So I've been pretty quiet the past week or so because I have hit a point (which I have hit once or twice before) where I feel so... for lack of a better word, disgusted with my work. The knits are uneven, the yarn isn't cooperating, I'm just re-doing and re-doing. Additionally, I follow a fair amount of knitting blogs and have a few knitting friends on the internet, and seeing their work both motivates and depresses me. I know that they have been knitting way longer than I have, but sometimes I wonder: when I've been knitting for that long, will I be as good to? By good I mean, being able to understand the anatomy of different clothes so I can make up my own designs: hats, all shawl shapes, and possibly even sweaters; being able to understand how each type of yarn works and feels, have consistent tension, and how to block effectively to bring out the most in the pattern.
I'm currently re-working the shawl I knitted at the beginning of the month, just this time I'm doubling the amount of yarn I use. I thought that since I'm redoing a pattern I've already done before (and it's rather simple) that it would be a quick project. The opposite has proven to be true. I've been so fixated on the small details that I get frustrated. I've been reading up more on blocking and what amazing wonders it can do on a knitted project so I guess I'll have to do my best and risk it until the end...
I'm currently re-working the shawl I knitted at the beginning of the month, just this time I'm doubling the amount of yarn I use. I thought that since I'm redoing a pattern I've already done before (and it's rather simple) that it would be a quick project. The opposite has proven to be true. I've been so fixated on the small details that I get frustrated. I've been reading up more on blocking and what amazing wonders it can do on a knitted project so I guess I'll have to do my best and risk it until the end...