As I’m sure you have picked up in my previous posts about my making the Kingston Sweater, Tara-Lynn Morrison’s Good Night, Day has been my knitting awakening. 

These are patterns that are designed to be simple, minimalistic, accessible, size-inclusive and take a more holistic approach to the creative process in the way they are designed to be like a meditation, a launch point for your own ideas and creativity - leaving you free to express yourself with colour schemes, customised sizing, length and proportion, and optional embellishments. 

​I remember when I first started Never Been Knit and Ethan said to me that I’ll be knitting jumpers within six months and I thought he was being very kind to me, and maybe overestimating my abilities! I couldn’t even cast on and the idea that I would knit so many stitches that it would make anything, let alone something I could put on and enjoy as a key part of an outfit. 

But here I am - sweater completed! A couple of posts ago  I shared with you my progress to date making the Kingston Sweater - and my journey very much continued on this trajectory. I took me two weeks to make this project, in total. 

Kia ora! Welcome back to Never Been Knit where I share with you my stories of being a newbie knitter and explore the fabulous world of yarn crafts and knitted garments! 

As you’ll know from my last post, I’ve been steadily working away on my second-ever project - the Kingston Sweater. As I’m nearing the completion of it I’ve been thinking a lot about my knitting journey so far, and reflecting on what I've learnt, and what I’d tell me of 4 months ago, when I first picked up some needles and yarn, having never made a stitch in my life. It was a daunting time! 
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Whilst my skills are still rudimentary, and every session with my needles is a lesson full of trials and errors, I think it’s nice to be able to acknowledge what I have picked up and what tip and tricks have made my journey easier - and it's nice to be able to share these with other beginners, so that you know you're not alone in feeling quite 'ummm....what am I doing here' so much of the time!

In today's post I thought I’d share with my 5 tips for beginner knitters, things that I have figured out along the way that have really been game-changers in terms of my skills, confidence and attitudes towards knitting. And if you are reading this post because you too are thinking of learning to knit, I urge you to simply start! You'll never know until you try and the learning process has been one of the most fun parts of this journey - so I help these tips help you. Good luck!

Kia ora! 

A couple of posts ago I was very excited to share with you the completely delightful new Lissy Cole Auaha Haukara collection of chunky yarns and revealed to you that I would be starting my second ever knitted project - the Kingston Sweater by Tara-Lynn Morrison.

Having only ever knitted one thing before, I am aware that some may consider a whole-ass jumper a little ambitious....but what can I say? Your gal has gall! 

So this week I wanted to give you an update on where I'm at with the project and how it's been going! Here at Never Been Knit I'm all about the realism - the warts-and-all processes. I know myself that when I'm new at something, I hate seeing everyone else making everything sound easy and never sharing the craft bloopers so to speak. So it's important to me I share the process and journey with you!