Wednesday 10 February 2016

Very Slow Scarf

My word for this year is 'slow'. And I have been mindfully trying to focus on moving through my days at a slower pace. However, my progress on my current knitting project could only be described as moving along at a snail's pace! 


Another new beginning!


I had been wanting to challenge myself a little more with knitting and learn a few new stitches. I chose the most beautiful yarn that reminds me of the sea around mossy rocks. It's silvery with flecks of olive, teal, dark grey and blue. And there was only one ball of it left...so a scarf, all light and lacy, was envisaged.

I enlisted support. While my Mum was here for a holiday recently, she helped me make a start on this most lovely diagonal fern lace scarf, a pattern she has knitted up before that, in her hands, resulted in a most lovely scarf for my sister. In my hands, it's a whole other story!

I have dropped stitches and I have magically made new stitches appear but I have persevered after pulling out my beginnings no less than six times for, when I drop a stitch or create a new one, I can't seem to reverse my mistake. In fact, I seem to end up in double the trouble I start off in! My Mum was here for some of my false starts, picking up stitches and providing laughter (surely not at me:) and encouragement but then she left me to my own devices when she went home. Far away home! 


I remain determined though realistic. I can imagine wearing a beautiful sea-coloured scarf in the Winter here. A scarf I have crafted myself.  So, I have made yet another new beginning. I have time for the chilly season is still quite a few months away. I have time to knit very, very slowly, at the pace of a snail, to turn my own silvery sea yarn into a scarf.

Meg




6 comments:

  1. Such a great word for the year :)

    The yarn for your scarf is lovely, and I hope it moves along a little more smoothly from now on.

    Happy knitting!

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    1. It is such beautiful yarn, so lovely and soft. My fingers are crossed for slow but successful knitting. I think I might need a little luck!

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  2. Lovely yarn colour, I so love blues and greens.
    Good luck with your slow knitting, I have no patience for it, however I do intend to try my hand at crochet one day, we will see ;)

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    1. Hi, Cheryl. I am drawn to anything that reminds me of the blues and greens of the sea. My young boy has a little collection of sea glass and it always feels like a special treasure if he finds a piece that is green or blue. I hope you get to try crotchet soon... I wonder what shade of green or blue you might choose for your first project! Meg:)

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  3. I love the look of the yarn and I would love to be able to knit a lacy scarf but my skills are not that good.

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    1. Alas, I have no scarf still, Fiona. I keep on persevering though but I need help with it. I just keep getting extra stitches or losing ones. It's quite funny really!

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