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Knitting Drought

07/22/09 | by tr3n1ty [mail] | Categories: I'm getting crafty, Knitting

For the past couple of years, I’ve been knitting almost non stop in my personal time. All I could think about was knitting and more knitting. About a month ago, I stopped. Knitting that is.

I’m not entirely sure why. Some of it is I had some friends give me a hard time about my knitting; specifically that I don’t enjoy knitting sweaters. In their opinion, why should you knit if you aren’t knitting sweaters?

I thought about it, and realized I knit for enjoyment. I am perfectly happy purchasing something knitted such as a sweater or a hat, and have done so even when I’ve been knitting. I just don’t enjoy knitting things like sweaters. There’s too much to keep track of, and it frustrates and bores me.

After the last time of getting teased about not being a sweater knitter, I just quit. As the others in my knitting group said, you’re not a REAL knitter if you don’t knit sweaters. While I don’t buy into that bit of snobbery, I did realize that I’m just not excited by knitting anymore. I was bored.

So I started quilting, which I am enjoying. It started with a class I took at a local quilting shop to make a tote bag which was quite fun - lots of work! - but fun.

I’ll edit the post with pics once I get them put up.

I guess I’m going to have to change my byline; I’m no longer obsessed with knitting. Am I going to be quilting now? I don’t know.

1 comment

Comment from: Mom [Visitor]
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And what a good time we had, making quilted bags! Well, you'll get back to knitting, you just lost your mojo. Do something else for awhile, and your itch to knit will return.
08/12/09 @ 00:07

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