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clevermanka) wrote2008-03-13 11:31 am
clevermanka) wrote2008-03-13 11:31 am
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This really must be shared: The Five Most Badass Presidents Of All Time. Thanks to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
shanmonster for the link.
On the knitting front, I've successfully completed another garment, but I'm not happy with the way I look in it. And when I'm really honest with myself and not trying to optimistic because I put so much work into it, I'm not entirely happy with the vest, either. Both garments make me look stocky and bulky. The vest makes my waist disappear and the new cardigan shrug makes me look like a linebacker. The patterns are completely dissimilar in silhouette and construction, which leads me to the sad conclusion that it's the yarn. The vest is a fluffy bouclé and the cardigan shrug is a medium-bulky yarn with little eyelash wisps, making it incredibly soft but ... big.
I'm going to let them both sit at the bottom of a drawer for a long while and if I still feel this way in a few months, I fear they're headed for the frog pond (frogging = ripping out stitches from a knitted project).
On the one hand, this really sucks big time. 1. I don't have the time or patience to knit all my sweaters with skinny yarn on tiny needles. 2. I have two beautiful items that I will not wear anytime soon (if ever). On the other hand, it does make alarm bells go off in my head when it comes to the knitted bellydance costume. The yarn I plan to use for that is not a skinny yarn. Do I want to feel heavy and bulky in a dance costume? No. So I might put that on the back burner for a while as well. It's good to realize that before I put in more time, effort, and yarn into a project I'm not going to like when it's done.
Happiness is new boots arriving when you're a little down. Hurray for new boots!
shanmonster for the link.On the knitting front, I've successfully completed another garment, but I'm not happy with the way I look in it. And when I'm really honest with myself and not trying to optimistic because I put so much work into it, I'm not entirely happy with the vest, either. Both garments make me look stocky and bulky. The vest makes my waist disappear and the new cardigan shrug makes me look like a linebacker. The patterns are completely dissimilar in silhouette and construction, which leads me to the sad conclusion that it's the yarn. The vest is a fluffy bouclé and the cardigan shrug is a medium-bulky yarn with little eyelash wisps, making it incredibly soft but ... big.
I'm going to let them both sit at the bottom of a drawer for a long while and if I still feel this way in a few months, I fear they're headed for the frog pond (frogging = ripping out stitches from a knitted project).
On the one hand, this really sucks big time. 1. I don't have the time or patience to knit all my sweaters with skinny yarn on tiny needles. 2. I have two beautiful items that I will not wear anytime soon (if ever). On the other hand, it does make alarm bells go off in my head when it comes to the knitted bellydance costume. The yarn I plan to use for that is not a skinny yarn. Do I want to feel heavy and bulky in a dance costume? No. So I might put that on the back burner for a while as well. It's good to realize that before I put in more time, effort, and yarn into a project I'm not going to like when it's done.
Happiness is new boots arriving when you're a little down. Hurray for new boots!