k1 (knit one) blog: Mother's Day Weekend

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May 09, 2004

Mother's Day Weekend

Happy Mother's Day!

Some Knitting Progress, Finally!

I was able to get a little more headway on Forever this weekend along with a keyhole scarf from the SNB book for charity. I know I didn't put it on the progress bar. These types of projects just slip in! :) I've also been reading up on charted knitting designs since I got the Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara Walker. It doesn't seem as hard as I thought it was. But you never really know until you jump in. Maybe later this week. Sleevey is still crying to get finished already. What to do??? So much to knit, so little time.

Knitting & Matters of the Heart

I think I'm going to post that secret project I was working on. I know I said I wasn't going to do it but I have a very good reason. Maybe some of you knitters out there will be able to relate.

I'm a very generous person. I had been planning on giving this knitted item away as a gift this month. I do give a lot of things away for some reason. Most of the people I know really can't stand that about me! They don't really understand that I get a lot of joy from that. People used to make me feel really bad about it. As an artist, it is an occupational hazard, but I could never really help myself. Eventually, I just had to learn that I am who I am for a reason and I just have to be me. If anyone understands the satisfaction from giving I know it would have to be fellow knitters, right? I learned from a certain televangelist that many times giving is something that benefits the person giving so much more than the person receiving the gift because it causes the giver to take his eyes off himself for at least a moment in order to look at someone else's need. It changes roles. That's a good thing! And it feels good too!

But (and maybe this is life experience talking) when it's something that has come out of you...when you make something with your own hands and from the heart, you want to know that when you give it away to someone you consider special, it's going to add to you, not take away from you. And with knitting, because of the type of process it is, you almost feel like you want to knit that person to you. If you've ever knit for a relative, you understand. You want to know that the person you give it to understands the heart that made it. You want to know that you and your gift are valued as much. While I was doing this project I was uncertain as to whether I wanted to give it or not because I didn't want to later regret it. I've done things like that before. Yes, I give, but I think I've come to the realization that no one should "give till it hurts." After much hesitation, this weekend I came to the conclusion that I had best hold on to it until the time is right to give away something that special and until I'm sure I've definitely met a person who understands the value of that sort of gift. I keep asking myself am I a heel for this, but I keep coming up with a resounding, "No!"

It was still a cool project for me to knit at this stage. Yes, I have read the little notations about who to give gifts to in the SNB book, yada, yada... But I still went ahead and made them anyway. Hey, I'm still a beginner knitter...and at times a little hard-headed. I was a little upset to have to take the bow off and unwrap it and what not (it was a birthday gift). Excuse me, but to me, I'm sounding very sober about this. Mark another inch on my growth chart for this year. I think it's for the best and a very healthy decision. Even though it's not going to be serving its purpose yet-not for anyone since it isn't even the season for it (lol!), I still want to share my accomplishment :) :

Cashmere/Wool Fingerless Gloves

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These are from the pattern for the fingerless gloves in WEEKEND KNITTING. I think I did a pretty good job. Of course, you probably can't see that though since they are black. What can I say? They go with everything! I'm not particularly sure if this is right. But I used two strands of Pashmina Black Cashmere with one strand of Brown Sheep Pepper 100% Mothproof Wool throughout. The cashmere strands were so much finer than the wool strand was, but whenever I had to cut the strands, the cashmere strands were so much longer than the wool strand was?? So I'm figuring it's either 50c/50w or 65c/35w. Whatever the case, they should be mighty warm! I like to try them on because they are so soft. But it wouldn't have made a good pic because they're too big for my hands!! Oh yeah, I did have troubles around that whole gussett thing. But when you try them on (I use my brother as a model), you can't see through them, so that must be a good thing right? ;)

Mother's Day Weekend

This weekend presented a lot for me to chew on. All in all, I can't say it was the best Mother's Day I've ever had either. Have I ever had a good one? You know what? Yes, I have. Every day is Mother's Day when you have a child that is alive, living and breathing and loves you back.

I went to church today and that cheered me up some. God is always there helping us along. Everyone should be reminded of that from time to time.

Knit one more row tonight.

Posted by stacey at May 9, 2004 09:07 PM

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