Knitting
This is my work in progress (WIP in the parlance). I’ve been rather stuck here as I’m at the point where I divide for front, back and sleeves (it’s being knit from the neck down). From there it’s straight knitting until the interesting bits come around again at the end.
Knitting is a funny thing and has a rather amusing group attached to it – Like anything, I suppose, it attracts people you’d like to invite to dinner as well as The Clinically Unhinged. I don’t obsess about certain colorways or yarns. In fact, there are too many people out there with an old lobster pot and no idea about color theory that turn out what can only be called Clown Barf. I do wonder what they’ll say in 20 years when someone digs out those old pictures from the backend of the internet.
I knit because I don’t like any of the clothes out there anymore. They’re all the same. Even the higher end lines don’t have the workmanship to warrant the price tag. And no, one doesn’t necessarily save any money knitting one’s own clothes, but I’ve seen some wonderful pieces that people have knit that have lasted. And not just the run of the mill fisherman’s knit pullover.
And even though there are popular patterns, no one’s is ever the same. Especially mine. I’m not one that can wear the curvy Lana Turner, nipped in the waist sweaters. Patterns are mere suggestions in my book. A learning experience: "Oh so THAT’S how you do that", ah ha moments when it all comes together.
Then, of course, if you’re a knitter, even trash TV isn’t a complete time waster when there’s a project to be finished.