K’needles update 7

Happy Spring!

I sadly did not pass the exam for which I was studying. It was due to a large combination of reasons but I can retake it at the end of September. Many months to study and grow. It changes my plans for the future but not for the worst.

I’ve only done one noteworthy project since my last update. I’ve also experimented a little but just learned some lessons rather than ending up with a product. Otherwise, I have been knitting dishcloths and scrubbies. The dishcloths are very therapeutic for me because I get to just knit without much thinking. I simply love the act of knitting; it doesn’t matter what I’m working on, just as long as it isn’t too difficult. The scrubbies are crowd-pleasers. They work really well especially now that I’m knitting them instead of crochet. However, people aren’t willing to pay much for them and they are very brutal on my wrists and hands. Not worth the little profit that I make. I absolutely love the product but won’t be able to sustain making it—very sad.

The noteworthy project was one that popped up on my facebook newsfeed. A citrus slice dishcloth. It was pretty, involved multiple colors (which I’m currently teaching myself to do), and involved a method of construction I’ve never tried. It was a bit of a pain to make—so, not going to make a whole bunch of them, but I will probably make more in the future.

 

Soon I’ll be continuing work on the purple shawl and starting in on two new orders: socks and a lace beret. My sister-in-law doesn’t want me to knit for my niece right now so I have to cool it on that front. Meanwhile, I’m doing a lot of reading and catching up on shows. My DVR is overflowing—which means lots of knitting time :)