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| Finishing up the 2nd of the pair |
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| Finished & so pretty! |
I
worked on these socks for a very long time, getting frustrated at problem areas
and putting them down, then steeling myself to work through them (with lots of
help and encouragement), only to come to another halt. I even started several other socks,
encouraged by being able to start and get to a certain point without much
difficulty. I was super excited about
finishing the first sock and determined to complete the second so I could wear
them, and after much starting and stopping finally did complete the
second. Woot! I was so excited, so happy, my second pair of
socks finally completed, a pair for me!
And what a feeling of sweet success.
A goofy smile and good feelings burbled up. Then I tried on the second sock only to find
it wouldn’t fit--I couldn’t get my foot through a tight section on the turn of
the sock, even though I had tried it on repeatedly while working on it. I was stunned. The joy was gone. What a terrible disappointment, I felt, not
only to myself, but to my mentor who put so much into making success possible. I was cornered into confessing it to my
wonderful husband who kindly tried to reassure me it was ok, it was only a sock
and my mentor might have a fix that wasn’t as overwhelming as it felt, but I just
couldn’t bring myself to it. It felt
such a failure. It soured me from working
on other things and life happened further pushing me away from doing.
 Some of those other socks Cool! |
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So what to do to get back into doing? Something small, I thought. Easily achievable and showing visible results
in a short time. If it could also be
largess, well, 2 birds… A friend had
shown me how to do monk’s cord some time ago and digging up the recollection, put some yarn
in hand and let muscle memory do its thing.
Playful cords came out which I hope someone will benefit from and get a
tickle in receiving them. This makes me
want to try fingerloop braiding again. Hello
Google my old friend, I’ve come to visit you again…
Cool!
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