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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Knitting Slump

Project on the left is from before my knitting slump.

So I still can't find anything I feel like knitting. It's very frustrating because this is how I control my anxiety, but nothing is grabbing me. At first, I tried to focus on existing projects, wanting to finish those, but when they didn't draw me, I started new ones. After knitting a row or two, I'd put those aside, too. Now I have even more started, but not finished projects. ::sobs::

I've been trying to figure out when the knitting doldrums started and I think I can trace it back to when I messed up the sleeve on my first ever sweater. Maybe it took more heart of out me than I thought. Maybe it didn't just take my enthusiasm for that project, but for knitting in general. If this is true, how do I get out of it?

Starting something new, even if it's something I think I'll be excited about, doesn't seem to be working. Is the answer to go back, un-knit all the rows on the sleeve that need to be redone, and finish that project?

This idea doesn't feel me with joy, but it might be what I try next. I need this hobby.