Maryim Alfaro

The Knitty Gritty

Flash back to a 10 year old me, sitting with my grandma as she put a pair of aluminum size US 10 knitting needles in my hand and a ball of yarn. Like Mr. Miyagi, she taught me to cast on, cast off, cast on, cast off...with a bit of knitting and purling in between. I created my first scarf that summer and, as full of random holes and imperfections as it was, I was incredibly proud and she made me feel like it was the most dazzling scarf she had ever seen.