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January 28, 2007
knit whatever the hell you want
Since I have set myself to finish three WIPs, I noticed all the time I've not been in the mood for knitting...further more, I felt stressful to think about knitting or approach to the needles.
It is not good. Knitting is something to enjoy, fulfilling bits of time with pleasure between daily errands for me. It is NOT duty....and this time, this task-like way doesn't work. No.
I need some soothing mantra, or whatever give me motivation, positive reaction. So far Wendy's "Bad-Ass Knitter Manifesto" condition is applied as a prescription. Especially number 1.
1. Knit whatever the hell you want . . . whenever you want.
Yes. I want to knit what I want. Not what I have to knit. Right? I make no excuse then, and knitted this for the past 2-3 days:
This is a back of a vest for kids, "Hamish" from Rowan Junior book. Let me tell you about it. This was a curling red stuff on the sofa the other day. Yes, it progressed fast, and is finished now.
Some days ago at the moment I had some spare time to knit, I felt so negative to cast on the second sleeve for Cactus Flower, and happened to approach my Stash-Forest forbidden closet. When I opened a drawer to search something, I bumped into some red and orange center-pull balls. These are apparently colorways for DS first. I remembered these yarns are Rowanspun DK and I bought them for Hamish, some years ago. These were skeins, but already made into these balls to be able to start anytime. Normally I won't make skeins into balls until the last moment before cast on, and these were prepared, ready, and forgotten.
The next thing I knew was that I casted on and started knitting, felt much better than these recent days. At the same time, I noticed something: I don't like at all circular knitting for sweaters. Both Cactus Flower and Hourglass Sweater are required to knit circular. I am happy to knit socks with dpns, or knit flat garment with circular needles, but not knitting circular for big project like sweaters.
Anyway, after letting myself to knit something FLAT back and forth, other than old tasks, this treatment really soothed disturbed soul. Now I feel much better and a bit positive about Cactus Flower and actually casted on the second sleeve yesterday. At the same time, I am knitting the front part of Hamish. And...I will reveal next time the secret project in waiting....
Posted by trico at January 28, 2007 11:38 PM
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Hurrah! Good for you, knitting whatever you want. I also have projects languishing in my project bin waiting for me to get back to them, but I have been sidetracked by lovely Fair Isle mittens and I can't help working on them.
The color you chose for Hamish is lovely!!
I agree with you too, I knit a sweater in the round for my Dad for Christmas... every round felt like it took forever. I think I prefer to do the big projects flat.
Posted by: Julie at January 30, 2007 12:54 AM