knitting

today i am trying to tackle TheDesk.

amanda would be proud.

but i was going through files on my computer and deleting stuff and i found this - i think i blogged about it way back in the day and saved it. i think this would be christmastime, 2006.
if you knew him at all you can totally hear this conversation unfolding :)

dad: "what are you making?"

me: "a scarf."

dad: "just a scarf?"

me: "yes"

dad: "do you know how to make anything else?"

me: "no"

dad: "really? you should get a pattern."

me: "i don't want to."

dad: "how many stitches across is that scarf?"

me: "15."

dad: "so you just cast on 15 stitches and knit a row and then a row on top of the row and so on?"

me: "pretty much."

dad: "do you know how to pearl?"

me: "i don't even know what that means."

dad: "you don't know how to pearl?!?!?! do you know any other kinds of stitches?"

me: (starting to get really confused at this point) "no. sorry."

dad: (after a long pause) "i used to knit."

me: "you what?!?"

dad: "i used to knit."

me: "when?"

dad: "my mom taught me."

me: (still in astonishment) "what did you make?"

dad: "i don't really remember. i think i made a bunch of potholders."

me: "huh. i still can't believe that you used to knit."

dad: "i did."

me: "do you wanna do a row of my scarf?"

dad: "no."

me: "why not?"

dad: "i don't remember how."