You guys, I don't know if it's the incredibly shitty news coming out of my home state, the warm weather, or maybe it's the way the planets are aligned, but I haven't felt like knitting at all for the last couple of weeks. This has really gone on long enough. I'm desperate for something to change, so here are some things I'm going to try over the next few days to snap myself out of this rut.
Scroll through Ravelry
I honestly don't know what spurred this rut that I'm in. I have a few not so fun projects going on right now, so that may be part of it. Maybe what I need is to start a new project. My thought is, if I go through all the wonderful projects and patterns on Ravelry, maybe it'll spark something in me and I can get excited about knitting again.Organize my knitting binder
A few weeks ago, I talked about my method of organizing my knitting binder. At the time I really had no desire to go through old projects and organize them. But now I'm thinking if I take the time to go through my finished objects it’ll inspire me to want to create some more finished objects.Go through stitch books
Sometimes I just need something small and a little challenging to remind myself what I love so much about knitting. I’m going to try to pick a few stitches and make a few swatches. Who knows, I might even come up with a fun sweater pattern while I'm at it.Some of my favorite stitch books books are:
400 Knitting Stitches: A Complete Dictionary of Essential Stitch Patterns
The Essential Stitch Collection: Creative Guide to the 300 Stitches Every Knitter Needs to Know
Also I'm really enjoying the 100 Days of Stitches Jennifer from Brome Fields Knitwear is doing and can see myself getting some inspiration from there.
What are some of the ways you guys get out of a knitting rut? Let me know in the comments.
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