{"id":523,"date":"2017-01-16T01:57:53","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T01:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/?p=523"},"modified":"2017-04-21T00:21:09","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T00:21:09","slug":"learning-to-knit-first-garter-stitch-scarf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/?p=523","title":{"rendered":"Learning to knit. First garter stitch scarf!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My good friend finally convinced me to try knitting. I must say, it was extremely humbling to be completely terrible at first. However, with perseverance and plenty\u00a0of patience I finally made something worth posting. I present&#8230;the garter stitch scarf!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162356.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-529 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162356-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"680\" height=\"907\" srcset=\"http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162356-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162356-416x555.jpg 416w, http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162356-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162356-169x225.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162328.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-528 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162328-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162328-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162328-416x555.jpg 416w, http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162328-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162328-169x225.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162237.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-526\" src=\"http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162237-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162237-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162237-416x312.jpg 416w, http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162237-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162237-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162308.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-527 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162308-1024x584.jpg\" width=\"680\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162308-1024x584.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162308-416x237.jpg 416w, http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162308-300x171.jpg 300w, http:\/\/humbleworm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170115_162308-768x438.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Perseverance is defined by good ol&#8217; Google as &#8220;steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.&#8221; I&#8217;d like to encourage YOU, whoever you are and whatever the goal, to persevere. Learning to knit was a<em> long<\/em> process of progress, mistake, backtrack, fix mistake, repeat. Eventually, I started to get better, but it definitely did <strong>not<\/strong>\u00a0come easily \u00a0the way crocheting had. I almost gave up completely, but knew that with enough practice and attention I&#8217;d get better. I&#8217;m very proud of this scarf, which as far as I know has no mistakes! It will be a birthday present for my little sister.<\/p>\n<p>Feel free to tell me about your experience with perseverance in the comments section!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information on how to make this scarf, check out Purl Soho&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purlsoho.com\/create\/tag\/free-knitting-pattern\/\" target=\"_blank\">free patterns<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purlsoho.com\/create\/category\/new-posts\/new-tutorials\/\" target=\"_blank\">tutorials<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My good friend finally convinced me to try knitting. I must say, it was extremely humbling to be completely terrible at first. However, with perseverance and plenty\u00a0of patience I finally made something worth posting. I present&#8230;the garter stitch scarf! 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