Ideas for Finding Your Lost Knitting Motivation
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Great ideas! I knit and crochet, so that helps me have some variety. Sometimes a quick project gets me going again-a facecloth or preemie hat. I make pet blankets for my local animal shelter. They check off lots of boxes for me. Pet blankets are really just big swatches, and can be as complicated or simple as I feel like making. Pet blankets are quick and can be great stash busters, and I get satisfaction when I drop them off at the shelter. Don’t tell my yarn projects, but I usually have a jigsaw puzzle going, which gives me a different way to enjoy color and use my hands. 😊
A puzzle is a great mind cleanse.
I look thru all my saved favorites on ravelry. Sometimes i just take a break and organize my supplies, visit my stash, and all you fabulous knitting teachers and knitting content creators keep me inspired even when my needles arent clacking away. Sometimes being a knitter is just listening and watching for a bit.
Totally! Gives your brain time to recharge.
Absolutely love this. I love that you said you don’t have to finish. I have been doing this for years. And I knit just to knit. Not too many folks understand lol. And I frog things that I start if I’m not feeling “it”😄🧶
Excellent! Starting does not mean you have to finish.
I totally agree about swatching. It's my favorite thing to do. Sometimes I just want to keep my hands busy so I will look into some of my knitting stitch books or watch a TH-cam video to learn a new stitch.....get the feel of a yarn.....experiment.......make up patterns.......be nerdy......etc. etc Definitely helps motivation.
Swatchers unite!
#1 tip: Catch some of Barbara Benson's contagious enthusiasm. #2 tip: Look at the stack of dishes I'll have to do if I'm not knitting. On a more serious note, love your advice to leave an unsatisfying project unfinished, but it can be so hard to follow for those of us who were raised with "Clean your plate" and "Half done is NOT done!" and similar disciplines. For years if I got past the first page of a book, I felt obligated to finish it. The same mindsets can easily enter our knitting lives, but it can be so liberating to break free of them. Back to non-seriousity. Have you ever heard of the Reverse Boyfriend Sweater Curse? I think I invented it, but I'm not sure. It's when you break up with the guy so you don't have to finish knitting that sweater you hate with that yarn you hate.
That is a first for me re; RevBoyfriend. It's kinda hilarious!
If you don’t feel it, leave it! Thanks Barbara for the excellent advice which I took, n now I’m knitting something that really brings me joy❤️
Kick it to the curb! Maybe it'll call to you later but do what you want now!
Great ideas Barbara…Awhile back, I crocheted two big blankets for two great grandsons and since they are in constant contact with each other, the blankets had to finished in close proximity. When I finished those, I did not pick up a hook or needles for about a year…..that was enough! Recently I have started a knitted piece and here we go again! Knitting is my favorite!
So glad you're back in the saddle!
I live in Ottawa, Ontario Canada. People knit mitts, hats and scarves and hang them on fences and statues and other things downtown for the unhoused community! ✌❤🇨🇦
That is a wonderful option.
Thanks for reminding me that I don’t have to finish the helical mitts I started just to learn the skill. I don’t like the colors, and I don’t need another pair of fingerless mitts. I’m just going to learn the “thumb” bit and then frog it. So freeing!
You gained the knowledge so it was worthwhile!
every year, there are charities all around the world that take donations of knitted or crocheted hat, scarves, gloves and socks for the homeless....if you are in a region that gets colder than 50 degress F, even the homeless needs warm clothing.....that is a great purpose to knit or crochet
Agreed!
"Look into other fiber arts...." It's like you know I pandemic impulse purchased a loom so I have an outside chance of using my stash before I die. 🤭😆
LOL! Mine may or may not be in the garage.
I love the notebook idea! Great inspiration! THanks
You are so welcome!
❤ Great video, ideas and advice. I non-gauge swatch all the time. My swatch can be a lot of rows and then I leave it out where I can look at it, sometimes for days before I decide to either keep going or I just enjoyed all of the elements of the process and reclaim the yarn for future use. All the best, JL
Yay for non-gauge swatching!
Yes for tiny notebooks! Carry one with you, instead of knitting, and sketch ideas. Or read previous ones! (This I will be doing on a train tomorrow morning). Thank you, Barbara!
How did reviewing your notes go?
I know my next cast on :-D (heavily cabled triangle shawl, an idea I sketched last summer)
My goal right now as a new knitter is just to learn different stitches and make swatches!
Sounds like a great plan!
So helpful! Thank you. Will definitely keep this as a resource.
I hope it works!
Ciao from Italy…. I started again to knit with my new professional knitting needles. I think that a quality set make the difference. So I’m ready for one of your bulky lace shawl !!! ❤
Good tools makes it so much more fun to knit! Yay!
Great advice! Love the tiny notebooks. I find being around someone else who's passionate about their craft/art is inspiring. And I'm working on my Impulse Buy shawl as I'm watching this .. I guess you're my inspiration tonight.
Thank you! And I agree, being around other fiber artists is invigorating.
Great suggestions Barbara! I tend to be a all or none crafter so the idea of not continuing a project if I don't like it is a relief!! As an adventurous beginner in knitting, I do try to look for patterns that I can finish; therefore, giving me the sense of accomplishment I crave. Just finished Dee OKeefes Caine scarf, worsted weight, LOVE that as a beginner and easy! Thanks Barbara for your videos, you are a hoot!!
Short, fast projects can be a great way to reinvigorate!
I forced myself to finish a pair of socks because I’d promised them to a friend and I hated it. It’s been more Xbox and less knitting since then. I’ll try some of your ideas - I do have things I want to do, just can’t seem to feel enthusiastic about them right now.
You might want to make sure to watch tomorrow's video LOL.
Hello Barbara from Conshohocken, PA Thanks for the great ideas❤
Thanks for watching!
I enjoy making dishcloths for that very reason of swatching. It's something new and it doesn't take alot of time to make..There are some really complicated/unique dishcloth patterns out there in the knittingland! they can definitely spruce up my attitude!
Washcloths are a great use for swatches!
Could you please talk about the opposite problem? Knitting ADHD? Half a dozen WIPs and counting, and you just saw the most fabulous yarn that inspires you to start a seventh?
LOL, not getting distracted is not my forte LOL
It's as if you're in my head (Nintendo Switch, not sure about knitting socks...) hahaha ! Your idea of knitting swatches is probably what I'm going to do very soon, at least to see what I can do with my (too big) yarn stash!
Have fun! I find swatching to be the most fun I have in knitting.
I'm in a slump right now. Cannot seem to find any inspiration. When this happens I do mindlesss knitting. Just do a repetitive stitch that is easy to do and still eventually wind up with a scarf or shawl.
That's one way to do it!