We recently interviewed Antje Gillingham, the author of Knitting Circles around Socks and Knitting More Circles around Socks.
What do you remember about your first knitting experiences as a child growing up in Germany?
The “wool” we used was 100% acrylic and it felt absolutely miserable―kind of like plastic when you rubbed a strand between your fingers. I don’t quite remember the very first things we worked on in school. What I do remember is the very first project I worked on at home: a super long, extremely colorful snake. I mean, we’re talking at least six feet. I remember knitting and knitting and knitting, and at the end I was very happy and mighty proud of my snake―until I had to seam it up. That was absolutely horrible! Remember, I was merely eight or nine years old.