I am in a knitting slump. I am feeling frustrated with a couple of projects on which I am working. Last night I was sitting on my deck ready to work on a project I am hoping to offer as a class this fall. I heard someone say “oh no” then” No, No” and then I smelt a very strong skunk smell. I think my neighbour startled the skunk that lives somewhere in our neighbourhood. So then I had to move everything inside.I love sitting outside in the summer an knitting. I really don’t like having to be inside when the weather is nice. I worked part of a row and realized I had used the wrong colour so I frogged it. Then I had difficulty figuring out which colours and in what order I was supposed to knit. I knit a row and I was not enjoying it and it was taking forever. I don’t like the yarn I am knitting with and I just feel frustrated. I don’t know whether to give up or keep going. I could finish off some socks but even that has little appeal at the moment. I have some hats I need to finish for someone but they are not my favourite pattern.
On the weekend I organized my needles as they were a mess and I thought it might inspire me to do some knitting. So my needles are all neatly put into a forms cabinet which works perfectly for them. It is a cabinet that has thin drawers that were used to hold legal forms. It looks like the the top section of this cabinet. I have a drawer for my DPN, for each length of circular needle and my straight knitting needles as well as a drawer for my crochet hooks
Unfortunately it is in our garage at the moment because I have not figured out where the best spot in the house would be. Some day I hope to have a whole room devoting to my knitting.
We have some beautiful new yarns in the store now and I would love to knit with them but I feel I need to finish what I have already started. Maybe next I need to go through my stash and that will kick start my knitting urge.I think one finished object would make me feel happier with my knitting. I love seeing what our customers are knitting. It often leaves me itching to pick up my needles. Here is one of the new sock yarns we got in- I think I may use it for my next sock class if there is any left.
I do have a long car ride coming up soon and that is always a good place for me to get some knitting done. Hopefully I can fix this knitting slum and get knitting again.