I found myself starting a new bible study group through The Vineyard, the church I attend. A group of women, we meet together weekly to pray, learn, and support each other.
I'm not completely sure of the discussion that brought up the topic of loom knitting, I think it may have been community service ideas. A few of the women loom knit hats for a local elementary school. I joined the discussion and mentioned that I loved the idea and within 5 minutes a brand new loom set with 3 skeins of yarn was dropped into my lap. My friend said "I knew God brought this to me for someone!"
I drove home, thrilled with my gift! I immediately pulled up youtube and began researching how to loom knit. I found various tutorials. The best one I found for a beginner was a tutorial loom-a-long for a preemie baby hat.
In 45 minutes I had completed my first loom knit project and oh boy, was a proud of myself. I practiced this new found skill by completing 8-10 more preemie baby hats. I didn't have a preemie baby available to me to gift these tiny hats to, so I donated them to my local hospital's neonatal unit. They really appreciated them. I've continued to make about a dozen a month, purely for donation.
From here I have moved onto bigger projects, such as: baby snuggly sac sets, warm, thick cowls, adult mock crochet hats, and custom created leg warmers.
I received so many compliments on my creations, that I gained enough confidence to open my own Etsy shop.
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