I finished my project for the Ravellenic Games.
It took way longer than expected and I had to knit without end last weekend, but I finished before the Olympic closing ceremonies aired in Illinois.
I spent a lot of time on this Color Affection shawl and in the end, I am not sure I am totally happy with it. I like the colors. I like the shape. Over all it is beautiful and represents things I love: (1) a challenge and (2) something big made from little yarn. I used sock yarn for this shawl. There is also a lace weight yarn option of this pattern and I am so glad I went with the thicker, yet still fine, option.
I just don't like the three-color-change-edge section. As you might be able to see in the photo (yarn photography is something I definitely need to work on) there is a section of stripes that are orange, gray and teal. It is just too tight there and so it does not lay right. I have read comments about this pattern on Ravelry and found that some knitters rip out and redo that section to make sure that the edge is not so very tight. I am not a masochist and will not be doing that. I am on to bigger and better things.
As I age (I know I am still young at 30, but I am starting to gain some perspective), I realize that I cannot focus on all the things that are not perfect. The shawl is not perfect and as I think about it, it really shouldn't be. Handmade things are not made to be perfect, they are made to be made. Made to show love and affection for a craft and for a person. This shawl isn't perfect and that is what makes it handmade. It makes it good in its own right. Knitting is a great teacher; it is unbiased in how it can be a total jerk to those that do it and still we love it and take on the next project, learning a new skill and moving on.
I did learn a new bind-off with this shawl. I have never really liked how tight my bind-off edge is on any project. I can always tell the bind-off edge. Maybe others can't, but I can. I can always see the flaws in my work (I am working on not focusing on flaws, I really am). I tried a new bind-off where I knit two into the backloop and then place the stitch back on the left needle and knit two through the backloop again, over and over until all stitches are worked. I think found my new standard bind-off, which is pretty exciting. I have been knitting about 5 years with the same bind-off. So out of a project that has a bit of an issue, I still learned something new tath is going to totally revamp my knitting in the future. Positives abound when you look for them.
I am also thinking I may need to change my color scheme....
I am now working on something new and exciting, but more on that later.
I spent a lot of time on this Color Affection shawl and in the end, I am not sure I am totally happy with it. I like the colors. I like the shape. Over all it is beautiful and represents things I love: (1) a challenge and (2) something big made from little yarn. I used sock yarn for this shawl. There is also a lace weight yarn option of this pattern and I am so glad I went with the thicker, yet still fine, option.
I just don't like the three-color-change-edge section. As you might be able to see in the photo (yarn photography is something I definitely need to work on) there is a section of stripes that are orange, gray and teal. It is just too tight there and so it does not lay right. I have read comments about this pattern on Ravelry and found that some knitters rip out and redo that section to make sure that the edge is not so very tight. I am not a masochist and will not be doing that. I am on to bigger and better things.
As I age (I know I am still young at 30, but I am starting to gain some perspective), I realize that I cannot focus on all the things that are not perfect. The shawl is not perfect and as I think about it, it really shouldn't be. Handmade things are not made to be perfect, they are made to be made. Made to show love and affection for a craft and for a person. This shawl isn't perfect and that is what makes it handmade. It makes it good in its own right. Knitting is a great teacher; it is unbiased in how it can be a total jerk to those that do it and still we love it and take on the next project, learning a new skill and moving on.
I did learn a new bind-off with this shawl. I have never really liked how tight my bind-off edge is on any project. I can always tell the bind-off edge. Maybe others can't, but I can. I can always see the flaws in my work (I am working on not focusing on flaws, I really am). I tried a new bind-off where I knit two into the backloop and then place the stitch back on the left needle and knit two through the backloop again, over and over until all stitches are worked. I think found my new standard bind-off, which is pretty exciting. I have been knitting about 5 years with the same bind-off. So out of a project that has a bit of an issue, I still learned something new tath is going to totally revamp my knitting in the future. Positives abound when you look for them.
I am also thinking I may need to change my color scheme....
I am now working on something new and exciting, but more on that later.
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