Have you ever wanted to knit a sweater, but you have felt intimidated to try? I learned to knit over ten years ago. For the first couple of years, I knitted dishcloths, blankets, and scarves, but I felt nervous about trying anything else. Then I took a class at a local yarn shop in Winchester, which gave me the confidence to read patterns and try new stitches; however, anything that required knitting a specific size seemed beyond my skill level. I never knitted swatches to test my gauge, and accepted the fact that my projects might be different than the written pattern.

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