I have an issue with project dedication.
I am a novice knitter. I realize this more and more as I browse knitting blogs and impatiently await my invitation to ravelry.com. I realize that there is an unending amount of information and expertise for me to learn before I can really consider myself a knitter. Its that impostor complex that everyone gets when they realize there are a LOT of people who are better than them at what they do.
All the same, I am fervently pursuing my knitting, and don't see a decline in interest any time soon. I am just anxious to learn all I can learn and become the best!
However, because of this desire, I am increasingly aware of my fickle nature. I am currently working on:
-A scarf for my brother. Christmas 2008 gift. Almost done!
-A scarf for my brother-in-law. Christmas 2008 gift. About half way done.
-A scarf for myself! Lacy and loosely knit, a new thing for me. Just begun.
-Unraveling a sweater picked up at Goodwill for $2.99. So far I have about 4.25 oz of yarn I think i will use for gloves/socks. Anxious to get started, but holding off for the sake of the over-due Christmas gifts.
Last Saturday I spent hours at Goodwill and the library. Spent the rest of the day learning how to take apart a sweater. Have been reading my four books on sock knitting and poncho knitting since, wishing I could whip out my needles and yarn and get started. But my shame at being in the middle of three knitting projects (not to mention on crochet project) has kept me from diving in to more and more distractions.
How can I overcome my strong fickle nature? How can I remain dedicated to one project long enough to finish? How can I resist reading and clicking and reading all the marvelous knitting blogs and community websites out there? I cannot! They are the bane of my existence and the motivation of my craft. What can I do??
Just keep knitting...
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From an older and fellow Project Starter, I will tell you right now - this will never change! We are motivated by the thought of, the designing of, and the beginning of a project. But the mundane sameness of actually DOING the project and FINISHING the project, is a whole different story!!
That's okay. We're starters. Initiators. Go-getters.
Sometimes, it's just a matter of recognizing that in our nature; and then deciding whether or not it's worth it to finish!
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You're right! Its the mystique of the un-begun project that calls out to me. But I am also a detail-oriented, process-following person - the finished product gives me just as much euphoria as the excitement of trying the new thing. Its the time period in between - the mundane sameness like you mentioned - that gets me down. Ah, well.
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