Life's Too Short
Just like I promised, I started knitting a pair of socks with the fest yarn. It's STR in Rocktober.
I always obsess over a pattern when I'm using variegated. I tried several and then remembered the Diagonal Rib socks on the Interweave Subscriber-only section.
I gave it a whirl and it looked good. I've been working on them on and off all week.
I modified them to be toe-up, and decreased a couple stitches on the instep. I don't think I have narrow feet (they're 8.5 inches around the ball of my foot) but I always seem to need to make socks narrower around my foot than the pattern says.
But guess what? As much as I love how it looks, I hate knitting it. All the twisty knitting to get those lovely diagonal lines? Pure torture.
So last night I finally admitted how I felt about them.
So. Much. Better.
Life's too short. Knit what you love, and love what you're knitting.
Comments
hear hear!
Posted by: brenda in toronto | November 6, 2006 11:26 AM
My STR began as Pomatomi, then Jaywalkers. Nothing worked better than the simple stockinette. I think the pleasure in STR is the feel as you knit, and be gorgeous variations in the colors.
I thought I needed to knit something really special with my first STR, but instead, I ended up with my favorite pair of socks.
Posted by: Liz K. | November 6, 2006 11:52 AM
To this I say - amen!!!
Posted by: grumperina | November 6, 2006 12:00 PM
I think I just found my knitting mantra. :)
Posted by: Susan | November 6, 2006 12:01 PM
Sometimes yarn just wants to be a ball of yarn - until the right pattern/project comes along!
Posted by: Megan | November 6, 2006 12:20 PM
Totally agree....good decision.
Posted by: Stacey | November 6, 2006 12:59 PM
I think I am going to have to frog my latest pair of socks too....alas, I really don't want to, but they are not looking the way they are meant to look.
Posted by: Isela | November 6, 2006 01:16 PM
thats my motto too!
Posted by: pixie | November 6, 2006 01:45 PM
I normally just knit plain st st socks. Although my STR medium weight Lemongrass socks are textured. Rows 1&2, k2 p2 and rows 3&4, knit... it is simple, but adds some texture and the colors still look great!!!
Cheers Eva
Posted by: Eva | November 6, 2006 01:55 PM
frog city, huh? oh well, i'm sure you'll like them better if you like BOTH the knitting and the final product :)
Posted by: gleek | November 6, 2006 02:58 PM
Amen. Life IS too short for non-fun tortuous knitting.
Posted by: BigAlice | November 6, 2006 05:07 PM
And don't look back! Enjoy!
Posted by: Mary Beth | November 6, 2006 07:42 PM
You gotta know when to hold em, know when to fold em :)
Pretty yarn, perfect for stockinette! Do you use a turkish cast on to start your toe ups?
Posted by: Debi | November 6, 2006 07:45 PM
Oh dear - you've killed them...
Posted by: NORA | November 14, 2006 02:04 AM