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I ran out of the purple yarn I was using to knit my scarf so I added on the white based yarn with purple and light brown spots on it, and somehow when I began knitting the two yarns together I went from 15 stitches to 24 stitches???????????? I would really like to know how in the world I did that, but I’ll probably never figure it out. Anyways my scarf looks like a slide it starts out think and then becomes very wide. I am not the biggest fan of my scarf it is nowhere near the prettiest thing ever, but I am very proud of how it is turning out for my first time. I am thinking of evening out both yarns so the scarf is half purple and half white with purple and light brown spots even though I’ve been told it will look ugly but in my opinion I think it’ll look good.  I have just finished casting off my scarf meaning I finished the end of the scarf and I tied off my knots and stitches. My scarf has somewhat equal parts of the purple yarn and the white based yarn with purple and light brown spots. Towards the end of my scarf I began to run out of the white based yarn with purple and light brown spots so I have to add in the sock weight white yarn with holographic glitter. My scarf is now fully complete there are many flaws and holes all throughout the scarf and the top and bottom parts of the scarf show unevenness so it looks like a beach wave, but other than that the scarf is very soft and comfortable. The white part of the scarf has widened so my scarf looks like a slide at the water park. Other than the flaws in the scarf I am very proud of how my scarf turned out with the fact that I am a beginner.

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By now I have knitted 30 rows to make my scarf with the Knit stitch now I just have to keep knitting until my scarf becomes the length I want it to be. The top part of my scarf is uneven because I did an extra stitch and there are a few holes in scarf meaning I missed a stich but other than those flaws I think my scarf is looking great and it is very soft, thick, and comfortable. At this point I have knitted about 38 rows of my scarf. I have produced a lot more speed than I had in the beginning of my knitting my scarf I was going very slow and man handling my yarn to make sure it wouldn’t go anywhere, but now I am a lot faster and I have found a way to handle my scarf. Most importantly I am beginning to sync my hands together so they can work with one another to make knitting my scarf and easier and faster process. When I go back to look at my scarf and admire how it has grown I see a lot more holes than in the beginning rows. I am overly excited to see how my scarf turns out in my opinion the holes and the unevenness in the top/bottom stitch (depending which ay you hold the scarf) show that I am a beginner and that the first item that you ever knit will never be perfect and how you want it to be. But other than the flaws in my scarf not being beautiful I believe my scarf is turning out beautiful for my first time knitting. My scarf is almost to the length I desire I would say it is about 19-20 inches long so far. I have no idea how long I want my scarf to be but I am just going to keep knitting until it is the length I want.

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I have just finished my first row of my scarf and I skipped through video to see what’s going on and the lady in the video said that there are going to be many rows and that those rows revolve around the knit stitch which is you knit onto one of the needles and then transfer it onto the other needle and so forth. My 2nd stitches are looking very chunky and messy I shouldn’t be surprised because this is my first time knitting anything ever, but I guess I set my expectations very high. So far throughout the video I am following knitting a sweater mainly revolves around transferring all of my stitches onto one needle and the second stitch. I do not know if my stitches are supposed to be aligned with one another because mine are not I keep making them line up with each other, but in the video her stitches are lined up so I hope that my crooked stitches do not change or interfere with the shape of my scarf. I skipped through the video and the lady is basically using the Knit stitch to create her scarf and then she casts off all of her stitches that are already on her needle and knits the ends together to finish off her scarf. I still cannot sync my hands together or move them with one another to knit my scarf with just one try and I have noticed that I am grabbing my yarn with force because I am scared that I will lose track or mess up on any of my stitches. My warn I am using to knit my scarf does not feel like the right texture a scarf should have it has the texture of a very soft and fluffy blanket which will be comfortable but I think it’ll be weird for a scarf. At this point my scarf is turning out (at least I think) great because I am following what the lady in the video I am looking at is saying besides my coordination.

