Since my beadmaking skills seems to have taken a hiatus I have taken up a new interest. I learned to knit when I was a teenager, but stopped a long time ago. This winter I decided to try it again. It happened when I found Noro yarns, which are multi colored and make the most simple object look amazing. This is a scarf I'm making for myself. It fulfills my need for color and and keeping my hands busy. It's almost 6 feet long. I was surprised at how quickly I could pick up my knitting skills, but I still have bead block and it is driving me crazy. I've tried everything, getting out pictures of old beads and remaking them, looking at beads I like and attempting to put my own twist on them, restricting myself to just a couple of colors. trying tutorials. I'm just stuck. So I knit, and knit.......and knit, but my heart wants to make beads.....good beads, pretty beads.....oh sweet mojo, please come back.
I had to smile at your post...I, too, picked up knitting again recently and made a scarf for my daughter for Christmas with noro yarn. (great minds think alike??) Mine was two different skeins of noro in a stripe pattern. Now, I've started a second one and am still enjoying knitting.... Hope your bead making mojo comes back. I know what you mean with that, too. Mine seems to be stuck in a rut as well. May be bead gods be good to both of us, but in the meantime, knit away!!
ReplyDeleteBest to you, Harriet!!
P.S. I've always loved your work!!!