Something new
I’m not a kit person….nor am I a kitsch person…
but here I am today indulging in a little bit of both.
I’m making myself a knitting bag using a kit from Nähzentrum Heidelberg that I bought in Ste. Marie aux Mines in the summer. It’s actually rather pretty, but I’m miserable at following instructions, I really am. Especially instructions in German, which require me to concentrate rather than just jumping right in and going with the flow. This may be one of the reasons why I really never go in for making kits. Mind you, instructions in French would have been even worse – there’s nothing like semi understanding a language for getting you into a pickle!
Today I should have been working on a longstanding cardigan UFO, but I really just felt an insane urge to make something pretty and new – and which should be finished in two shakes of a lamb’s tale.
Providing I follow the instructions!
Helen
January 23rd, 2012 at 6:09 pm
Good luck with that bag. It will be lovely. Here’s one I have my sights set on
http://www.thesometimescrafter.com/AmandaKnittingBag.html
January 23rd, 2012 at 8:43 pm
You know Helen, we really are kindred spirits – I have great difficulty in following directions, no matter the language, I never read ahead so frequently have to take a step backward to compensate. I too have gone in for creating bags the last few days – in my case it was needle-keep cases (large enough for scissors, rippers, pencils, blocks and floss) – one for my step daughter (she is slowly getting interested in embroidery) and since hers turned out quite well one for myself.
January 23rd, 2012 at 9:22 pm
My motto is ‘if all else fails, read the instructions’! Like you, I tend to jump in feet first. I’ve done that with the origami heel for the current pair of socks and have got in a muddle! Back to the drawing board.
Lovely fabric. Have fun making the bag, once you’ve worked out how!
January 24th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
I`m rubbish at reading instructions – I`m definitely a visual learner. Good luck with the pattern.