Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Wednesday Yarn Along

Knitting is a newly acquired skill for me and I am still amazed and so very pleased with myself when I finish knitting anything.  I feel like a proud kindergartner holding up my finger painting.  Even if I'm by myself when I finish, I just keep smiling and feel like clapping for myself!  My stitches are still uneven but I kind of like that as everything really has that homey look to it.  This is a hat for my son, Joaquin.  He's 2 and everytime he see's me knitting he asks "knitting blanket?".  So he was really happy to learn that I was knitting a hat for him and is always eager to "try it on" as it progresses. I love the softness of this yarn.  The pattern is from "60 Quick Baby Knits" but I am altering the top of the hat to look like this.  I still have a lot of problems dropping stiches when working with the dp needles, but then am ridiculously proud of myself when I can fix it.  It used to be a complete mystery to me.  My friend, Almut, who taught me to knit would just look at my mistake and go "oh you just ..." and then quickly fix it and I would sit there and wonder "how can she possibly tell what is going on with those stitches?"  They just looked like this really mysterious jumble.  But now I can see the stitches and see the difference between a purl and a knit stitch!  It's such a little joyful feeling to gain a new skill.  And when I finish a project, all the little frustrations and struggles are forgotten in the pleasure of finishing and the full feeling of accomplishment. 

The book I am reading, "The Life Organizer" is part of my little project to try to get more organized and  purposeful and spend my very precious time on what really matters.  That is such a challenge for me, and as the days go by it has really sunk in that my body, my skin and bones, won't always be alive in this world.  And I find living to be such a gift.  I want to make the most of it and milk the joy and love out of every little bit.

I forgot to mention the lovely Yarn Along from this really, truly, lovely blog.

2 comments:

  1. Love the hat. It looks soft and the wool looks good quality. Sounds like the knitting will help with the rhythm of organising your life too. It helped me.

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  2. I know just how you feel about knitting - I learned recently too - but trust me it gets way easier! You are very brave to dive right into knitting in the round, I had to work up some courage for the dpns lol. If you make it to the fair on Sunday please say hello, I adore your chocolate shop which I ride by every day on the bus!

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