progress vs. process
Finished 4 out of a possible 6 pattern repeats. I will check the length again after 5, but I want to make this long enough to cover ears. Lots of patterns for close fitting toques are more beanie length and only cover the top of the head. A little foolish I think. Chilly ears is not a pleasant experience.
In knitting circles there is often talk about being a progress knitter versus a process knitter. Progress knitters are often concerned with speed and get a lot of satisfaction out of a finished project (and number of completed projects), while process knitters are concerned with learning new skills and improving technique and may take on projects based solely on a new stitch. Obviously there is no hard and fast rule that people have to be part of one camp or another. For example, although I like to finish projects quickly (there is great satisfaction in speedily completing a hat in a day or two) I also like to improve my technique and knit without making any mistakes. I'm not crazy about picking really complicated patterns (just ones that look complicated) because I also knit to relax and I'd rather not spend my time obsessing over what I'm making. I suppose I'm more progress than process, but I waver a bit.
Not that I'm going to have much time to knit now that I'm starting a new job tomorrow. I'm going to try to find some time to knit at lunch and find some time in the evening. I won't be churning out as many projects as I have been lately though (Wade silently cheers at his computer desk as he thinks to himself, "Yeah, no more knitting photos!"). After all, I still have to find time to go on photo excursions, continue to invent a social life, and make time to slum recreationally (at least until I bowl the perfect game).
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progress vs. process
Finished 4 out of a possible 6 pattern repeats. I will check the length again after 5, but I want to make this long enough to cover ears. Lots of patterns for close fitting toques are more beanie length and only cover the top of the head. A little foolish I think. Chilly ears is not a pleasant experience.
In knitting circles there is often talk about being a progress knitter versus a process knitter. Progress knitters are often concerned with speed and get a lot of satisfaction out of a finished project (and number of completed projects), while process knitters are concerned with learning new skills and improving technique and may take on projects based solely on a new stitch. Obviously there is no hard and fast rule that people have to be part of one camp or another. For example, although I like to finish projects quickly (there is great satisfaction in speedily completing a hat in a day or two) I also like to improve my technique and knit without making any mistakes. I'm not crazy about picking really complicated patterns (just ones that look complicated) because I also knit to relax and I'd rather not spend my time obsessing over what I'm making. I suppose I'm more progress than process, but I waver a bit.
Not that I'm going to have much time to knit now that I'm starting a new job tomorrow. I'm going to try to find some time to knit at lunch and find some time in the evening. I won't be churning out as many projects as I have been lately though (Wade silently cheers at his computer desk as he thinks to himself, "Yeah, no more knitting photos!"). After all, I still have to find time to go on photo excursions, continue to invent a social life, and make time to slum recreationally (at least until I bowl the perfect game).
project details on ravelry