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Jenny Fish, Knitter at One Big Happy

When and how did you first start knitting?
Almost 20 years ago, I had a Lucy moment and convinced my best friend Becca to go a knitting class. The class was a disaster.  I don’t think we ever got past the cast on row. Looking back, it was quite hilarious, but at the time I was so frustrated!!! After that we stuck to books from the library and local yarn shops for tips and tricks. 

What advice would you give to someone who just started knitting?
Be Patient and Persistent. Knitting is ...

It’s time to put your basic knitting skills to use and make a fun & practical project!

I designed this Grid Stitch Dishcloth pattern to help beginners practice their knit and purl stitches while giving me the opportunity to teach you an increase and decrease stitch! As usual, I filmed a video tutorial for you to walk through the overall construction of the washcloth, recap some knitting basics and show you how to work a kfb (knit front & back) increase and the k2tog (knit two stitches together) decrease. If you can do that then you can make this textured dishcloth ...