Personal growth in knitting
Oct. 12th, 2006 09:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aemeI know this will bore the non-knitters on my friends list, but I've been thinking alot about my growth and personal preferences that have developed in my short time as a knitter and I think it's nice to recognize how things grow and change as skills change...
I was cleaning out my closet because the hanging shoe rack had broken and collapsed in a heap on the floor of my closet, obscuring the useful things I need like boots and shoes. I found a big plstic bag full of this super-bulky yarn that I bought but am never going to use, so I decided to put it up on ebay, along with another lot of boucle that I must have gotten on some sale but I know I'll never use. So why did I want this and think it was cool at the time and now let it take up space in my little house?
I took my first knitting class, a series of three weekly classes, last February. The whole thing clicked with me in a wonderful way, and I started all kinds of projects, using my "class member" store discount to supply the projects. I thought it would be great to make a thick, cozy blanket to curl up with on the couch, and started knitting in earnest.
Then my skillz got better and the couch throw was set aside for more exciting projects. And now, at less than a year knitting I know that I:
--Will never knit a blanket unless it's for a newborn, because, how fucking boring and time-consuming!!!
--Prefer interesting yarns with lumpy, tweedy, or different textures
--Love exploring colors and trying things I might not normally wear because the color itself, winding through my fingers, gives me joy
--Like interesting patterns with cables and lace, but hate too much colorwork
--No more bulky! I don't need the quick payoff of a bulky, unflattering knitted object and would rather use finer yarns and smaller needles
--Yet I get annoyed by "fussy" stuff, like knitting around in a tiny tube for glove fingers or little sleeves
--I hate seaming sweaters and will avoid patterns that call for it, or try to remake the pattern so I can avoid it as much as possible. Top down, in the round, my fave!
I think there was more but I can't remember, but I just felt it interesting that I've developed some very strong feelings over less than a year of practicing this craft, and I'm sure it will change and grow. My newfound love of yarn color and texture is a joy that I can't even explain.
I was cleaning out my closet because the hanging shoe rack had broken and collapsed in a heap on the floor of my closet, obscuring the useful things I need like boots and shoes. I found a big plstic bag full of this super-bulky yarn that I bought but am never going to use, so I decided to put it up on ebay, along with another lot of boucle that I must have gotten on some sale but I know I'll never use. So why did I want this and think it was cool at the time and now let it take up space in my little house?
I took my first knitting class, a series of three weekly classes, last February. The whole thing clicked with me in a wonderful way, and I started all kinds of projects, using my "class member" store discount to supply the projects. I thought it would be great to make a thick, cozy blanket to curl up with on the couch, and started knitting in earnest.
Then my skillz got better and the couch throw was set aside for more exciting projects. And now, at less than a year knitting I know that I:
--Will never knit a blanket unless it's for a newborn, because, how fucking boring and time-consuming!!!
--Prefer interesting yarns with lumpy, tweedy, or different textures
--Love exploring colors and trying things I might not normally wear because the color itself, winding through my fingers, gives me joy
--Like interesting patterns with cables and lace, but hate too much colorwork
--No more bulky! I don't need the quick payoff of a bulky, unflattering knitted object and would rather use finer yarns and smaller needles
--Yet I get annoyed by "fussy" stuff, like knitting around in a tiny tube for glove fingers or little sleeves
--I hate seaming sweaters and will avoid patterns that call for it, or try to remake the pattern so I can avoid it as much as possible. Top down, in the round, my fave!
I think there was more but I can't remember, but I just felt it interesting that I've developed some very strong feelings over less than a year of practicing this craft, and I'm sure it will change and grow. My newfound love of yarn color and texture is a joy that I can't even explain.
