully for this one, so it's great practice for when I'm trying to make something else.
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She also teaches a few other crafts, including how to sew a button... so you can see, she goes from zero level of skill so that anybody can get what they have to do. ^__^
There are a couple more videos that taught me how to correct some mistakes and gave advice on which needles to buy and stuff, but these were definitely the clearest and the most useful, for me. Just do a youtube search on "how to knit", you'll be amazed how many videos there are!
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Don't know if it's what you'd be looking for, but....
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I wish my boys can fit those clothes. heheh.. but they're mostly around 65cm - 70cm bjd. Their clothes sometimes, are much more expensive than mine. OTL
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