Stories From A Knitter
Never say Never. An older lady was telling that to her daughter one day while I was in Joann. Her daughter was looking at the yarn and telling her Gram how she never was going to able to knit. Her Gram said to her that you can do anything you want to, why would you hold yourself back by telling yourself and making yourself believe that you’ll never be able to do something. Her gram was so very right.
As a knitter and general maker, I have said never will I ever so many times. When I first took to knitting when I was five I said never will I ever crochet to my mom. When I learned to crochet two years later, I told her, never will I ever spend time learning to sew properly, two years later I used the gift money from my gram to but my first sewing machine. When I was 12 and got teased for knitting during indoor recess I said I would never ever knit. A few years later I was knitting everywhere I could, and I still do so. I’ve said I would never knit color work, knit socks, knit a sweater, knit as job, design patterns and so much more. I have proved myself wrong so many times on so many fronts especially with knitting.
As makers we shouldn’t say never will I ever, cause we all know, one thing leads to another and then we went from just a person who sews to someone who crochets, makes candles for gifts, and gardens in the warm months. Makers are always doing new things, new crafts, coming up with new ideas. No you may not take to crocheting as a constant hobby, but that trim you made makes a nice collar for those dresses you make so you do it. As makers we are able to do so many different things and we are able to use those things to add onto our masterpieces. So why say never...why cut off your own creativity with that mindset. We should be fierce and welcoming to a new challenge.
Maybe you aren’t a good knitter, or a good drawer, or a good weaver, but by trying you have that knowledge and some of those skills that can help you along your maker journey. So Never say Never my makers, Always say I can and I will. Perfection is not needed, just your effort.
xoxoxoxo
That being said.......I’m adventuring into Candle Making!
