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Five Years Knitting

I started this sweater in the fall of 2012. Iā€™m sure some of you have projects like this. Not disliked enough to frog,  but canā€™t get going enough to finish them. I got this sweater out repeatedly and counted and looked and deduced where I was in the pattern & usually knit another inch or so and then it went back to sleep in my bag. I finally decided to finish it or frog it. I gave myself permission to finish it and it was ok if it wasnā€™t perfect or even fit me. Sometimes I just need to jump in and create, I tend to be a perfectionist and that can leave me to think way too much and stop the creative process. This is a top down knitted sweater, I love knitting in one piece in the round, this is only the 2nd sweater Iā€™ve knitted from the top down. Iā€™ve done numerous bottom up in the round sweaters and didnā€™t think I would like top down. Well I love it. It is so easy to try on as you go and keep an eye on the fit. I modified this pattern quite a bit in the years. There is so...

Pluggin Along

Day 3 of knitting, as much time as I have, in the cold, snowy days we are having here. Iā€™m coming along fairly well, starting to get a little anxiety about  the amount of yarn I have left. But we will see. Iā€™m leaning towards a collar/hood situation. But I think my yarn amount will dictate how the rest goes. I love knitting top down sweaters, as you can try them on and make decisions as you knit. Happy knittingā€¦..May your needles fly as fast as Dragonfliesā€¦.

Inspired to get Knitting

Iā€™ve been in a productivity slump. Well Iā€™ve been gardening and doing life, but falling way behind in the fun fabric & yarn stuff. I happened across this YouTube of Fairy Little who vlogged knitting a sweater in 24 hours. I have a sweater Iā€™ve been stalled on for 3 years (I believe, may be longer) After watching this time lapse video, it was like a kick in the pants for me. I thought ā€œYes, I can do that!, (well maybe in a weekend or week), Now Iā€™m trying to decide if Iā€™m frogging the pattern & starting over as that was when I stopped. I had to heavily modify  the pattern andā€¦ā€¦need I saw more? Check out the video & thanks Fairy Little