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Hankering.

4/17/2012

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Do you ever get a craving that you can't quite put your finger on. It's like, you know you're hungry for something very specific, but nothing sounds good. You try eating a variety of things that might be comparable, but they don't do the trick. Before you know it, you've taste tested the entire contents of your refrigerator and pantry, feel slightly uncomfortable from having over indulged, yet still can't quite figure out what it was you really wanted in the first place....

This parallels my current relationship with sweater knitting. It started when I didn't finish my March sweater.  When I first bit in, it was good; after a while, it wasn't very appetizing. I decided to save it for later, but I haven't thought about picking it up since. When April started,  I tried a project with a different flavor. It was delicious but not satisfying.

There I was... the middle of the month with another partial sweater I didn't want to work on. It was like being deep into a pint of ice cream. Do I finish? The damage is already done. Maybe if I stop now, I can avoid the stomach ache that's sure to follow; who cares if you're sweater-less two months consecutively? Neither option solved the problem: I just didn't know what I was hungry for.   

This has never happened before. I've been knitting for 3.5years, NON-STOP. 30+sweaters, nearly 20 pairs of socks, mittens, gloves, scarves,hats, blankets, and other misc. odds/ends, still, my Ravelry favorites  overflows with sweater patterns I adore and would love to knit.  It's not the season change. The season has changed 14 times since I started knitting, half of which are spring/summer shifts, and I knit through them all. True, sewing is making more of a presence in my life and free-time these days, but sewing is my silver, knitting my gold. It had to be something else. 

After some internal debate, I frogged the April jumper and started combining ingredients to make my own recipe. A pinch of this, a dash of that and ample amounts of EVERYTHING I thought might quash the craving. It's a very "pickles and ice cream" remedy, but it seems to be working. It's been two days of consumption via HEAPING spoonfuls; I can't get enough. 
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Fingers crossed, this is what I needed. 
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16 Comments
Pumpkin link
4/17/2012 09:38:00 pm

Such a wonderful way of putting it. I know exactly what you mean, although I've never attempted the very creative fix that you are here. Could this be the start of a new pattern?

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Truly Myrtle link
4/17/2012 09:52:11 pm

I know that feeling :)
Looking lovely so far - I can't wait to see what you come up with!

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Lisa link
4/17/2012 10:57:07 pm

Sorry to hear about your cravings issue, I think I know how you felt because I get that way all the time. I crave a certain project then the second I start it I suddenly don't anymore. I am really glad you have (likely) figured it out! The project you started (in the photo) looks really pretty and fun to knit!

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Nicky link
4/18/2012 01:25:00 am

Looks like you're on your way to a cure. Fingers and toes crossed for you.

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Sarah - Crafts From The Cwtch link
4/18/2012 02:27:23 am

Oh I totally understand this - I have had the same issue several times already (I haven't been knitting very long, about 15 months) - you have put it into words to perfectly!

Anyway, your jumper looks lovely - I hope you continue to love it.

Thanks for your comment on my blog.
xxxxx

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Opal @ Celebrate Life link
4/18/2012 03:03:56 am

I'm loving the ingredients in your recipe.

What you wrote is a perfect way to describe this feeling. I'm sure many of us can relate.

This happened a few months ago with a Kindle cover I was making for my father. Well, he still doesn't have it. I'm currently frogging it --- yes right now!

I'm not sure what type of cover I'll make, but the one I'd completed wasn't right. My father wouldn't mind, since he doesn't pay attention to things such as that, but I do.

I'm new to crochet, so it's been what I've been working on for the past five months or so... although looking at your lovely work, it makes me want to do something with my needles. ;)

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Laura link
4/18/2012 03:24:52 am

I love your analogy, and I know just what you mean. Sometimes projects just don't taste quite right, do they?

I think your recipe looks delicious so far, and I hope it leaves you happily full at the end :D

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Minding My Own Stitches link
4/18/2012 04:15:00 am

Looks lovely so far; I think it's exactly the thing you NEED to be knitting!

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anji link
4/18/2012 04:39:17 am

That looks so pretty! You should publish the pattern when you're done!

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Natalie link
4/18/2012 05:10:39 am

What a wonderful post! - made me hungry for more WIPs and wool LOL!!!

x

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Liz link
4/18/2012 07:44:38 am

I love what you're working on , it looks fantastic and the colour is gorgeous, I can't wait to see how it develops! I'm always changing my mind about what I want to work on - I like something one day but not the next, lol. You should see how much my Year of Projects list has changed :)

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Kim S link
4/18/2012 05:40:27 pm

Your recipe is looking very tasty indeed :)

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Natalie link
4/18/2012 06:40:32 pm

Hi Michelle,

I know you have already been nominated, but I just had to second the nomination! So....
I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award.
I love reading your posts, thank you!

x

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Elisabeth Andrée link
4/18/2012 09:31:17 pm

It is very recognizable what you write. I have that at times, such a projects I call my PhD = Project half Done.
But your work looks so good...!

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Heather link
4/19/2012 06:02:50 am

Oh I can completely understand where this is coming from. I think this is why I have so many projects started because I get a hankering for one thing or another. You have really just put a name to some of my crafting feelings, thanks! Love the sweater btw!

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Mary link
4/24/2012 03:31:22 pm

Oooh I can't wait to see how it turns out!! I'm super struggling to find the time to focus on my projects (time/motivation). I spent a good amount on Saturday just trying to figure out what I wanted to knit next and ended up deciding on nothing!

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