February 3
Making My Parents Proud of Me
My mother said that she wanted to get my photo on canvas. I am graduating from college soon, and I will be the first of my family to do so. She just wants to display my picture on the wall for all to enjoy. Well, I went ahead and found a good company for her to get the pictures printed. I figured that I was lucky enough to have a mother who truly cares about what I do, so I might as well go with it. I know that some of my friends’ parents could care less that their child is graduating. It is a sad situation to think about, but I feel like this is where I am better off, so I am happy. I know that my graduation is the most important thing to my parents right now because they have worked hard to support me. It makes me pretty happy that I can really make them proud!
In a generation of iPods,gaming consoles and Sky+, one thing that you would not expect to be popular is knitting. Knitting has been brought back in to the limelight by television celebrities such as Katie Alsop and Gok Wan. The make it mend it culture during the recession has also made Knitting Wool popualr.
Back in 2009 wool sales soared by 38 per cent as people are were finding the relaxing and satisfying nature of knitting their own clothes a welcome distraction. The best thing about knitting is it can be as easy or as difficult as you would like.
The level of skill required for knitting can depend on the project you are attempting, projects can include knitting a scarf (for low difficulty) to knitting a jumper. You can reduce the difficulty of your project by using thicker wool. Each ball of knitting wool will usually have a skill level indicated next to the size.
The skills for knitting you will need are casting on, forming a knit stitch and purl stitch.