Will someone please tell me if I'm mad!

I never nested when pregnant with DS.

But given my thoughts the last couple of days, I'm thinking I must be now.

I have not knitted since I was about 12 years old, and hated it then. And can't remember how.
But I've now had the crazy idea that during my 3.5weeks mat leave before bubs is due I might try to knit a blanket.
I've picked out some lovely coloured wool on LLS, but have no idea how to go about this...

So my question is... for a complete and absolute beginner, is knitting a very very basic blanket in a couple of weeks possible? Or am I being completely mad at even considering this?

If there is any remote possibility of this happening, has anyone got suggestions where I might find a basic 'how to'?

Maybe I should just scrub floors instead...

scrub floors or eat choccie and watch tv

I would like to be able to knit but I am like you - knitted scarves in Primary school

I do hope it goes well if you do embark on your project - share piccies

Vicki

Of course you can!!

I decided I wanted to knit Ds some longies and picked up knitting needles for the first time since I was about 9 when nan used to try and teach me to knit...i picked a pattern...asked ALOT of questions on here and I did it!



I used you tube for tutorials on knitting, purling, cast on, cast off etc

OMG Tory, that looks amazing! Can't believe you hadn't done it before.

Nope never knitted anything! Now dont get me wrong there are a few mistakes in them but we use them and i love the fact that I made them! Give it ago and it may take some practice but you will get it!

Wow those are great - well done Tory

Vicki

I second Tory. I'd never knitted anything before and had to teach myself completely from scratch. But I've managed to to make my DD a pair of longies; I used Youtube a lot for help with techniques. And the ladies here are able to help, too, even if they seem like silly questions. Definitely worth having a go.

A blanket would be a perfect starter project, my first was a scarf, which after all is just a blanket but skinnier . If you wanted it to be super easy and super quick, you could just make a plain garter stitch (all knit, rather than knit & purl) blanket with chunky wool and large needles so that it'll take less time and less yarn.

of course you can do it youtube is fab for videos aswell and i would deffo use maybe 5mm needles and chunky wool so it knits up quick