Melissa Burnett's Page

I am so excited! This is my first year at Stitches West! I'll be at the Alpaca Direct booth helping out! We have booth #815 and #817. We have a bag giveaway as well! If you guys are at Stitches West, PLEASE come by and say HI!

I can't wait to see all of the yarn junkies at Stitches!

I've decided that my first sweater project for myself should be something wear on my anniversary. I've knit an adult sweater for a sister of mine and I knit children's sweaters for family and friends but I never seem to knit sweaters for me. I'm spending my anniversary (in April) in Lake Tahoe so not only will it be chilly, I don't have much TIME. Here is to hoping I my project done on time and that it will actually fit!

I've measured myself and I will measure my favorite sweater befor

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I remember the short ugly scarf I made when I first learned to knit. It wasn't my best work but it was one of my proudest! The experience taught me that right after I learned to knit and purl, I needed to learn how to make corrections as I go.

My first few experiences with errors, it always seemed better to rip an item out and start over than figure out how to fix what I'd managed to screw up. That was until I started making anything bigger than a washcloth. With a little time and a WHOLE LOT o… Continue

One of my favorite patterns is THIS one. Pattern
HERE. It is a striped hat with great square decreases. The colors speak to me as well as the streamlined but interesting style. I've been helping a fellow knitter with details on making a great hat like this so I thought I would share them with the group.… Continue

I was doing some research earlier today and I thought I would share my findings with the group. I love to knit purses and THIS is my favorite.

Here are a few tips when knitting something like this...

Mattress stitch: If you haven't used it, try it! It makes seams that look invisible. Once you learn how to do it, you won't use anything else! It really is a great way to sew panels together… Continue