| Unlikely though it may have seemed a few years ago, | | | | towards the fashion of more traditional hand knitted |
| it now seems that the ancient pastime of knitting, | | | | garments, some big and chunky, some delicate and |
| borne out of necessity through the centuries, has now | | | | lacy (not at all like your Grandmother knitted for you as |
| been given a new lease of life with many, including | | | | a child). |
| celebrities, busy clicking their knitting needles at every | | | | We were all (well, most of us anyway) taught the |
| spare opportunity. It seems that after the 'naughties', | | | | basics as a child, knit one, purl one, knit two together, |
| the next decade may be the decade of creating ones | | | | and as soon as you see a pattern it will all come |
| own wardrobe, with sewing, knitting and crocheting all | | | | flooding back to you, the language of knit. It really isn't |
| seeing a great surge in popularity, and it can't all be just | | | | difficult and you'll be amazed at how quickly you learn |
| down to the credit crunch, with many of the more 'well | | | | to make a quite intricate looking pattern if you so |
| off' sections of society joining the trend. | | | | desire. |
| Of course, one very important issue is fashion. It | | | | So, get the pictures of Grandmother out of your head, |
| appears that as soon as the fleece jackets and | | | | find a stylish pattern, pick up your needles and get at it. |
| jumpers appeared on the scene, the hand-knitted | | | | You can do it almost anywhere, while you're watching |
| garment was soon thrown out in favor of a machine | | | | TV (if it's nothing too complicated) or traveling. You'll |
| washable, tumble dry-able, easy wearable piece of | | | | get such a feeling of satisfaction being able to walk |
| clothing which was just as stylish and warm, but more | | | | out in style, in something of your own making from |
| trendy and in keeping with our busy modern lives. Well, | | | | start to finish and soon all of your friends will be at it |
| they've been around for many years now, and the | | | | too. |
| tables seem to be turning a little, with a definite turn | | | | |