(I crack myself up. :)
But I'm really not. I have spent this year trying to knit. I did in fact manage to teach myself, and can knit/purl/cast on/bind off. But you know what?
I hate doin' it.
I really do. I don't like having a needle in both hands, I don't like all the loops on the needles, I don't like the "oh, geez, the stitches nearly fell off" moments... I am not a knitter. I am a crocheter.
So why am I so determined to put time I don't enjoy into knitting a sweater I almost certainly won't wear? I think it's because I feel like I started it and I should finish it.
Well, I'm finishing it right now. I will be frogging the sweater of doom and turning it into a nice crocheted sweater instead. Something by Doris Chan, I'm sure, for those of you who'll know what that means.
Without getting ridiculously over-philosophical, this is the same kind of thing I struggle with in my writing. The lighter tone is a hard sell these days, but it's what I have. It's how I talk, how I email, how I write. And I love it. So I need to do that, and not worry about what other people think about how it sounds. Or how I make my sweaters.
Heather
5 comments:
Ha! I second this. ;)
I am a fantastic knitter, learned to do it at my mother's knee when I was about 6. But I prefer crochet. One hand gently slipping the hook through the yarn, the gentle rhythm without that annoying click,click, so quickly making the most amazing things. I had a crochet binge a few years ago - couldn't stop. The upshot is I have all these lovely shawls, and a single bed blanket(!) that I made. Heirlooms?
Frog it! Frog it! Life is to short to keep persevering at something you don't like. And Doris Chan is awesome.
Loves and hugs to you!! I want to learn to knit, but I think I have heard and read enough horror stories. I want to make huby socks, I'm skeert!!
One of the advantages of being an adult is that you don't have to start what you finish if it's just not working- and you can sleep with the light on if you like too,
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