Knitting at sea

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I can knit now! Thanks to a column by David Demchuk on not knitting a scarf, and a month on a fish survey, I cast on for the first time, and now I'm hooked.
Project One: a 4x4 rib headband (the kind that holds hair back, not that goes around the forehead)


I have to recommend this as a first project--it's practical, covers the basics, and you get a Real Finished Item fast, which is encouraging. Plus it hides in your hair, so wobbly stitches aren't conspicuous. I measured my head along the line I wanted it to sit, subtracted 2 inches, and cast on that length of stitches to the nearest multiple of 4 (going shorter is better than going longer), knit 5 rows of 4x4 rib, bound off, and stitched the short ends together.
Project Two: Fingerless gloves ("Fetching" from knitty.com)


I've finished the first and am partway through the second. Possibly overly ambitious as an early project, but it's not a whole lot more than knit and purl.


And here's a picture of a fuzzy crab