astridhj
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
What nice places do you have in mind?
All over the Alps and the western states of US. I am sooo looking forward to skiing season now.
Gets me intrigued. I dearly love wool, but it seems today that the huge majority of wool sweaters are either cashmere or really fine (translation: thin) merino. I want an old-fashioned thick wool sweater, and a little itch is fine because I want to wear it under a camisole and a cozy turtleneck. I did see some this summer...at specialty boutiques charging well over $200 per sweater. Granted, they were handmade out of great wool, but, oh my goodness! Maybe knitting is the way to go. (Unless good wool yarn costs $200.)
How long before you become sweater-competent? I can see myself spending the next ten years on scarves.
"Please, won't you take another scarf?"
"No, Deanna! You've already given me fifteen!"
I guess scarves are better than potholders. That's as far as I got when I was ten.
Try Ravelry. Has to be the best place for looking for yarn and pattern. There you can easily search for pattern and choose how difficult you want it to be. I am currently knitting St Kilda which is pretty simple.