I have spent a significant amount of time over the past year knitting and doing other crafty things. I’ve progressed from scarves in the beginning to learning how to knit socks, cables, interesting stitch patterns, lace, and I recently made my first sweater. The thing is, some of the nicest things I’ve made I’ve given away to people as gifts and I didn’t take pictures of them first! These include an oriel lace scarf, a pair of lace armwarmers, a couple of hats, several cool pairs of socks, and several elaborately stitched headbands. I’ve finally posted pictures of what I have left on flickr. I’m going to have to keep better track of my projects.

July 12, 2009 at 8:06 pm |
Why?
July 13, 2009 at 8:32 am |
Because if I have pictures of them I can see my progress. My mom does the same thing – she’s a painter and she likes to keep photos of her work so that she can see where she’s improved and what she’s learned over time.
July 14, 2009 at 5:38 am |
What’s the purpose of charting your progress with pictures? (I’m being intentionally obtuse here because I want to read some Analysis.
July 14, 2009 at 8:11 am |
I’m not sure how to answer really. I just like to have some sort of record of things I’ve done that I can look back on. Maybe it’s the same impulse that led me to keep everything I wrote – essays, stories, etc. – from grade school straight through university. I don’t really know what that means or why, or what the larger purpose of it is. I don’t feel like I need a purpose beyond just having it. Sorry – not much of an analysis!
December 1, 2009 at 4:53 pm |
Teach me how to knit (please!)!
December 1, 2009 at 10:40 pm |
Sure!