Don't laugh!
Yes, it's often associated with old women/grandmas knitting ugly sweaters and jerseys that translate to unwanted Christmas presents, but it can be (not yet for me, though) quite a fulfilling task. Seeing the finished product, of course.
And so what started out as the ladies at work bringing their hand-knitted jerseys, the new postdoc at the lab recently (successfully!) knitted a lovely scarf and beanie, turned into them bringing me to the knitting shop to pick out a few rolls of yarn and a pair of knitting needles! (who knew the needles come in so many different sizes!) They're just so patient in teaching me :P
Knitting is no cheap business. The wool yarn I picked out (PURPLE!! yay) Total expenses + a 'learn-to-knit' guide book (not very helpful yet, I prefer demo) costed me over $50! (add a little more to get a Country Road scarf already!)
Knitting is no easy business too. I'm still waiting for the 'therapeutic' part that supposedly comes with knitting... During my first try, everything that could go wrong went wrong. I lost stitches, picked up extra stitches, too loose/too tight (pardon the knitting terminologies) etc. But now, after countless times of redo-ing, it actually resembles the early stages of a scarf!!! :)
So I've got about 7 rows done now, only 113 more to go to make a complete scarf! -_-
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