I used to be so good with blogging semi-regularly and now I really have no idea what happened. It’s not like I haven’t had anything to write about. I have been up to all sorts of fibery goodness recently—I just haven’t been updating.
So what have I been up to? Well, I jumped off the selling stuff ship since winter. Short story: knitting shouldn’t be stressful, and it shouldn’t be a race. Ironically, I’ve only been knitting more. I am feeling more inspired and more adventurous. The pressure is taken off and now I am just knitting for myself and those that I really love.
I’ve never really considered myself an adventurous knitter. I might have been adventurous when I first started knitting. However, at some point I became comfortable and stopped learning and trying out new techniques or project types or anything. Recently, I’ve come to believe that my creativity and inspiration are linked to how much appreciation I have for the recipient of my knitting. I’ve found that I only want to knit with the nicest yarns and knit up the prettiest things, all just so I can keep them. Hence the Ishbel shawl knitted out of bamboo silk pictured in this post.
For a long time, I was anything but selfish. Knitting included, I rarely did anything for myself. Well, for some reason, all that has changed in the past few months. I have been pouring into myself and spoiling myself like never before! Maybe it’s my age? Maybe it’s my stage in life? Who knows? And don’t get me wrong, I am not selfish in the normal college sense. I am not paying my whims and desires so much attention that I have no regard for anyone else… I just have found a way to spoil myself with peace. Coffee, knitting, quiet time. It is just all so good.
Okay so my blogging habits are poor at best, but maybe now that I’ve come clean on my inspiration and previous lack thereof, I will update more often again. Not that anyone cares, but it’s a nice hobby and a good way to take some time out for myself and do a little reflection. Maybe too since this is no longer linked with a business, I will get a little more transparent. That being said I am going to end with a verse that I’m striving to live out. Given that foray on selfishness, it’s important to remember that’s not what I’m created for…
Philippians 2:3-4 “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests but also to the interests of others.”
