Its Finished!!!

I finally finished my very first knitting project - YAY!!!

& although its not perfect i am very proud (as you will be able to tell by the million photos i have posted on it!).

I used Alice's Wool Soaker Pattern which was recomended as a good project to start with by some of the fantastic ladies at NC.

I had a few issues along the way. I couldnt quite get ribbing right because when i got to the end of the row id make sure i started again with the same stitch - but i eventually figured out what the difference between a purl & a knit stitch was (by looking at it) thanks to Knitting Help & realised that you have to knit the knit stitches & purl the purl ones.

I discovered that my ball of yarn had a join in it too which wasnt fun, so i then discovered felting which is fab.

I had to undo a couple of rows a few times for dropped stitches & just plain funny stuff going on. Think ive ended up with a couple of twisted stitches here & there.

The leg holes are a little doddgy due to my funny increasing - the right one is more stretchy than the left one.

The pattern says to crochet around them but i havent figured out how to do that yet - might do it later....maybe.

Thanks once again to all the fab ladies at nappycino that helped me out - not sure what i would do without you guys!!! (obviously not knit). Oh & one last pic - i figured it can always make a funny hat out of it if it doesnt work as a soaker ;)