I had planned to drag out the knitting on my Sinnesfrid, but I realized that I had less to knit than I thought, so, BAM, finished it.
It turned out okay, I guess. I had to fudge it a bit, like picking up some extra stitches on the button band after because I apparently suck at knitting a button band, and hadn't knit it long enough. And then I found it kind of saggy and gapey at the button holes so I ended up just sewing it closed. I love the buttons though, little acorns! super cute.
So, I start feeling kind of insecure about my knitting, and hesitant to knit any big projects that I had queued up, because it feels like nothing I knit will turn out like it's supposed to. I'm just going to end up filling my drawers with unwearable items. What a waste of time, money and beautiful yarns.
BUT, I will knit those projects anyway, despite my insecurities, because how am I going to improve if I don't keep knitting? And I keep reminding myself of all the things that I've knit that I love and turned out great, like mittens, and hats, my hitchhikers are awesome and I wear them all the time. I wear my v-necks pullovers and I love how they turned out. I've knit 8 pairs of socks, and 6 of them are wearable. Plus, numerous pairs of slippers. I'm not a bad knitter, I just wonder if I'll ever be a great knitter.
And, I need to remind myself, it's not about the finished object...knitting has given me so much more than finished objects. It soothes my soul and it helps me concentrate better. It calms my stress and anxiety.It keeps me from being fidgety and I think knitting even helped me stop biting my nails ( a habit I'd had since early childhood and could never curb).
I think a lot of my insecurity in my knitting is based on being self-taught. I've never had anyone tell me I'm doing it right. (on the other side of that coin, I've never had anyone tell me I'm doing it wrong either) I asked my grandmother when I was in my twenties, if she would teach me to knit, and she got frustrated with me and said I was hopeless (or helpless? I can't remember). So I dropped it...but a couple of years later when my daughter joined a knitting club in her elementary school, my interest was piqued again. I bought a knitting for dummies book, and bought crappy needles and acrylic from Zellers and wondered why my hands hurt, but the seeds were planted and started to root...A couple of years later and I knit almost every day, i'm obsessed with beautiful yarn and I blog about knitting.
And, I need to remind myself, it's not about the finished object...knitting has given me so much more than finished objects. It soothes my soul and it helps me concentrate better. It calms my stress and anxiety.It keeps me from being fidgety and I think knitting even helped me stop biting my nails ( a habit I'd had since early childhood and could never curb).
I think a lot of my insecurity in my knitting is based on being self-taught. I've never had anyone tell me I'm doing it right. (on the other side of that coin, I've never had anyone tell me I'm doing it wrong either) I asked my grandmother when I was in my twenties, if she would teach me to knit, and she got frustrated with me and said I was hopeless (or helpless? I can't remember). So I dropped it...but a couple of years later when my daughter joined a knitting club in her elementary school, my interest was piqued again. I bought a knitting for dummies book, and bought crappy needles and acrylic from Zellers and wondered why my hands hurt, but the seeds were planted and started to root...A couple of years later and I knit almost every day, i'm obsessed with beautiful yarn and I blog about knitting.
Anyhooo, back to things I've been knitting since the last time I blogged:
Cast on, and knit another bat. I love making these things-they are so cute and satisfying and a great way to use up stash! I used leftover Malabrigo Rios (from Sinnesfrid). I also decided to make angry unibrow, because why not? I'm glad I bought the toy eyes instead of just using buttons, it totally ups the cute factor.
Cast on another pair of socks, just a vanilla pair for travelling while I had the second polka dot sock waiting in a project bag for the heel flap and gusset to be worked on. It can take a while for me to get around to the heel flap/gussets so it's nice to have something always ready to go.
Cast on another pair of socks, just a vanilla pair for travelling while I had the second polka dot sock waiting in a project bag for the heel flap and gusset to be worked on. It can take a while for me to get around to the heel flap/gussets so it's nice to have something always ready to go.
I'm knitting this pair in Biscotte & Cie Felix self-striping yarn in the Charivari colourway.
Casting on on 2mm needles as I find this yarn rather thin.
(on the school bus, headed to the Eco Museum with B's class for a field trip-had a couple of kids interested in learning to knit so I let them "help" but then had to undo a few rows)
Waiting at a bus stop, after running some errands. Man, do I ever love my Mary Janes by Dr Marten.
(on the school bus, headed to the Eco Museum with B's class for a field trip-had a couple of kids interested in learning to knit so I let them "help" but then had to undo a few rows)
Waiting at a bus stop, after running some errands. Man, do I ever love my Mary Janes by Dr Marten.
I'm planning on knitting the heel and toe in a different colour, a solid, I think it will look really nifty, and won't break up the striping. I was thinking of using some leftover mustard yellow sock (from these socks) or some hot pink Frog Tree pediboo sock yarn I have in deep stash.
The other vanilla sock, polka dots sock, needs one more set of gusset decreases before it's ready for travel knitting.
However, due to my love of biscotte, I probably won't put the polka dot sock in my travel bag until I'm ready to knit the heel flap on Charivari.
I've been knitting off and on on my Be Simple (variation) scarf. I try to keep it for when I go to La Maison Tricotee (which seems to be once a week at this point) because I feel weird about knitting with yarn I haven't purchased there-but I'm using Blue Moon Fibre Arts yarn that I bought at La Maison Tricotee for my Be Simple, so it's all good!
I've been knitting off and on on my Be Simple (variation) scarf. I try to keep it for when I go to La Maison Tricotee (which seems to be once a week at this point) because I feel weird about knitting with yarn I haven't purchased there-but I'm using Blue Moon Fibre Arts yarn that I bought at La Maison Tricotee for my Be Simple, so it's all good!
It's really coming along and I love it, but I've reached that boredom point where each row takes.for.ever.
And finally; today, I met with mah ladyfriends for a stitch n bitch, and I cast on another bat.
I haven't made the wings, or the ears yet, but I did stuff it, and sewed it up (and added eyes of course). I'm making bats until I figure out my next "big" project to knit. It'll probably be either a top down raglan of some kind, or a little cardy to wear over a summer dress. I do have some cotton in stash that I could use...
My daughter A graduated from high school last week, with honours! She received a small bursary from the staff, 2 class awards and two recognition awards. Very proud of her, she's all kinds of awesome. Good lord does one ever feel oooold when two of their children have graduated high school. Two down, two to go.
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