I almost never have time to knit for myself, but I dream about it constantly. Iâve got a few âultimate projectsâ that Iâve wanted to knit for years.One is a long richly cabled coat knit in a charcoal grey yarn â something that I can wear throughout the autumn months here in New York. Find out more about this designer on our blog.ecily Glowik MacDonald. I mentioned to a friend that I would like to learn to knit, and for Christmas 2003 she gave me a copy of Debbie Stollerâs Stitchân Bitch book. A week after receiving the book I went out and bought my first skein of yarn (Cascade 220) and needles and began to learn to knit.