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So far I have only gotten to the 2nd part of the video I am following to learn how to knit my scarf and there are 3 parts of the video so I would say I have made great progress so far. I am using a white based yarn that has lilac and light brown spots to knit my scarf this yarn is very thick and very easy to knit with and it has an amazing texture. It took me a while to get a hang of the second stitch the lady in the video uses to knit her scarf because I didn’t know she was pulling the loop out and underneath I thought she was pulling the loop above and out so my stitches would become loose and not the correct stitches. Eventually I did get the hang of that stitch and I am almost done with that stitch. For there only being three parts or stiches to the video I am following it seems like there should be more than 3 stiches and parts to the video if you are knitting a scarf, but many you are using the 3 type of stiches multiple times to knit your scarf. Knitting is a very frustrating activity but that is probably only because I am a beginner but I am pretty sure knitting will become easier and fun when I get the hang of it. Other than the difficulties I have faced with knitting when I correctly knit my stitches and knots I gain this courage and happiness that I am finally making progress and my scarf is finally coming out right. I hope my scarf looks somewhat presentable when I finish but it will probably turn out really fuzzy and ugly that no one will know what it is and stare at it for the whole class period trying to guess what it might be. 

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So far I have only gotten to the 2nd part of the video I am following to learn how to knit my scarf and there are 3 parts of the video so I would say I have made great progress so far. I am using a white based yarn that has lilac and light brown spots to knit my scarf this yarn is very thick and very easy to knit with and it has an amazing texture. It took me a while to get a hang of the second stitch the lady in the video uses to knit her scarf because I didn’t know she was pulling the loop out and underneath I thought she was pulling the loop above and out so my stitches would become loose and not the correct stitches. Eventually I did get the hang of that stitch and I am almost done with that stitch. For there only being three parts or stiches to the video I am following it seems like there should be more than 3 stiches and parts to the video if you are knitting a scarf, but many you are using the 3 type of stiches multiple times to knit your scarf. Knitting is a very frustrating activity but that is probably only because I am a beginner but I am pretty sure knitting will become easier and fun when I get the hang of it. Other than the difficulties I have faced with knitting when I correctly knit my stitches and knots I gain this courage and happiness that I am finally making progress and my scarf is finally coming out right. I hope my scarf looks somewhat presentable when I finish but it will probably turn out really fuzzy and ugly that no one will know what it is and stare at it for the whole class period trying to guess what it might be. 

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I should have done more research for the type of yarn and needles I should be using for my genius hour project. The vide I am going by says that I should be using a thick yarn rather than sock weight and needles that are at least 10 mm. I was trying to use the yarn and needles I had originally gotten at Walmart and try to go around what the lady in the video was saying but it is very difficult to knit with such fine knit and long and thin needles. My mom and I are going to get the correct materials today and hopefully knitting my scarf will be less difficult. My mom and I went to Walmart a few minutes ago and I believe I got the right type of yarn and needles. I got 2 different yarns they are both the same thickness and texture and also by the same brand, but one is purple and the other one is a white base with purple and light brown spots I also got a pair of needles that are yellow and 10 mm thick. I don’t really like the fact that I had to completely start over on knitting my scarf bit that is alright I want my scarf to turn out great. I began knitting my scarf again with the correct yarn and needles and it is easier than knitting with the sock weight yarn because it was very thin and easy to pull apart and the yarn I am knitting with does not pull apart when I tighten my knots and stitches which is great. So far I am at part 2 of the 3 parts in my video I am following. Well more like I am at the 2nd stitch out of the 3 stitches the lady in the video is using I am guessing. (313 words)

