Jun 30

Just when I thought the knitting mojo had made a return, it made an abrupt departure once again. However, it did make a brief reappearance on Saturday when Veronica and I went out for dim sum and Starbucks. We had a fantastic time and I was able to get the first Nanner sock done.

I usually start the second sock right away and that was the plan. So I sat down to watch 30 Days Of Night and was all settled in with my needles. Instead, my hands sat idle as I was mesmerized by this movie. If you like vampire/horror movies, you might want to check it out. I thought it was very well done.

Now it’s Monday morning and the sum total of my knitting accomplishments for the weekend is this.

That’s because I finally taught myself to Navajo ply on Sunday. I used this video as my major resource. Let me just say, Rexenne is a goddess. Someone had shown me how to do it before this, but it continued to mystify me. The slow motion excerpts in this tutorial are genius.

Still, I’d been resistant to actually sitting down and trying this technique mainly out of fear of something new. After going to MDSW, that fear was squashed down pretty quick. Compared to going to the East Coast, which stretched my comfort zone to all kinds of amazing levels, what was a new spinning technique?

Once I got started, I realized that, just like my fear of hopping on a plane to places unknown, my fear of a new method was unfounded. I was soon zipping away and having a ball. I think being left-handed might have helped as well, since I form the loops with my left-hand.

The results of my first efforts.

So the knitting mojo comes and goes, but I’m okay with that. I’m taking Jane‘s advice to just “go with the flow.” After all, these are my hobbies and they aren’t meant to be work.

Happy Monday! Don’t let the week drag you down, it’s a short one. :)