I am of the opinion that before I can call myself a 'knitter', I need to experience all aspects of knitting - be it socks, sweaters, scarves, fair isle, whatever....Every now and then there is a knit that drives me crazy. I started these endpaper mitts back in late January or early February….I finally finished them.
Lesson learned:- I dislike fussy knits
- I dislike patterned knits
- Fingerless mitts are useless as in Calgary - it is too cold for them in the winter and I would not wear them in the summer - so don't put that kind of effort into a knit that will not be worn
- Fair Isle knitting is not for everyone
To illustrate this neuroses let me explain about this sock incident a while back – I knit a sock toe up and hated the way it looked – it did not have that structured shape that dpn socks have – also I did a picot edge and when I cast off, the cast off part was too tight to sew around the picot – anyways, I KNEW I would never knit the next sock - but it bothered me so much to have this orphan sock laying around, that I ended up giving the sock to my local LYS where I purchased the yarn so they could have it as a display sock – I could not stand the thought of frogging the sock or have it laying around. I know – absolutely inexplicable.
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Oh, I hear ya! I tried the Anemoi Mittens twice and finally just threw them in the garbage. Enough! I managed a year later to master the Bird in the Hand Mitten but only on the second try. I guess it's not really for me either.
No point knitting stuff you hate! I am not keen on fair isle, which is my dillema at the moment, don't know whether to admit defeat for Venezia.
I hate leaving stuff unfinished. This week is especially driving me crazy, I have one more slipper to do for that Amy March's slipper knit a long but with the moving, it's been sitting in my knitting bag - FINISH IT ALREADY! :)
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I'm not one for fussy knits either and have never tried fair isle because I just don't think I'd like that very patterned look. I also don't like leaving U'F'O's around too long as I fear I'll tire of looking at it and it'll nag at me and mock me for my laziness every time I see it! so I don't think you're so unusual in how you feel.
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Aww, but they're lovely Endpapers! Maybe give them away as a gift. To someone who lives in slightly warmer climes?
I'm fickle and a hoarder, so multiple things lying unfinished does not bother me.. thankfully! :)
i have yet to try fair isle, but i'm scared.
i'm of the school of 'if i don't love it, frog it'. this could happen after i'm finished, half-finished or just a couple inches in to it. there are too many fun knits out there to bother with the ones you don't like.
oh, I understand your pain too well. I'm about to undertake the challenge of color-work knitting and I'm wondering if I'll end up having the same reaction. I like challenges in knitting, want to learn it all, and don't want to give up on anything, but I also have enough challenges in my day to day life that having something only relieve stress instead of adding to it would be nice!
btw--regardless of practicality, those look to be great endpaper mitts...and I really like the colors you chose.
Well, they're beautiful! Hooray for you for finishing them!
I have that same instinct to start what you finish but I'm trying to balance that with the fact that my knitting time is limited so I either have to want the finished item really badly or enjoy knitting it.
I think you're definitely a knitter and those mitts are beautiful.
actually i don't use mittens...
anyway yours look so nice... the coloros and the knit;)
lol i know how you feel =) Except i don't knit, though i might try to learn soon enough. I do crochet though. I have made a purse, two scarves, some toys, a little girl dress, and some little flower looking things, by far i enjoy toys the most =p
Well, they turned out great, regardless...
I love that you gave that sock to a LYS, at least somebody can get some type of use out of it, so it was not for naught afterall!
Happy knitting-
ali
Despite your dislike, they turned out well, the colours are really nice. :) I haven't gotten around to trying any stranded work yet, myself, but I'll get around to it.
You could always wear them over top of a pair of those really cheap store-bought gloves in the winter; an extra layer of warm when nature decides that a nice March blizzard is just what Calgary needs! I know how that goes. :)
oh, the life lessons that can be taught by knitting!
thank you for stopping again on my blog!!! you know, it's one of my dreams to come and visit canada, i have been always attracted from your country, i don't know why, but it can be one of that place where i would like to move to live...neverknown, maybe one day...
i agree with you on trying all different knitting techniques. but i love patterned knits! stockinette stitch is my mortal enemy!
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