tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post186748974562211927..comments2023-10-08T08:29:47.056-04:00Comments on Bringing along OCD . . . : Knitting and getting rid of perfectUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-45247171444780119512014-08-02T18:05:00.734-04:002014-08-02T18:05:00.734-04:00Chase thinks you're doing it for him! My one c...Chase thinks you're doing it for him! My one cat wasn't to get under what ever I'm crocheting (I crochet, not knit).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-63542452986939505382014-07-28T08:16:24.282-04:002014-07-28T08:16:24.282-04:00You are doing great! I have never learned how to ...You are doing great! I have never learned how to knit, even though all of my female relatives do with much talent. Lisa @ Two Bears Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464839163693785901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-23884238755072289822014-07-27T21:45:00.300-04:002014-07-27T21:45:00.300-04:00You already know how I would answer both of those ...You already know how I would answer both of those questions!!<br /><br />I kinda like the mistakes as they tell a story about the creator!! The mistakes proclaim loud and clear that this beautiful item was not created by a machine!!<br /><br />We have found the same love, I adore the color of the yarn you are working with!!<br /><br />Tomorrow night, I am back on the farm for part two of my knitting in the round class. I am half way on my hat and I can't wait to finish it!! I am completely addicted!!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823369215793154260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-23763324510856300332014-07-26T11:31:33.567-04:002014-07-26T11:31:33.567-04:00How wonderful that you've found something that...How wonderful that you've found something that is so relaxing. And yes, I totally agree! We need to enjoy what we do.<br /><br />Photography is very meditative to me. And doubly meditative when I'm outdoors with my camera, preferably near water, or hiking through an area. Biking with a point and shoot camera hanging around my neck is my latest love.Plowing Through Life (Martha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-68225100069331193912014-07-26T07:31:34.169-04:002014-07-26T07:31:34.169-04:00Can you knit me a Christmas sweater since Christma...Can you knit me a Christmas sweater since Christmas is going to be here in only 151 more days???<br /><br />As far as what activity soothes me, I have to say that hiking soothes me the most. Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-28144839593366239242014-07-25T23:02:56.907-04:002014-07-25T23:02:56.907-04:00Oooh, I wish I could knit. I've tried it but I...Oooh, I wish I could knit. I've tried it but I just can't figure it out. So I like to stick with cross-stitching - much easier for me to handle! :) <br /><br />Love Chase Bird pics. I can just imagine how nutty that yarn must make him. :-)Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687840610018476358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-76055437178337394902014-07-25T21:14:56.769-04:002014-07-25T21:14:56.769-04:00Cross Stitch and swimming. I feel more at home in ...Cross Stitch and swimming. I feel more at home in or around water. <br /><br />http://www.pinterest.com/pin/526850856380968508/ :-)Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-29152919064424987742014-07-25T19:04:34.833-04:002014-07-25T19:04:34.833-04:00How nice, Tina! Chase Bird will be entertained as...How nice, Tina! Chase Bird will be entertained as well, as cats love yarn...and the movements. :)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-28902418959858936112014-07-25T17:57:38.663-04:002014-07-25T17:57:38.663-04:00Oh Tina it is looking so good, I miss stitches and...Oh Tina it is looking so good, I miss stitches and add stitches all the time and I had someone tell me that is the special part of you I like that so I knit on I am not going to rip out. I made my Mom a hat last night it looks like there are a few (?) mistakes but I am thinking she won't care. Keep knitting you and I need to relax:):) Chase Bird will get bored someday probably the day you will no longer need to look down:):) HUG BButtons Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029439906543077861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-49658778339756004572014-07-25T17:56:30.298-04:002014-07-25T17:56:30.298-04:00Oh Tina it is looking so good, I miss stitches and...Oh Tina it is looking so good, I miss stitches and add stitches all the time and I had someone tell me that is the special part of you I like that so I knit on I am not going to rip out. I made my Mom a hat last night it looks like there are a few (?) mistakes but I am thinking she won't care. Keep knitting you and I need to relax:):) Chase Bird will get bored someday probably the day you will no longer need to look down:):) HUG BButtons Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029439906543077861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-8099163337119655362014-07-25T13:08:19.414-04:002014-07-25T13:08:19.414-04:00my Auntie Ragna carded her own wool, I helped shee...my Auntie Ragna carded her own wool, I helped sheer and spin (sort of) I began knitting when I was 8, still knit, not perfectly I'm so far from a perfectionist it hurts, I would do me well to slide down that scale some toward a sort of perfect (i do know how to fix my mistakes), I think my mistakes are my signature tho so I don't fix them all. I put my wool in an empty plastic container , it exists through a small hole, this helps deter the cats but I don't think this will work with your Chase Bird... Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458351240865452950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-3993960234220758522014-07-25T12:15:21.076-04:002014-07-25T12:15:21.076-04:00YES! Just keep going, perfect or not! Sometimes, I...YES! Just keep going, perfect or not! Sometimes, I think it is the imperfections that makes things endearing to us. There won't be any other scarf that will look exactly like that because of the imperfection. And that makes it unique and special. Just like us. : )71º & Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981113989131619635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-21754597583790615142014-07-25T11:40:09.726-04:002014-07-25T11:40:09.726-04:00This post resonates with me -- and Lizzie! Oh, Mom...This post resonates with me -- and Lizzie! Oh, Mom has a hobby where Lizzie can play, too! But it hit for another way. About two years ago a good friend gave me a scarf pattern (450 stitches wide, six-balls, alternating every two rows, wide!). It's not a complicated pattern (though it takes FOREVER to do a row) but it's not one that comes as second nature. And with all those stitches, you're bound to drop and not realize it till an hour later. Like you, I started ripping it out to make it right. And eventually, I just stopped. I put safety pins on the dropped stitches and when I finish it, I'll tie beads to those and maybe some others. Lemonade from lemons. And it might even be prettier! Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-27814242343584727252014-07-25T10:58:11.305-04:002014-07-25T10:58:11.305-04:00Maybe you should get Chase Bird his own ball of ya...Maybe you should get Chase Bird his own ball of yarn?? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-81583959985673543662014-07-25T10:32:03.404-04:002014-07-25T10:32:03.404-04:00My grandmother taught me to knit when I was eight,...My grandmother taught me to knit when I was eight, though I only started knitting regularly a few years ago. My other grandmother had a garden inside and out of her house. I had no interest in it at the time, but now I keep a large garden (though all outside -- I tend to kill houseplants). <br /><br />I think crafts and hobbies are a great way to let go of perfectionism. Sometimes I can do everything right in the garden, and a plant still dies. Other times, I can do everything wrong, and the plant thrives. As for knitting, when I picked up the hobby after years of not doing it, I chose a really complex project. Over time, my projects are getting simpler and simpler -- something I can do and still chat with others. It's nice to just enjoy a hobby, and not try to turn it into another job! That's big growth for me.Nadine_Feldmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05742177071130596367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-39003463468844102852014-07-25T08:56:02.159-04:002014-07-25T08:56:02.159-04:00torture for chase bird; relaxation for you. :) torture for chase bird; relaxation for you. :) TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-72805911300340725642014-07-25T06:48:08.403-04:002014-07-25T06:48:08.403-04:00i read, write, talk to my mom, paint my nails, cle...i read, write, talk to my mom, paint my nails, clean my closet, take a walk, work outdoors in my yard, breathe, i do simple things - nothing totally out of the ordinary or exciting. what makes me happy. ( :Elizabeth Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646711693473956020noreply@blogger.com