In Stitches

i've jumped on the bandwagon of knitting. it's pretty fun and there's some awesome patterns out there. i started with the one from the newest Craft: ... a crime scene scarf. since it's my first project, i'm taking pictures to keep track of my progress. i'm enjoying making it, but i need to get better at knitting. i'm not leaving enough string between the letters and they're getting all squished. and it's getting harder to keep the thing unrolled. i wonder if that's normal in a scarf though... well, it shouldn't be too noticeable cause i'll be folding it in half and stitching the sides together. i read somewhere that after you're done knitting, you can get it wet and stretch it out to dry and it'll end up even. i'm hoping so...