Comments on: be willing to knit poorly

By: colleen

colleen — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:07:35 +0000

What an encouragement! I’ve wanted to try knitting socks for some time–perhaps this will be the year!

By: rebekah

rebekah — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:34:44 +0000

thank you, sister! i get so intimidated by all these so-called ‘beginning’ knitters who are turning out cable knit sweaters by week two! i’ve retired my needles, but i’m going to pull them out this fall an knit my little heart out.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:55:53 +0000

So so true. I’ve got a picture up on my blog (actually it’s my avatar on everything from Etsy to Flickr- so it’s the picture of myself that I show the world) that is me holding up a giant headband that is almost the size of a tubetop. I love that picture because someone like Martha Stewart would probably never admit that she’d made something so atrocious.

By: staceys

staceys — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:10:11 +0000

i love this post. I started knitting a few weeks ago- My first project is super wonky looking. but I love it. And I can’t wait to learn more.
thanks for the encouragement!

By: Carla

Carla — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:37:40 +0000

This made me smile! How true! Knitting, like most things in life are not really about perfection, they are about persistance. I think there should be a National Wear Your First Knitted Sweater Day!

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:54:51 +0000

Thank you for your encouragement! I have attempted knitting, only to be disappointed. But having read so many blogs and seeing so many others knit, I have been thinking about attempting it again. Your encouraging words have given me the push I need!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:44:09 +0000

I absolutely agree. I tried to pick up knitting several times and each time was convinced I was not a knitter, but there are so many great knitting projects out there that eventually I told myself that I was going to learn this. I’m now getting the hang of it and I’ve realised that the problem wasn’t the knitting, it was that I expected that I could just wave around two needles and some wool and it would all fit together. I’ve now accepted that I couldn’t be a knitter without a bit of hard work, but I’m now enjoying it and tackling more complex projects.
I think part of the reason for my high expectations of my skills was that I picked up crochet very quickly and so it was easy to go back to crochet once knitting got even slightly frustrating which initially led to me not really giving knitting a fair go.

By: bon

bon — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:46:25 +0000

Thanks for reminding me of this, I needed to hear it again!