I would like to regale you with a cautionary tale of knitting needles and multi-tasking.
I've been crocheting now for about 5 years. The apartment is often littered with crochet hooks as I work on different projects throughout the day. In January I began knitting, which presents several challenges to this crocheter. I am a perfectionist ONLY when it comes to my crafts. I will tear out my creations many times before they are finished, and sometimes scrap projects all together, winding the yarn back into a ball. This is more difficult for me while knitting and I have mostly just made practice items until my skills are of a higher quality.
Also, where in crochet you can create anything using a single hook. In knitting you need at least a pair of needles and sometimes extra for things like cabling. I've mostly been using my grandmother's knitting needles that I retrieved from my parents' basement.
Currently I am working on leg warmers on a new pair of circular needles. I am making cables and using an extra double pointed needle to hold my stitches. This is where my story takes a turn towards the strange and perhaps nauseating.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
What I Made Today: Amigurumi Owl
I have been incredibly restless lately. I have not been getting proper restorative sleep which is a common problem for those who live with Fibromyalgia. Often when I feel like this, a lot of mental energy without the physical, I start to feel discouraged. I feel like I should be contributing so much more than I'm currently capable of.
I thought that I would post something here today so I would feel that I had contributed. I hope it at least makes you smile.
This little amigurumi owl came to me after Ryan's alarm had gone off and I had yet to fall asleep. He hooted at me till I turned the light on and gathered the yarn I thought would be perfect for this project. I rarely use patterns for anything. I get more satisfaction out of paying attention to how the yarn responds to different combinations of stitches and shaping it whatever I am making.
My amigurumi owl is made out of 100% Peruvian wool with acrylic accents. I love the rustic look the texture of the yarn creates.
I will certainly be perfecting my design and make more of these little guys.
I thought that I would post something here today so I would feel that I had contributed. I hope it at least makes you smile.
This little amigurumi owl came to me after Ryan's alarm had gone off and I had yet to fall asleep. He hooted at me till I turned the light on and gathered the yarn I thought would be perfect for this project. I rarely use patterns for anything. I get more satisfaction out of paying attention to how the yarn responds to different combinations of stitches and shaping it whatever I am making.
My amigurumi owl is made out of 100% Peruvian wool with acrylic accents. I love the rustic look the texture of the yarn creates.
I will certainly be perfecting my design and make more of these little guys.
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