Giant Knitting

Another of those crafts that I will probably never do, but have great admiration for is:  knitting.  I was into sewing at a very young age, and though my mother taught me the basics of knitting, the knitting bug never got me. 

My friend Jean, on the other hand, is what I would consider a master knitter.   

A small throw, knitted in a chunky, very soft wool.

Over the last 20 years,  I've watched her create the most amazing knitted garments and blankets.  There are always multiple projects going simultaneously,.... and they are all different...Jean is constantly exploring what she hasn't tried yet -- and so has worked with a wide range of yarns and knitting patterns.

Fabulous dress knit by Jean...love it!

The other day she sent me photos of a new project she was working on, I didn't notice that she was knitting in a completely different size of needle...serious jumbo size!

Close up it looks like regular size knitting

Pictured on the sofa...those cushions are probably 2 feet wide!

Knitting needles: 2" diameter...3 and 1/2 feet long!!


Giant knitting needles are definitely all the rage with the knitting crowd.  In fact, they were featured at a knitting convention in NYC that we went to a few months ago.  And though I didn't try it, I watched as people were trying it out.  It didn't look like it was easy to do.

This throw blanket was knit with:  Knit One Share One, K1S1 yarn which is made in New Zealand from high grade merino wool.  The yarn is like bump, which is a inner lining in well-made drapes...it is soft and lightweight.

So after approximately 6 hours of knitting...Voila! a blanket large enough to use as a throw on a queen size bed, seen pictured above.  Jean said it gets very heavy towards the end---handling all that weight while the knitting is still on the needles,...leading me to believe that it is probably good exercise for the arms!  Maybe, just maybe, I may try it..