tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17401386.post1136302040525636255..comments2023-12-18T02:12:34.362-05:00Comments on Kate Atherley Knits. A Lot. Mainly Socks.: Reader Mail: On Stopping, or NotMarilla Wexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00410631303206026127noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17401386.post-85381358560683467072012-07-25T18:28:46.154-04:002012-07-25T18:28:46.154-04:00This is going to sound really abstract, but it rea...This is going to sound really abstract, but it really, really works for me, so I thought I'd give it a go and share:<br /><br />In knitting there is creating and there is doing. The creating part is the all over urge to MAKE! the doing part is the stuff that says: DO IT NOW!. What really helped me is to see these things as seperate. The DO IT NOW part for me is heavily influenced by schoolteachers etc. who always thought it was better to finish now then later, and that it doesn't count untill it's finished. However, when I just listen to the creative part, it just wants to make, on its own terms, either now or later and it doesn't particularly care about finishing. There is no 'have to do' for this creative part. Keeping these two different motivations apart helps me to create on my own terms, which include stopping to sleep. <br /><br />I only have this problem in making things I really, really like, like with knitting or sewing. For work etc I have bounderies already. <br /><br />That concludes my metaphysical thought for the evening :)Now on wit the practical business of knitting!Rosesredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09350934564131264621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17401386.post-77649260693757195052012-07-22T14:08:54.468-04:002012-07-22T14:08:54.468-04:00And here I thought I was the only one.... I am wor...And here I thought I was the only one.... I am working on a lace shawl and since the rows are getting longer, just doing 'one' more row can take a long time... But I will find myself knitting away and then suddenly I notice that it's a lot later than I thought.....kwltnmomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234600981442846646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17401386.post-59174790543033675942012-07-22T00:41:37.831-04:002012-07-22T00:41:37.831-04:00Oftentimes if I want to keep knitting late into th...Oftentimes if I want to keep knitting late into the night, I'll switch from a lacey or shaped project to a garter stitch project or a plain sock. That way the risk of huge mistakes is much smaller, but I still get the satisfaction of the last few rows. Does anyone close their eyes and see themselves knitting their most recent project when they are trying to sleep? It happens to me a lot.wideeyedknitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12261251410087525205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17401386.post-30705375101028063162012-07-20T11:55:51.267-04:002012-07-20T11:55:51.267-04:00I find the problem with late night knitting is tha...I find the problem with late night knitting is that you don't spot the mistakes as easily and it often means frogging in the morning or struggling to fix a dropped stitch many rows back. Everything works better after a good nights rest so I have learned the hard way to put my knitting down and go to bed!Jane Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17401386.post-78227650179989131282012-07-19T15:39:04.015-04:002012-07-19T15:39:04.015-04:00This happens to me ALL the time! As much as I lov...This happens to me ALL the time! As much as I love and treasure sleep, I love knitting more!!!shellbellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15839854291413237052noreply@blogger.com