New Skills

(This was a picture from a good while back… I have since learned that I was holding my needles wrong) 🙂
On the path to more self sufficient living I have a desire to learn more skills, to be able to make and do more things myself, of course. 🙂
One thing that I have wanted to do for a long time is knit.  I have picked it up before, but it was awkward and cumbersome… I felt very backwards.  Being one that crochets rather rapidly (in my own opinion… haha) I knew this would take some getting used to.  I picked up my first knitting needles years ago only to lay them back down. 
 I have been practicing on and off and then last week I was shown that I was indeed not knitting correctly… (not a surprise) 🙂 
Now I am again learning the correct method and am actually working on a pattern that includes knitting and purling! Tell me how impressed you are… ha ha. 🙂
It is incredibly slow go, but with each row I feel more confident and more capable and very excited to know that I am learning and who knows what I will be able to do before long. I have a Christmas present in mind already once I get the hang of it a bit better. 🙂
So are you on the path also?
 Do you long for a more self-sufficient lifestyle?
 If so what are you doing to make that path a reality?
Are you learning all you can about raising chickens?
Are you baking your own breads?
Have  you kicked out your urge to buy convenience foods?
Do you have plans for a garden this year?
Do you have land you plan on farming?
Share with me your plans, your steps, no matter how small or big…
Steps or steps… remember a baby doesn’t start with giant leaps, it starts with the smallest of steps. 🙂
Have a wonderful day and learn something new! 🙂
My Cup Runneth Over…
Chas