knitting woes solved!

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turns out that i was purling entirely wrong... which was why my stockinette stitch was coming out entirely wrong. props to my mom for leading me in the right direction. i didn't really hold the yarn in front of the needle... oops. well, the strap is coming along nicely now, and my horrible tension is keeping it not terribly stretchy.

thanks for your suggestions, i will probably use them sometime in the future, and i shall post of my results when all finished!