I mentioned in my last post that I have used this period of downtime to teach myself how to knit.  It’s something I’ve always wanted to do.  I attempted to learn to crochet a few years ago and that never worked out for me.  I really enjoy knitting though, and it’s been a lot easier than crocheting.  I taught myself by watching YouTube videos.  It’s been really fun!  I showed the dog sweater I made in my last post.  This weekend, I made my first attempt at knitting with double pointed needles, and managed to knit a cute owl.

I really like the way he turned out!  I’m working on learning to knit these little stuffed animals.  They are a popular art form in Japan, where the art of knitting or crocheting little stuffed toys is called amigurumi.  I find a lot more patterns for crocheted amigurumi than I do for knitted, but so far I’m sticking to the knitting.  I may dig out my crochet hooks at one point and make another go at it to see if I can make cute little stuffed animals.

All I need is a bunch more cats and I can officially be 85 years old.

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