My Knitting Journey
Outlander was finally released as a TV series in 2014/2015. I had always been a fan of the books so was was really excited to see the first book finally made into a TV series. What does this have to do with knitting? Well 2015 was a rather traumatic year for me with some major events happening that took me back to knitting when I saw some of the knitted garments in Outlander. I started knitting about age 9 and was the eldest of 4 children and my mother was a widow with limited means. I started knitting some of my own garments which helped my mother and I enjoyed it. I wish I had my first knitted garment or even a photo of it but sadly I don't. I made a short sleeved tee as it is called today but back then it was the top of a twin set. Mum had made me a cardigan and there was yarn left over so I was allowed to choose another colour to go with it. I chose bright pink to go with the fawn colour of the cardigan and made my top with the p...