“Checks & Eyelets”, NOT “ohmygod cute flowers”

Checks & Eyelets

Like the cool dudes at MenKnit.net, I would definitely call myself a knitter. It all started in the winter of 2007. I was sick, stuck at home (being contagious sucks), and I was bored out of my mind. A few days earlier, my mom had bought a knitting loom for my little sister, and she wasn’t that interested by it. The loom was there, I was there, one thing led to another… and soon enough, I was knitting more often than my sister. When she started complaining about that, I knew it was time to get one of my own. Now, you can only knit scarves with this kind of loom, but I still enjoyed it a lot. I made one for my brother (lapislazuli blue), one for my mom (violet), one for my dad (brown), one for my friend Rocío (“denim blue” knobbly yarn), and a lot of experimental ones for my sister.

This past December, I was told that, like, ohmygawd, knitting with a loom is totally fake knitting. I believed them at first, and I’m glad I did, because it gave me an excuse to grab my grandma’s old knitting needles, and go at it! I’m not gonna lie; it took a while to learn. The yarn was too tight, the needles were too long and thin, my pulse wasn’t helping, etc. It wasn’t pretty at first. But then it got progressively easier, and taddah! I had a new hobby to nurture! After that, I had to come back to Monterrey for college, and in a tragic turn of events, the stupid airline didn’t let me travel with my needles. I know, I know, “how stupid of you to try to take them as carry on luggage.” In my defense, I wasn’t planning to do that in the first place. Excess luggage in my other bag was not part of the plan, dammit! Either way, once I got here, I went on Freecycle and got free needles and yarn from some very friendly ladies. So fear not, for the knitting was resumed soon enough!

I am currently making a scarf with the “Checks & Eyelets” pattern, as well as a long thin one with garter stitch. I am kindda sick of being told that the checks look like flowers. My scarf is blue, how does that look like flowers? I mean, I appreciate the attention I get from the opposite sex when they see me knitting, I really do, but flowers? And I always seem to have the same conversation with them:

Random Girl: Ohmygod, are you knitting?
Me: Yeah, why?
Random Girl: What is it?
Me: A scarf.
Random Girl: I love scarves. Like, seriously, I am in love with scarves and would REALLY APPRECIATE a new one. The one you’re knitting looks pretty, by the way.
Me: Uh, thanks.
Random Girl: SERIOUSLY, I LOVE SCARVES. And that’s kindda girly, is it for you?
Me: I’m just making it to practice my purl stitches. I guess I could always give it to my sister if it’s too girly or something.
Random Girl: I gotta go, but seriously, I WOULD LOVE A NEW SCARF.

Maybe I should take advantage of these conversations and use my mojo on them. Oh buh-have!

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