Kind of amazing what a 50 mm lens can do for a simple scarf project. And the color is pretty on, too.
As I talked about almost a month ago, I've been knitting one repeat on this project everyday. I'm not quite sure how many repeats I've gotten to now, but I think, given the amount of yarn I have left, that I'm about 2/3 of the way through the project. I'm definitely past the number of repeats suggested by the pattern, but in the interest of making sure that my aunt gets to enjoy as much baby alpaca as possible, I'm knitting on until the yarn runs out.
While I'm not sure I could do every project this way, there is something nice about telling myself -- limiting myself -- to stop after one repeat. It forces me to put my normally very "product" knitter into the background and just enjoy the process of knitting the one repeat I "get" to do. In the end, it hasn't really been an all that meditative project because I usually work on it before dinner while watching Z race around or while listening to her splash excitedly in the bath (John is the bath captain -- no need to worry that a baby and a tub of water are not getting someone's full attention). But it has been a nice way to transition from my work day to my home life. It's not all bad to have to pass though a soft wall of alpaca to get to the space that I share with my family.
As I talked about almost a month ago, I've been knitting one repeat on this project everyday. I'm not quite sure how many repeats I've gotten to now, but I think, given the amount of yarn I have left, that I'm about 2/3 of the way through the project. I'm definitely past the number of repeats suggested by the pattern, but in the interest of making sure that my aunt gets to enjoy as much baby alpaca as possible, I'm knitting on until the yarn runs out.
While I'm not sure I could do every project this way, there is something nice about telling myself -- limiting myself -- to stop after one repeat. It forces me to put my normally very "product" knitter into the background and just enjoy the process of knitting the one repeat I "get" to do. In the end, it hasn't really been an all that meditative project because I usually work on it before dinner while watching Z race around or while listening to her splash excitedly in the bath (John is the bath captain -- no need to worry that a baby and a tub of water are not getting someone's full attention). But it has been a nice way to transition from my work day to my home life. It's not all bad to have to pass though a soft wall of alpaca to get to the space that I share with my family.
How lovely!
I am thinking about employing the one repeat a day method to the vest I am currently working on for my husband. It would hardly be limiting myself though considering that I haven't picked it up in weeks. One repeat per day just might motivate me to get it done.
I see you are enjoying that fast 50. Nicely done!