dad, your gifts are late because this almost killed me

I said I was going to try knitting cables, so here you go.  Don't know if I'll ever do it again, but now I can say I have done it.  This is a little 7X6 inch patch of the honeycomb pattern and I am worn out from making this.  It literally took me 4 hours to make this little piece and my index fingertips are raw!  I wanted to make a set of hot pads out of it, so I decided to make the second one crochet and that one took 30 minutes.  Is this normal?  Knitting seems to be so much more time intensive than crochet.  Hum.  I would LOVE some feedback to know if this is just me learning how and that's why it's taking so long, or if crochet truly is that much faster.  I have been crocheting for, ohhhh, 19 years, but golly! 

                                 

I do love this material though.

                                             

So now that I have experienced knitting cables, I should get started on my Christmas gifts for my parents.  I have been in search of the perfect pattern for a very special something for my mom and I think I found something acceptable that I can alter a bit to get what I'm looking for.   And Dad, I'm not saying anything about yours because I know you're reading this!   

One last thing, a big thank-you to snaphappymamma for this child's apron I won in her giveaway a while back.  I love it and hope to eventually put it to use!

~Penny

Comments

[LeeAnn]

Those hot pads sure are pretty! But 4 hours?! Whoa. I'm not a knitter and if I were you I don't think I would finish it. Kudos to you!

[jenn]

Hi Penny! I love your hot pads! They are great. I don't know how to compare knitting to crochet, but if you have croceted for 19 yeas then I am sure it will take a little bit of time to feel as comfortable knitting. Once you get past your learning curve, you will fly! It seems like you are progressing really fast, your projects are great and they look good!
jenn