The thing that I love about knitting is the multi-faceted nature of the journey. I love the textures and colours of yarn and the explosion of ideas they inspire. I love seeing the yarn turn into something wearable, while I notice small improvements in my knitting skills. 
I love that I'm gaining a better understanding of yarn and gauge, but I'm still surprised at how things turn out. I love the fact that I can make fabric (I often just stop and look at the texture of it).I love that I allow myself not to be a perfectionist with knitting, and simply take advantage of all the opportunities for design features that my rudimentary skills present. Sometimes the thing I started becomes something else altogether by the time it's finished, and that's ok.
And I love that my fall-back finishing technique (FELT IT!) was a huge success in this instance.
That's so pretty! Your skills don't seem to be 'rudimentary' at all!
ReplyDeleteWow, that is a spectacular felting result!
ReplyDeleteIt fits her perfectly.
Great save!!
ReplyDeleteWhereas I consider the information on a label "ideal for felting" to be warning NOT to buy it.
ReplyDeleteLovely! No boob issues here!! ;)
ReplyDeleteSometimes felting IS a good thing :-)
ReplyDeleteThats completely adorable!
ReplyDeleteI'm hearing ya!
ReplyDeleteHUGE SUCCESS - Huge! You are really embracing it all. If you would like a personalised PD in knitting machine - find a day or afternoon in the next 2 weeks and I will arrange it with mum. I'm on holidays now - so we could do it in Ballarat, or at your Studio. Find a date woman and make it happen, she's really OLD. Just turned 80 last week, so we need to make the most of her knowledge.
ReplyDeleteNow that's inspired! I agree with you about "making fabric", I think it stirs up those primal instincts in us. In a way I think we'd all still like to be self sufficient, if only modern society would let us! ♥
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