tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post3282447476364357218..comments2024-03-18T06:46:14.562-04:00Comments on The A.D.D. Knitter--because I make everything a lot harder than it needs to be...: Miles to go before I sleep, or knitting frustrations...The A.D.D. Knitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667169869020308185noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-49168963856385577202008-05-02T18:33:00.000-04:002008-05-02T18:33:00.000-04:00My knitting insecurity is blocking. I've never don...My knitting insecurity is blocking. I've never done it, but that's because I never pick a project that really needs it.TopHathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014761105792283513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-65449617830537411572008-05-01T21:14:00.000-04:002008-05-01T21:14:00.000-04:00It's official. I'm the world's slowest knitter. Pe...It's official. I'm the world's slowest knitter. Period. And I knit continental. Go figure. My biggest fear is that people won't respect my work because I've never made an adult sweater or color work or intarsia or ___________. It's all a game, no? We should be enjoying. It's not a race and if you're not having fun (most of the time), something ain't right!WonderMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03935582756754079119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-11892855907595500582008-05-01T08:46:00.000-04:002008-05-01T08:46:00.000-04:00I am soooo slow, it takes forever to finish a pair...I am soooo slow, it takes forever to finish a pair of socks. So I usually have two pairs on the needles. When I get tired of one, I work on the other. But I have never made a sweater, I'm afraid that I am so slow that I will start and not finish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-42000242154135226552008-04-30T22:11:00.000-04:002008-04-30T22:11:00.000-04:00Acres of mind numbing stocking stitch in a fine ya...Acres of mind numbing stocking stitch in a fine yarn is enough to send me running to the asylum. I usually need to have another project that involves either cables, or lace on the go at the same time, so I can break it up a bit. I had considered making the Chevron with this fabulous hand dyed yarn from Hello Yarn, but decided that the monotony would probably kill me.Sereknittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360765413464455650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-18812771032846606612008-04-30T20:27:00.000-04:002008-04-30T20:27:00.000-04:00Agreed! I always feel like turtle could knit faste...Agreed! I always feel like turtle could knit faster than I.. everyone else seems to finish ALWAYS before me...TLCknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04215307156303253995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-57757166632212323602008-04-30T20:25:00.000-04:002008-04-30T20:25:00.000-04:00It's just nice to know that I'm not the only one w...It's just nice to know that I'm not the only one who hits the knitting bad place once in a while?<BR/><BR/>I have been working on a scarf for over a year now and I'm tempted to label it The "%$#&&!@#!!" scarf when I'm finished it because that's exactly how I reference it in my own mind... as in "Oh God, I have to knit that "%$#!@#!!" scarf..." or "Oh crap, there's that "%$#!@#!!" scarf again, The House Across the Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16190344972796062971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-55655363361910146902008-04-30T19:56:00.000-04:002008-04-30T19:56:00.000-04:00Buttonholes. I don't know what it is about these ...Buttonholes. I don't know what it is about these pesky holes but I delay doing them often for months (okay, even years). Most of my unfinished projects are languishing in a basket awaiting these supposedly simple final touches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-88022158885595851952008-04-30T14:48:00.000-04:002008-04-30T14:48:00.000-04:00I knit two of these monsters. And I am no speed r...I knit two of these monsters. And I am no speed racer, either. My knitting insecurity is cutting my knitting. Seriously, thinking about it makes me want to throw up. This is why even the idea of steeking freaks me out.novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880542163032397959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-90190755990940951342008-04-30T11:59:00.000-04:002008-04-30T11:59:00.000-04:00You're not alone. The neverending scarf...I mean t...You're not alone. The neverending scarf...I mean the Chevron scarf took me awhile to complete too. Yours looks great, btw!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16717837396686934461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-40701047891735422042008-04-30T11:38:00.000-04:002008-04-30T11:38:00.000-04:00I feel your pain. I too am slow, slow, slow. I s...I feel your pain. I too am slow, slow, slow. I secretly curse all those speedy knitters out there. :PKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836215891806148229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-80553199329131756372008-04-29T22:37:00.000-04:002008-04-29T22:37:00.000-04:00just keep swimming. just keep swimming.i heard el...just keep swimming. just keep swimming.<BR/>i heard ellen's voice the entire time i knit mine!!!!a friend to knit withhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542324778581589386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-74135819163374881692008-04-29T21:32:00.000-04:002008-04-29T21:32:00.000-04:00I hate those projects that don't end. I did a fea...I hate those projects that don't end. I did a feather and fan scarf a few years ago that was just like that. You know what the key to knitting is, don't you? Perseverance.Sonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03676228724944263850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-21360882482799476172008-04-29T21:15:00.000-04:002008-04-29T21:15:00.000-04:00I can completely agree with everything you say. I...I can completely agree with everything you say. I am a very tight knitter, so not only do I knit slow, but I also don't usually knit for very long because the yarn and my hands can't handle it. I am working on a baby blanket right now that I made up the pattern for and the combination of the partly acrylic (I know, EEK!) and being sick already, after about 5 rows my hands just won't last any Makenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910227593604172095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-36811936710486437002008-04-29T20:47:00.000-04:002008-04-29T20:47:00.000-04:00They are lying. Those people who finish things in ...They are lying. Those people who finish things in a week. Lying. Dirty filthy, liars with their quick and beautiful knits.