Tricks and Epiphanies

 These two pumpkins are in the shelter's yard. 

One of the volunteers carved them. 

I think they are wonderful!

I don't know why it took me so long.

I don't know how many times I've mentioned it here, 

but I had an epiphany. 

Tamara, an immigrant, who works on our unit,

explained v neck shaping to me.

I finally GOT it. 

For once I knit something without 

directions. 

Instead of leaning on the directions and the line by line that I claimed I needed,

I stepped out of my mind box and understood it all.  

The way Tamara taught me, just by talking to me about it, in her broken English.....

was how I needed to hear it. 

Having knit socks and done all that gusset and toe shaping, I began to think about it. 

Voila.  

I don't know if I'll finish this child's/baby vest

but I do know this:

I can do reverse shaping and I can 

knit a Vneck.  

I feel ridiculously happy about this. 

I realized my NEW YEARS RESOLUTION!!