I have been knitting up a storm, a "knitstorm" if you will. Last Friday, I cast on a cowl and haven't stopped knitting (well I did read a book and do normal life stuff, but you know what I mean.). I've made a cowl, two adult hats, a bib and started on another cowl. I feel like I am getting over some "knitter's block" If writers can have writer's block, then knitter's can have knitting block. It is all about the creativity and producing something.
All year I have been very focused on what I need to knit. I need to get this done or that. Need makes knitting less enjoyable. Really, if you need to get it done, where is the joy in that? So on Friday, I purchased some yarn on a whim and cast on a cowl from the latest Love of Knitting magazine.
I am really enjoying this magazine, by the way. This is my second issue as a subscriber. I highly recommend it. I don't think it is a well know publication.
Anyway, in less than 24 hours from casting on, I had this cowl done.
The pattern is Raspberry Tart and it is so new I can't find a link to it anywhere. It is a broken rib pattern and so easy to make, if you can count to 2...which I may or may not have had issue with. I mean knit 2 purl 2, what confounding instructions........
I knit on it all Saturday morning while I was at the farmer's market selling my wares. It was wonderful. I made something for no reason. Just something I wanted to do and so, I did it. It was so quick and fast that I wanted more. Knitting can be like a drug. I needed more projects to cast on and finish so I did, but more on those later.
Do you get blocks in what you do? How do you overcome them?
All year I have been very focused on what I need to knit. I need to get this done or that. Need makes knitting less enjoyable. Really, if you need to get it done, where is the joy in that? So on Friday, I purchased some yarn on a whim and cast on a cowl from the latest Love of Knitting magazine.
I am really enjoying this magazine, by the way. This is my second issue as a subscriber. I highly recommend it. I don't think it is a well know publication.
Anyway, in less than 24 hours from casting on, I had this cowl done.
The pattern is Raspberry Tart and it is so new I can't find a link to it anywhere. It is a broken rib pattern and so easy to make, if you can count to 2...which I may or may not have had issue with. I mean knit 2 purl 2, what confounding instructions........
I knit on it all Saturday morning while I was at the farmer's market selling my wares. It was wonderful. I made something for no reason. Just something I wanted to do and so, I did it. It was so quick and fast that I wanted more. Knitting can be like a drug. I needed more projects to cast on and finish so I did, but more on those later.
Do you get blocks in what you do? How do you overcome them?
Very nice. I might even be able to do that pattern. Did you sell a lot of your knitting at the farmers market?
ReplyDeleteI sold one hat.Atleast I sold something. It was really hot and so it was hard to sell winter items.
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