To making the world’s ugliest scarf! I set a goal for myself for this year and that goal was to learn how to knit and make a scarf. I really can’t tell you why I set this goal. As if I don’t already have enough hobbies to keep me busy, not to mention a side business to run, and a book to typeset. With my current work-out schedule I barely have time to do anything at night anymore. I thought knitting might be a relaxing way to spend the last couple hours of the night . . . on the couch while I watch TV. Just the mere thought of sitting on the couch and watching TV while being completely unproductive is hard for me to swallow. I need to be doing SOMETHING. So I gave it a shot.
And to this point, well, it’s been a disaster. So far, I’ve been to three “Stitch and Bitch” sessions and Karlo pointed out that I have learned how to “bitch” quite well. This afternoon, as I walked into my third session, Karlo gave me a pointer, “Try to learn how to stitch this time.” Wise guy!
But I think I got it now. I successfully stitched 2 rows with ease. I’m still not really sure what I was doing so terribly wrong, but up until this afternoon, I hated knitting. Just looking at the yarn and the “sticks” made me tense and almost angry. Stupid yarn, stupid sticks, why is this so hard? But I took a deep breath and now I’m making peace with my yarn. Thank goodness I have a very patient knitting instructor. She really did save the day. I’m looking forward to taking my project home tonight and plugging along with my new and improved knitting fingers.
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