It has been close enough to two months since I last posted (oops). My lack of posting hasn’t been related to a lack of crocheting or knitting, in fact, completely the opposite! I have been knitting so much lately that I haven’t had any time to blog (that and university has started back so I’m into the swing of the academic thing of things).
I have been knitting up a storm! To be honest, I don’t think I have picked up a crochet hook since around the last time I blogged on here; this knitting thing, it is addictive!
It isn’t just addictive though, it has also proven to be a big internal struggle and challenge for me. When I f*ck up it is a battle between ‘do I just put this down and pretend it never happened‘ or ‘do I keep on at it and not let it get the better of me‘? Once upon a time the answer would have been to get rid of it and move onto something new, but that’s the old Emma – or at least I like to think it is.
Looking back, giving up so easily might have had something to do with my anxiety. If I didn’t try, I couldn’t fail, right? Stupid thinking really, because not trying is like instant failure, or at least that is how I see it now, anyway. My anxiety disorder seems to be nicely under control at the moment and I am finding that has given me more confidence in most areas of my life, but particularly my study.
I haven’t stressed once over assignments, I’ve just gone ahead and done them (76% in my first 300 level assignment, thank you very much!)… I’m also doing this odd thing called planning. I’m not sure if you’ve heard about it, but from the age of 5-ish you are told to ‘plan ahead’ for your school/uni/etc work. After…. god, 26? years of schooling I have finally realised that planning is where it’s at. Maybe I should make more people aware of this magical idea?
Anyway, before I leave you all to go and do some of that planning stuff I spoke about, I thought I’d leave some photos of my latest projects!
Colin vest
Zanny T jumper
Fish ‘n’ Chip jumper (little sister of the Zanny T)
Simply Soft cowl (for me, but modelled by Emmy)
Seaweed cowl
baby hat
In case any of you are interested in the patterns for the above items, here you go!
Colin vest
Zanny T jumper
Fish ‘n’ Chip jumper
Simply Soft cowl
Seaweed cowl