Here it is! I am quite excited to have finished my very first knitting project. Although I have vague memories of knitting little 4 x 4 sampler squares in my youth, I never endeavored to follow a pattern to actually MAKE something specific. I finally listened to my heart, and then followed the message to completion of a tea cosy or tea cozy -- depending on what part of the English speaking world you hail from! I'm especially proud of myself for (re)learning to knit from the wealth of how-to videos on the web, and for finding a pattern on the web, and for having the guts to alter the pattern to fit a smaller teapot, and the guts for trying a whole bunch of new techniques that fell in the "someday I want to try" category. I am very happy with the results, and I joyfully gave it to my good, tea-drinking friend.
Funny, now that it's all done and I don't have an ongoing knitting project, I feel a sense of missing something. I no longer have a little bag to open up at the end of the day to knit another couple of rows. Have I stepped on the path of becoming a knitting addict? :)
What kind of flowers are these?
This week I went on a walk with a friend and the park was blooming everywhere we looked. In a way, I feel like things are starting to move in my life after the quiet, internal phase of winter. I got a couple of very interesting music gigs this week. Happy, happy for the chance to do what I love.
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Careful of knitting addictions! Good job on the cozy. Enjoy your weekend.
ReplyDeleteI love your tea cozy. It is beautiful. And the pictures of the park are wonderful. Congratulations on your music gigs. What a great creative week you had. I hope that next week will be filled with just as many wonderful moments.
ReplyDeleteHelen, I love the cozy, too! We vacation on an island in the Bay of Fundy and the people who own our cottage offer tea each afternoon- I've become enchanted with tea cozies and sugar lumps. You really did a great job improvising the pattern. I know what you mean by the letdown after finishing a project like that. The Seaman's Institute used to be looking for folks to knit scarves, and maybe mittens for sailors; maybe that would be a good project to at least keep the needles warmed up while you look for another project for yourself.
ReplyDeleteHoly cow - that's an awesome first knitting project! I do like tea cozies, and this one definitely is adorable! Great job!
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the knitting. I am impressed! I hope that you are having a Happy week:)
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