HELP!!! HELP!!! HELP!!!
Karen is knitting the ROAD TRIP VEST.
Karen copied the pattern and put it in a pretty protector.
Karen informed me I am knitting one too.
Karen has overestimated my talent.
Karen says I'm going to knit it exactly as it is written.
Which is in Chinese.
Well, it may as well be Chinese to me.
It's not that I don't want to knit the vest.
I have some supernatural powers you know.
I can see the future.
I see tears,
I see frogging,
I see Karen knitting the vest for me....
Here's the thing, I need someone to dumb it down for me.
Let's take out the cables and the chart.
Let's Write it out row by row instead of the talky way knitters write out patterns.
Someone hand me the yarn and the needles.
Let's face it; I'm stuck in about 5th grade in the knitting world.
More important: I like where I'm stuck.
I could keep on knitting socks and hats and blankets pretty much until my hands give out on me...
When someone loves you and gives you a pattern and says she knows you can do this....
Maybe it is time to listen to her..
There is a storm on the horizon.....
SO lets vote:
Yes: Kathy B launches into the vest and the great vast unknown which is reading a real pattern.
or
NO: You tell Karen why Kathy B should not enter the land of tears and frogging and frustration...
Feel free to talk to Karen directly in the comments, she's a lurker true and true. She'll read them all!
Comments
Charts are easy (IMO). To me, the chart lets me know what the row beneath the one I'm working on should be doing - teaching you to read your knitting. I'm guessing you KNOW how to do all the stitches involved - just combining them is scary.
Do you have a pretty row magnet? I'll mail you one if not - that will help you. And use as many stitch markers as you need.
All of that being said - if you don't want to knit it and you want to knit socks and blankets, then do. It's your hobby. Karen's knitting in her hobby and even though you are both knitting - it's still very individual.
:) g
The reason I state that is because you might end up resenting the person that "made" you do this item.
Right now I am about 2/3rd of the way through a sweater that I have knit before. last time I had to frog it at least 6-7 times when I was at the half way mark. This time I frogged it about 8 times before I got to the halfway mark. I sort of can't wait for it to be finished so I can just give it to the person I am making it for.
As for the weather--so not a July summer day here.
It's true that the vest is not beyond Kathy's capable knitting expertise and the same applies to the patterns. She CAN do it! The problem, as I see it, is my belief that we do not have to knit difficult patterns or intricate designs for the sake of proving we can do it. I have been knitting since I was 9 and can knit any pattern presented to me. The question is, "do I want to?" Knitting is my sanity, my calm place, my meditation. I don't want anything to disturb that and if I have to knit dishcloths for the rest of my life to maintain that peacefulness, I will do it!! I say Kathy should knit the vest ONLY if she has a burning desire to do it!!
Hugs,
Meredith
IMHO the knitting of a project is the easy part, figuring out how to knit it is where the work is.
You can do it!
Gracie xx
ps I much prefer row-by-row written instructions over charts, too. ;)
I love that Karen wants to share this with you, but I also agree with gMarie; knitting is a hobby, and hobbies should be fun. I wish I had time to convert it to all-written instructions for you, but as it is, I'm worried I won't finish (start?!) the shoulder-warmer for my friend whose days are quite numbered.
You will be so proud of yourself that you didn't let a silly ol' piece of paper conquer you.