<BR/><BR/>I just finished my albatross project, but I have had a scarf on the needles since before Christmas. It's a seed stitch scarf. SEED STITCH. I'm never going to finish it. Ever.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06780362299530994578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-39484653575803719692008-04-29T20:35:00.000-04:002008-04-29T20:35:00.000-04:00yeah. it takes me 3 months to knit a sock. While ...yeah. it takes me 3 months to knit a sock. While that is due to some series procrastination issues, I also find myself distrustful of those who knit entire sweaters in a weekend.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14117139096341627347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-4008061094130779572008-04-29T19:31:00.000-04:002008-04-29T19:31:00.000-04:00I'm not sure about having knitting insecurities, b...I'm not sure about having knitting insecurities, but if I have too many projects, I don't feel like I can focus. Right now I am just not feeling my knitting. I have more projects than I have EVER had on the needles and sewing to do for a birthday kid. I will probably have to hide all my projects in a box somewhere do them one at a time...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14581612215378945075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-76033669359246076942008-04-29T14:57:00.000-04:002008-04-29T14:57:00.000-04:00Ah, it's so nice to have company. I knit continent...Ah, it's so nice to have company. I knit continental and it hasn't sped me up at all. <BR/><BR/>I knit all the time. I finish? Uh, not often. And who knits a pair of socks in AN EVENING? Everyone but me. Oh well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-30120246129860378862008-04-29T13:47:00.000-04:002008-04-29T13:47:00.000-04:00Scarfs always have that effect on me too! I have o...Scarfs always have that effect on me too! I have one in my Rav que hibernating since X-mas and one that I have benn working on for what seems like forever! I have also thought the same thing about some bloggers/Ravelry-ers! Some peopl seem to finish sweater after sweater in amazing time while I'm lucky to get an OF a month!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-5120322705108462872008-04-29T13:29:00.000-04:002008-04-29T13:29:00.000-04:00you always make me laugh! i have not knit chevron...you always make me laugh! i have not knit chevron, but i do share your feeling whenever i knit a scarf. it just drives me bonkers. really though, this is beautiful!Philigryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830448931204543522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-39942888774987903902008-04-29T12:58:00.000-04:002008-04-29T12:58:00.000-04:00Oh I totally hear you. The Chevron was a slog for ...Oh I totally hear you. The Chevron was a slog for me too. After it got 'long enough' I called it done. Yours is looking lovely though - it will be worth it!<BR/>I too feel like the slowest knitter on Earth sometimes. Especially reading blogs - "Oh look at this pair of socks I knit today." Gag me. <BR/>My proudest moment was NaKniSweMo last year. I finished right on the deadline, but only becauseRisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915609051603533889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-70166251989844332492008-04-29T12:39:00.000-04:002008-04-29T12:39:00.000-04:00I don't knit scarves. I knitted one, for a friend...I don't knit scarves. I knitted one, for a friend, and that was enough. There's a lot of knitting in a scarf! You could have the body of a sweater done with the same amount of knitting. <BR/><BR/>My Dickinson pullover is definitely in the same category as your Chevron Scarf. I swear I've spent 10,000 hours knitting it. I was working the first sleeve while watching a movie. I had 10 inches Yarnhoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625926254864861603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-20079489050008811812008-04-29T12:30:00.000-04:002008-04-29T12:30:00.000-04:00When I saw the photo of Chevron, I wanted to run a...When I saw the photo of Chevron, I wanted to run away screaming. I am having the same issues with this scarf. Knitting on it is a never ending nightmare and it never gets any bigger. It is my nemesis! I shoved this demon to the bottom of the UFO basket next to the doomed nearly 3 year old UFO entrelac backpack. I feel like I am the slowest knitter in the world. Hats, I can knock out in 1 1/2 Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256149382126377346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-32827626168822721482008-04-29T12:11:00.000-04:002008-04-29T12:11:00.000-04:00I've always thought that scarves in general are a ...I've always thought that scarves in general are a total slog. Your Chevron is looking *fantastic*, though, so take heart. (I've definitely seen some really ugly ones.) <BR/><BR/>I have no idea how my final speed compares to other knitters, but I actually knit in pretty much the least efficient way possible: I throw, and instead of tensioning like most people, I hold the yarn between the tip of myAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08399350164419034777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-91238208364802786532008-04-29T11:25:00.000-04:002008-04-29T11:25:00.000-04:00I feel your pain! I made several scarves for peopl...I feel your pain! I made several scarves for people for Christmas and have vowed never to make another unless the stitch pattern changes at least a couple times, because doing the same stitch pattern for so long drove me absolutely batty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-86517771600684676232008-04-29T11:23:00.000-04:002008-04-29T11:23:00.000-04:00I hear you, sistah. I'm in scarf purgatory at the...I hear you, sistah. I'm in scarf purgatory at the moment, too. I'm so sick of looking at the thing I'm going to gift it to somebody I don't see very often. I always say to hubby 'Remind me to never knit another scarf.' Then a few weeks go by and he says 'What's that you're knitting?' and I say 'Oh, er....a scarf.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com