After several years of being intimidated by those things between my feet and shoes, I finally knitted my first pair of socks. I don’t know why it’s taken me so long, I knew the stitches, I knew how to use those double pointed needles, I could read the pattern, but somehow the fear of the unknown overwhelmed me. Whether that or the fear of failure… if I don’t try, I won’t fail. But also if I don’t try, I won’t have soft hand-knit socks to wear and the satisfaction of a job well done. Maybe I could take that thought and use it in the rest of my life. Don’t fear failure… we learn from it, it makes us stronger. And what to we tell our children when faced with a new and unfamiliar food…. “you won’t know if you like it unless you try it”. Yes, I’m patting myself on the back… a lot. Next project… a pair of socks for Bob in soft alpaca.
Recently:
- Back to Middle School
- Good bye 2011
- Long ago and far away
- Continuing Chaos
- what used to be the shower
- …and so the demolition begins
- Introducing……..
- Home for the Holidays
- It’s coming… the Holidays are coming!
- Artful Weekend(s)
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