5 years, 3 continents, a number of cities …. and finally, it is done.
THE jersey. is. done.
It was about 5 years ago when I got bored of knitting scarves and square blocks and I felt brave enough to join the big league. I was going to make my Grandma proud and nothing was going to stop me … well, except perhaps my knitting handicap.
In the process of completing this knitting project, many lessons were learned.
- When something doesn’t work out, try, try, try again, and then try once more. Learn from each mistake and eventually you are going to get it right.
- Visualize the end-product. Always keep it in mind, and keep focused on it, especially when you feel overwhelmed and do no have a CLUE as to what on EARTH you are trying to do.
- Never attempt to reach any goal for someone else’s sake. You have to WANT to do it for yourself, and you have to FEEL it in your heart.
- When it takes you 5 years to complete a knitting project, chances are that you are going to run out of wool towards the end and that the wool you need would have been discontinued a few years ago. This leads to the next lesson
- Be flexible. It is the way of the world and you can not control it. Sometimes things do not work out the way you planned. Learn to redirect your goal, adjust your plans and still make a huge success of the project. And that explains how the jersey became a pullover.
- Perfection is not everything. Striving for absolute perfection might make many goals unattainable, it might make you an unfulfilled person. Decide on your goal beforehand, know yourself, know your shortcomings, but above all, know your strengths and keep focusing on those
- Have FUN along the way. What a pity that I never took photographs of all the ways in which this jersey went wrong … They would certainly have reminded me never to try and make a living from knitting.
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