knit it or quit it!

Today I started my new knitting project - which actually means to learn how to knit. I've done it before, but since that was about fifteen years ago I consider myself a newbie at this. But a friend at work showed me the basics today (thanks Sofia!) & this is the result... Just a practise piece, but I guess I'll find some kind of use for it (note the handmade Kylesa bag in the backgrund - I accidentally shrunk my t-shirt when I washed it, so I made it into a bag to carry around my craftstuff in). So, to celebrate this fantastic event & the fact that today is payday (stora löneutbetalningsdagen!) I dwelled in some mindless consumerism & ordered this wonderful t-shirt from buyolympia: