I started by printing out some knitting graph paper, which I found here. I wasn't exactly sure how to make a circle, so I started by shading in the M in the center. (I used this picture to get the shape right.) Then, I took a compass and lightly drew a circle around the M. After that, I just had to shade in the blocks the line passed through, to get the outline of the circle.
Once I had the basic shape, I decided that shaded was garter stitch, and blank was stockinette. I wanted the background and M to be stockinette, and the border and circle to be garter, so I just erased and shaded to get that right.
I've never worked from a chart, so I wanted to convert it into words. Unfortunately, I was having issues with getting it to work. Actually, I'm still having issues. I decided to just knit it up and hope for the best, because I need a place to start!
I'm just switching between those two things: the bird bag, and this evil dishcloth. Wish me luck!
My Crafty Christmas To-Do List
- buy supplies for, and make, two etching projects
- buy yarn for, and make, a mohawk hat (I have a printed pattern, I just can't find the link right now)
- make two more (better) globe knot necklaces
- make two cross stitch ornaments (I have a kit with 30)
- finish the bird bag
- finish the M&M dishcloth (this could take a while, since I have to mess with the pattern too)
