We’re About to Revolutionize your Stitches
Like you, I am sure, knitting has helped me get through many rough times in life, and we don’t want finding the project to be tough too. My story might be a little like yours, there were some pretty rocky times when my elderly mom came to live with us and then abruptly moved again. I didn’t feel like I was being a good person, much less a good daughter. What gives me some joy, some confidence, in rocky times is working on my knitting project in a gloriously happy color. Knowing that someone hand dyed the yarn moving through my fingers makes me feel aligned with my values. And I find a lot of pleasure in a pattern that provided enough of a challenge that I can get lost in it for a little bit each night. Knitting truly helped me get through many dark times, and I hear the same from you.
I have spent over thirty years knitting and ten years owning a yarn shop. I have helped thousands of people find the right pattern for their skill and the right indie dyed yarn to go with it. When I opened the shop, I didn’t know a large part of our mission would become telling (mostly) women, that it is OK to ask for help, that it is OK to start over, that it is OK to have it be good enough. What I wish all knitters (and crocheters) did, was give themselves permission to make the pattern work for you, and that is OK to start over, I do it on almost every project for one reason or another. Our #1 comment on our weekly live videos, is about how they love that we give them permission to start over.
Ask yourself these questions:
- Is this going to bother me a few more inches in?
- Am I going to think about this every time I wear it?
- If the answers are yes, then start over! You’ll be glad.
I find that when I use yarn that I love it’s not so disappointing if I need to start over. But maybe the answer is no, it’s not going to bother me, it’s just fine, I’ll never notice it! Don’t let perfection be the enemy of enjoying your own knitting.
learn more in the video below:
We have Fuzzy Fans asking us more:
- Susan says she’d like to move away from acrylics. We do think there is a place for acrylic even though we don't carry them here at Fuzzy Goat (we just can't come close to the big box store prices). So we enjoy knitting with indie dyed yarns and introducing them to you! Susan also asked if we have patterns suggestions for crocheters! We do! For every curated box that we send out we have at-the-ready a crochet suggestion to work with the indie-yarns for our crochet friends
- Mary says she has trouble reading some patterns so that she goes rogue to create something out of some great yarn. We love that, though we can surely help you understand your pattern, we are big proponents of having you make your project your own.
In my next blog post & video, I’ll share more about the experience others have had with Fuzzy Goat projects, like our premier curated box: Fuzzy Fix.
Scroll down and leave a comment about what a curated box from Fuzzy Goat with indie yarn and the pattern selected to specifically work together would mean to you? I’d love to know!
I know that yarn teaches me patience.
And if I make a tiny mistake, I tell myself that " on a galloping horse no one will notice". Yes, it’s taken me years to get over restarting if it’s a mistake that will really matter.
Thank you for your forum here🧶🧶
Cadence – thank you so much for your willingness to share about mistakes that you have made in projects. It gives us all permission to make our knitting work for us in a personal way. I almost teared up when you mentioned what a comfort knitting is – especially during challenging life struggles. Knitting has helped me through some rough patches and has kept me sane. Don’t think I could manage as well without knitting and my knitting community. We who knit/crochet have an instant connection through the passion we share for creating something beautiful with lovely fiber. Keep sending those positive yarny vibes out for us. You are truly appreciated.
Thank you for the above knitting questions for us to ask ourselves. For myself, I really need that reminder to step back now and then, to gain some perspective. Something that seems like a huge deal at the moment often will not make a difference in the finished project. To remember that I knit to learn new techniques, to work with new patterns, designers and yarns and to relax with an enjoyable hobby. Thank you for providing all of that for us.
I love the positivity of your posts! I wish I could find a box for a (long time beginner) that is something that I won’t give up on. Like you, the colors and the feeling of the yarns are what draw me to knitting
I would love a box suited to crochet with yarn picked and pattern picked from fuzzy goat. I respect and admire all crafters and especially knitters. But I love crochet and wish that your boxes were more crochet centric. In these hard times. Crafting helps keep me sane. Thank you for all your help knowledge and kindness
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