Wooster Wooooooo!

Sometime ago, I made my first attempt at knitting a sweater. I tanked. I decided to try again. I picked the Wooster Tank by Teva Durham that is knit in the round so I won't be doing any sewing on it and I picked something that was pretty simple available on Interweave by Loop-d-Loop designs. I'm going to knit this out of a cream colored soy/cotton combo that is super soft and washable that I got at Lambspun in Fort Collins I'm going to line it with a purple trim.

I picked something I could wear this summer since I've been doing a little longing for summer break but also because it may take me that long to finish. I've already taken it out once but you know me...it has to be perfect!

Here is also a picture of my latest creation...one slipper that I must finish the other now. (I was doubting how it would turn out so I only made one...as a tester.)

Knitting Frenzy

Although I love to read, I admittedly don't get much done during the school year. By the time I get home and relax, every time I try to read I fall asleep.

I do however love to knit. This winter I've taken it to a whole new level. Unfortunately I've been very picky about my work and ripped out 90% of it. I am excited because through all this "practice" (since it's not product)I've finally mastered reading patterns and cables and such. While I was a little ambitious trying to knit a sweater (perhaps I should make one for a very small baby first) I'm back on the beanie train. I can usually get one done in a few days and now that I've torn out at least ten I'm feeling confident that I'm starting to like the projects I've been working on enough to finish them. I do think it would be a good idea to write down what I did so I don't repeat it, but who has time when you're addicted to knitting?

Time To Start Finishing

I have a serious problem not finishing the knitting/crocheting projects that I start. I attribute this to a few things like getting bored with the pattern, perfectionism and the fact that nothing I make is good enough, the amount of time I have to dedicate to my projects etc. Its gotten so bad that last season before I started knitting I took out all my unfinished projects from last year. I have one sock 90% done that I feel like I put a good 10 hours into and felt like I knitted with toothpicks that I refuse to take out.

Therefore I am setting some crafter's rules for myself. I must finish EVERYTHING I start this year. My list of things I want to make is getting pretty long thanks to Ravelry.com but so far this season I already took out one hat and a 1/4 a sweater.

I'm not a total failure though. I have made one baby blanket and I'm ALMOST done with a scarf...and a hat (except that hat is NOT turning out as planned and I have scheduled it for destruction...) and I need to finish the purse I started. Whew! I should probably limit the amount of projects I have going at one time too.


ON my list to knit yet is
1. at least one more baby blanket
2. a felted rug
3. finish my pair of socks
4. 2 more beanies
5. a big blanket
6. a sweater, for myself.

The only other thing that is important to mention here is that I also need to carefully orgainize my blockbuster queue since I can't knit without a good movie!