Sweet taste of accomplishment!
In the days after the funeral, Mom and I went on a field trip to Michaels, the local arts & crafts store, in search of a mother-daughter hobby. We decided to knit. She picked up a few skeins and has been working on her project: a blanket for my sister.
I had a few ideas for projects. But I settled on making something for the baby my cousin had just discovered she was having. I perused a few pattern books in the store for ideas. For whatever reason, the tri-color, knitted squares quilt caught my eye. Skeins of 3 colors of yarns were chosen. And the rest is history.
This isn't the first knitting project upon which I've embarked. I probably have 4-6 projects that I've started but never came close to completing. My first complete knit project was a fugly (REALLY fugly) throw. Every Mom finds absolute pride and beauty in any work their child does, thus my Mom was the noble recipient of this unshapely, ugly colored monstrosity of an afghan. For a Christmas gift, of all things!
It was with great wariness that I started this project. My track record didn't garner much confidence in completing the project, let alone completing something aesthetically pleasing before the kid was 5 years old. Nevertheless, I started knitting the squares. The pattern was perfectly mindless enough. Hours would fly by without a single thought. Pure bliss! That was exactly what I needed.
Around mid-February, life started picking up. By that time, I had spent hours upon hours on a stack of knitted squares. If I didn't finish the blanket, the unfulfilled squares would end up getting thrown into a bag, then stuffed under my bed or into a closet corner. After sometime, I'll unclutter my room and the bag will get thrown out. My driving force was completing the blanket so the time I had already spent on it wasn't wasted. No matter how busy and long my day was, I'd come home and knit until I couldn't stay awake. I had to meet my deadline - we were visiting for Easter.
There were many re-dos, corrections, frustrations and breakdowns - a full rollercoaster of emotions. It changed in size, dimensions and design. In the end, I succeeded. On time and with great results!
I haven't finished this kind of long-term project in... I can't even remember. This was my other reason to finish this project. Just to have that taste of accomplishment and success. And what a sweet taste it is!
From Projects
Will I start another knitting project? Maybe, if I get inspired. In the meanwhile, I can focus more of my time and efforts on my other currently ongoing personal projects.
I had a few ideas for projects. But I settled on making something for the baby my cousin had just discovered she was having. I perused a few pattern books in the store for ideas. For whatever reason, the tri-color, knitted squares quilt caught my eye. Skeins of 3 colors of yarns were chosen. And the rest is history.
This isn't the first knitting project upon which I've embarked. I probably have 4-6 projects that I've started but never came close to completing. My first complete knit project was a fugly (REALLY fugly) throw. Every Mom finds absolute pride and beauty in any work their child does, thus my Mom was the noble recipient of this unshapely, ugly colored monstrosity of an afghan. For a Christmas gift, of all things!
It was with great wariness that I started this project. My track record didn't garner much confidence in completing the project, let alone completing something aesthetically pleasing before the kid was 5 years old. Nevertheless, I started knitting the squares. The pattern was perfectly mindless enough. Hours would fly by without a single thought. Pure bliss! That was exactly what I needed.
Around mid-February, life started picking up. By that time, I had spent hours upon hours on a stack of knitted squares. If I didn't finish the blanket, the unfulfilled squares would end up getting thrown into a bag, then stuffed under my bed or into a closet corner. After sometime, I'll unclutter my room and the bag will get thrown out. My driving force was completing the blanket so the time I had already spent on it wasn't wasted. No matter how busy and long my day was, I'd come home and knit until I couldn't stay awake. I had to meet my deadline - we were visiting for Easter.
There were many re-dos, corrections, frustrations and breakdowns - a full rollercoaster of emotions. It changed in size, dimensions and design. In the end, I succeeded. On time and with great results!
I haven't finished this kind of long-term project in... I can't even remember. This was my other reason to finish this project. Just to have that taste of accomplishment and success. And what a sweet taste it is!
From Projects
Will I start another knitting project? Maybe, if I get inspired. In the meanwhile, I can focus more of my time and efforts on my other currently ongoing personal projects.