Switching it up!

Swapping out two needles for just one (teeny!) one...

Aug 23, 2024

INSIDE: Pausing my knitting escapades and getting serious about another craft I’ve been wanting to do for months…. Sewing!

Can you hear that?

The whispers from your unfinished projects in the cupboard getting louder?

These UFOs are sick and tired of being ignored!

They get more and more insistent until you admit defeat.

Fine, yes, I’ll finish you! Just please, stop whispering!

Or so it seems with a sewing project I’ve had in my cupboard since December last year! 🤣

I’ve been working on a secret project, a knitted baby blanket for a very dear friend. I want it to be a surprise for her when it finally arrives in the USA.

I’ll talk about that project and show some pics later.

So if that’s you (my very dear friend from the USA) reading this, my lips are sealed! I’ll say this much though, I’ve knitted love into every stitch and it was such a fun knit.

Now, I’m ditching two needles for just one. The sewing machine and I are going to be busy! My knitting needles are taking a well-deserved rest. 😊

Last year, I bought some designs from the talented Meg McElwee of Sew Liberated. I’d seen the Chanterelle pants on several people on social media and on Jackie’s post and loved how they looked! I also got the Matcha Top and Strata Top.

Clearly, I was motivated at the time to try my hand at sewing some garments! I printed and taped a third of the pattern pieces together, which took a while.

Then… nothing more since early December last year.

However, the whispers from the cupboard are too loud to ignore! Spring is coming, and pants will be perfect to wear.

Honestly, it feels overwhelming. It’s been so long since I’ve sewn anything for myself. It’ll be a learning curve as my sewing skills are rather rusty!

Does that put me off?

For the last nine months it has, but now I’m ready. I’m determined!

I believe in tackling projects in chunks. The first task is to continue sticking the pieces together. I figure I can achieve this during my work breaks.

Cutting the design pieces, placing the pieces on the fabric and cutting the fabric, I’ll do when I have larger periods of time like on my days off.

I’m eager and also quieting the inner critic who doubts my sewing abilities. I was able to shush the inner knitting critic and have achieved great results! So I know I can count on my determination to do the same in my sewing.

I’m using this daily affirmation to keep me motivated: