Gotta Power Through It

I am so excited to welcome our new C - Carrie - to the newly renamed C, C and & C's Purl and Knit. I am looking forward to reading and seeing your knitting!

Carrie - I don't know you yet but after reading Christy's and my posts you have probably guessed I love to knit. I find it relaxing and I can totally get into the zone. But at the beginning of almost every project I get frustrated - I have to start over at least once and I wonder why in the world I even picked up a pair of needles. I'll admit it - I will question the sanity and even the intelligence of the author of the pattern. Then the clouds clear, I mentally apologize to the creator and I continue on my merry way.

All of this brings me to the Clapotis. Totally prime example - I had to do the first couple of rounds multiple times (I will not admit the count) because I couldn't figure out how to back out kfb. I blamed the needles so I had to buy new ones. I wondered why dear Kate would make me do k tbl when the normal way has worked all along and why was she making me decrease to only increase in the next step. Then suddenly I was well on my way and thanks to the markers I could knit without really looking at the pattern which is great for commuting and watching tv.

Well, flash forward a month and I am so incredibly ready to be done with this project that I am now utilizing sports psychology. I just have to power through it and get it done. Funny how these are the exact works I tell myself when I am on 19 of 20 sit ups. If I dare pick up another project I know this chic (but repetitive) scarf will go to the land of unfinished projects. So I did what any hard core knitter would do. I rented some movies and am prepared to hunker down and get this done. Hell - I may even whip out Pride and Prejudice!