Today I went to a yarn store with the Ladies, and I was horrified by my urge to spend money on yarn and patterns, when I have tons of patterns bookmarked on my computer and a bag full of yarn and unfinished projects on the bedroom floor. I realized I have a problem. A big problem. You see, I am an Inspired knitter. I see lots of things I WANT to do and then realize that I'm either unmotivated to finish them, or I see other things I want to do and I do those instead. And lately I've been knitting for others instead of myself, which sucks. Here's the thing, people. When you request something, know that a lot of time and effort goes into it. And it doesn't turn out exactly as you'd imagined, shut your face and wear it anyway. Or learn to do it yourself. Right now I'm so tied up doing things for other people that the sweater I want for myself seems but a distant dream.

So my goal is to finish my knitting projects, and then say the hell with it about knitting for others unless they sign a pre-knitual agreement FIRST. Or unless it's for charity, which brings me to the next paragraph:

I agreed to make prayer shawls for shut-ins and people in the hospital without quite knowing what they are. I called my mom and she explained that the North Eaton way of making prayer shawls was NOT the sort of hippie/spiritual/or Orthodox type of shawls that other religions do, and therefore all I was really doing was making long fat scarfs. I was very relieved to hear that, because I don't know exactly what I THOUGHT they were, but I'm glad I don't have to try to knit Jesus into these things because really, I don't think ANYONE'S that good of a craftsperson. Apparently all I have to do is pray for these people while I'm doing the shawls, and it lets them know people are thinking about them and caring for them. That sounds a lot less complicated than trying to knit a rosary or something of that nature.

Jen, Nicole and I have decided to have a craft night once a month, so I'm going to make them keep me motivated to finish my stuff. I suppose if any of you Ohio hobos want to learn how to knit, crochet or quilt, you can email me and join. Crafting is fun! It's also an excuse to have cocktails and gossip. I mean...to talk about church business and eat little sandwiches. Because that's what we do when we're together *shifty eyes.*

Labels: craft night, knitting, prayer shawls