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My brother and I went to Walmart to pick up the items I need for my scarf. I chose 2 different colors of yarn one if white with glitter and the other one is multicolor with a dark blue, a dark purple/lavender, a teal with mixed yellow, a green with mixed yellow, a burnet orange, a dark green, a yellow-green, and magenta I also got a pair of purple aluminum knitting needles. This will be my first time ever knitting and I am very nervous for my scarf not turning right and me messing up. I have begun knitting and it took me about 10 tries to tie a knot. Knitting is very hard because you have to put your fingers in a good position so you can hold on to the yarn and make your stitches, but also be careful to not stab yourself with the knitting needles. I kept rewinding the tutorial video so many times to try and figure out how she positioned her fingers and how she moved them. My stitches did not come out like her hers were more clean and lined up straight while mine were sloppy and in a zigzag form. My yarn kept coming apart when I was tightening my stitches I was probably pulling a little too hard. I kept getting frustrated with how my yarn kept ripping apart and how my stitches weren’t coming as I hoped they would, along with my yarn ripping apart my yarn kept getting into knots and I got frustrated and just cut the knots off which will probably make my yarn shorter. I am wondering how do you keep making your stitches if one side of the yarn becomes too short? In the tutorial video I am studying the lady uses the same yarn but separates it into 2 pieces, but I think that’s only for the starting knot. Overall knitting is very frustrating and hard for beginners but learning something new does not start off easy you need to practice. 

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My brother and I went to Walmart to pick up the items I need for my scarf. I chose 2 different colors of yarn one if white with glitter and the other one is multicolor with a dark blue, a dark purple/lavender, a teal with mixed yellow, a green with mixed yellow, a burnet orange, a dark green, a yellow-green, and magenta I also got a pair of purple aluminum knitting needles. This will be my first time ever knitting and I am very nervous for my scarf not turning right and me messing up. I have begun knitting and it took me about 10 tries to tie a knot. Knitting is very hard because you have to put your fingers in a good position so you can hold on to the yarn and make your stitches, but also be careful to not stab yourself with the knitting needles. I kept rewinding the tutorial video so many times to try and figure out how she positioned her fingers and how she moved them. My stitches did not come out like her hers were more clean and lined up straight while mine were sloppy and in a zigzag form. My yarn kept coming apart when I was tightening my stitches I was probably pulling a little too hard. I kept getting frustrated with how my yarn kept ripping apart and how my stitches weren’t coming as I hoped they would, along with my yarn ripping apart my yarn kept getting into knots and I got frustrated and just cut the knots off which will probably make my yarn shorter. I am wondering how do you keep making your stitches if one side of the yarn becomes too short? In the tutorial video I am studying the lady uses the same yarn but separates it into 2 pieces, but I think that’s only for the starting knot. Overall knitting is very frustrating and hard for beginners but learning something new does not start off easy you need to practice. 

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I found a video on YouTube titled “How to knit a Scarf for beginner step by step” by Sheep & Stitch. I have yet to figure out what colors I would like my scarf to be and I also have not picked up any needles, but on the other hand my mom is very excited to knit with me.  I learned many different terms for knitting for example, a “cast on” is placing the stitches that will be knitted onto the needles and joining which is adding one piece of yarn to another piece of yarn. I am curious how long knitting a sweater will take me I guess it really all depends on how much time I spend on this project. I never knew that the knitting needles could be made of different types of materials there is wood and also metal and they are also made in different lengths for different types of clothing I am guessing. I have never tried knitting or really thought of it as an idea, but when I see people knitting they seem focused and relaxing which is interesting. How can different colors of yarn and 2 needles lure someone to be become relaxed and focused? Why do people find knitting interesting? Is it the idea of creating something that could be useful or something else? I guess I will find out myself wile I am knitting my sweater. My grandmother used to knit, I remember for birthdays and Christmas my brother and I would always receive hats more than scarves that she knitted herself. My mother used to be friends with many moms who would make headbands, hats, scarves, gloves, socks, etc. out of yarn and add flowers to make them look more extravagant those moms would eventually sell them for around $12 (which is quite ridiculous) but I am determined to give all of my knitted products to my church for the homeless.
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