Soleil

I'm currently working on Soleil from Knitty.com. I'm really excited and really nervous at the same time. I decided that I have made enough scarves and hats...although, I do love making hats, and I'm getting quite intrigued by "fancier"scarves. Still, I thought it was about time that I jump in and create my first "real" article of clothing. Woohooooo! I chose Soleil because it has no sleeves...it is knit in the round...and the suggested yarn is pretty yarn that works within my self-created budget. I was a very good girl and I created a couple of gauge swatches. This is so that my sweater does not end up too tiny or too big. (when that happens with hats, i can just find a different head for the hat...) I'm still not entirely convinced that the top will come out the right size, but every good knitter must start somewhere. If it works...Joe's mom will be the lucky recipient. Yes, she is like the most perfect lady in the world, and so I must be out of my mind to think that I can knit a top for her. But if it DOES work, even if she hates it and will not ever wear it, she will be so impressed, since she does not know how to knit, and I will get bonus daugther-in-law points. (that was a really long sentence) Oooooooh! If it does NOT work, then I have decided I will frame my creation, because I will still be so proud that I created something that is not a hat or a scarf.
I am almost finished with the lace part at the bottom. I must confess that I'm pretty amazed by myself. Hahaha. I promise I'm not trying to brag. It's just that after a few months of knitting, I really don't think I will ever NOT be amazed by the fact that a pile of yarn can turn into MATERIAL. It is seriously magical. The whole magical process has kept me calm and sane through many hours of waiting in the hospital, and many moments of not receiving the news that we wanted to hear. I'm not even kidding. I think that knitting (& crocheting) ranks right up there with music as being extremely therapeutic. *sigh* Yes, I'm in love with knitting...
I have another confession though. I'm really quite nervous about the day that I pull out my knitting and find that I'm sitting next to a "real" knitter. Although I'm tickled pink with my creations and my techniques, I'm quite certain that I do a million things wrong. Oh well. In music therapy, it's all about the process and not the product. Meaning the goal is not to be a musical genius and create amazingly beautiful music (although, it's a bonus when that happens.) I figure the same goes with knitting. As long as I'm having a blast that's all that matters.
Geez, who knew that I could become so long-winded about yarn? Actually...Joe probably knows.