Rip It Out
Ok, so I’m attempting this stitch called a variation on the Honeybee stitch and it has 17 steps and takes six rows to accomplish (after which the result really does look remarkably like some kind of wing.) So far an exercise in two steps forward, three back, but I'm getting there.
Hey! Wait a minute! This is a blog about writing!
The two, knitting and writing, have more in common than you might think. First, you have to acquire the basics. Follow the guidelines. Learn the forms. Have a plan. Accept the sweet tedium (weaving in ends, rolling skeins into yarn balls, going back to pick up dropped stitches, picking through commas, weeding out "filler" words like 'just' and pulling out vague pronouns like the over-used "it"). Knitting and writing require patience, dedication, concentration and fully embracing your OCD self. Persistence is critical.
Eventually there comes a moment when you realize you know enough to experiment. This particular stitch is a "variation," that is, the knitter thought, "Hmm, I think I could do this another way."
The ultimate magic with both knitting and writing, is that provided you are willing to acknowledge your mistakes--which can mean ripping out hours and hours of work--you can eventually get where you wanted to go.
So little in life has a 'do-over' option. Hallelujia for the few that do!
Hey! Wait a minute! This is a blog about writing!
The two, knitting and writing, have more in common than you might think. First, you have to acquire the basics. Follow the guidelines. Learn the forms. Have a plan. Accept the sweet tedium (weaving in ends, rolling skeins into yarn balls, going back to pick up dropped stitches, picking through commas, weeding out "filler" words like 'just' and pulling out vague pronouns like the over-used "it"). Knitting and writing require patience, dedication, concentration and fully embracing your OCD self. Persistence is critical.
Eventually there comes a moment when you realize you know enough to experiment. This particular stitch is a "variation," that is, the knitter thought, "Hmm, I think I could do this another way."
The ultimate magic with both knitting and writing, is that provided you are willing to acknowledge your mistakes--which can mean ripping out hours and hours of work--you can eventually get where you wanted to go.
So little in life has a 'do-over' option. Hallelujia for the few that do!
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