“No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.”
-- Source Unknown
I've had this dream for a while now of having a room for my yarn, patterns, books and everything knitting related. When dreams come into being it is an amazing thing.
It will take me a while to get it all organized in these bins but wow! I can't believe how neat and orderly everything has become.
My mind has been as cluttered as my yarn lately with moving everything into one room to do the floors. But now as I start to weave spaces into my house as things are put in their places; I feel much freer...airier even.
It really is no surprise how much yarn I've accumulated over the years. I never seem to have the right fiber for the project I am on so I had to buy more. Really...
I'm feeling the itch to design something...but it hasn't gelled into an idea yet. Usually, I dream about a project and then it consumes me for a while. I'm open and ready. There is more space to let the ideas in and I love to create new things.
Lately, I've felt this shift within my being that allows the day to flow from one thing to the next in this harmonious way. There actually seems to be more time to do things; when in fact it is my perception of time that has changed. I think this happens when my stress dissipates. it is such a rare occurrence that it seems strange to me.
But since Florida, it is strange to me to feel stressed. Everything changed on vacation and I have not lost the serenity that apparently hopped into my carry-on and followed me home.
I used to laugh when I would ask spirit for a time frame and all I would hear was "in the fullness of time." I know what that means now for time is full and fruitful and you can flow with it or fight it. You can be thankful for the things you were able to do and allow the things that are not yet done to be for another day...or you can fret about all the would haves, should haves and if onlys.
It is almost like I found out this amazing secret that was all around me all these years but I am just seeing it for the first time with new eyes.
So I'm not just going to shove all my yarn onto shelving; I'm going to take time to savor it and maybe I'll remember some of the reasons I bought it in the first place. Maybe it will take me back to a time that I spent with a special friend or a wonderful class.
Instead of thinking about all the projects I haven't started...or finished...I will reminisce on the journey that I have taken and each project and skein will be used...in the fullness of time.
Not much to show you right now. I'm still working on the Pointelle Scarf for my sister. This has been a tough knit for me. I originally was making one for my sister and one for me in the colors of spring and cherry blossoms. My goal was to have them to wear through the tough times in Mom's illness.
Cherry trees used to line the streets of our childhood home and it would look like heaven for a while...it is a cherished memory for both of us.
But a week after I got the yarn, Mom passed away and then I was going to try and hurry and make them both for the funeral but I just couldn't knit. I really wanted to but I kept making errors and ripping back and I finally just gave up.
I've knit this scarf on and off now for a while. I'm back into the knitting groove again but I'm trying to keep with the flow of my day as well so the other little things get balanced in there. My thought on this is it is better to do one repeat a day than to wait for time to knit. If I do just one repeat a day then the scarf will grow by almost an 1" each day; that is 7 inches a week. That means that if I can do a repeat each day I should have this done by the end of October at the earliest. If I bring it to Knit Night, I can whip out a foot or so...if I'm not talking all night. That will bring my day count down considerably.
My goal is to have both of them done by the time we take Mom's ashes to Hawaii. Speaking of Hawaii: have I shown you the Guest Room yet? I got these awesome prints and the whole room just radiates with calming vibes. I still have to put the net over the drop ceiling and fill it with shells...but the light needs to be fixed...replaced? first. I really adore this room. I hope it blesses all who sleep there with that feeling I had in the middle of my vacation where I no longer felt stressed...at...all.
Happy Crafting,
Ruinwen
:)
Not much to show you right now. I'm still working on the Pointelle Scarf for my sister. This has been a tough knit for me. I originally was making one for my sister and one for me in the colors of spring and cherry blossoms. My goal was to have them to wear through the tough times in Mom's illness.
Cherry trees used to line the streets of our childhood home and it would look like heaven for a while...it is a cherished memory for both of us.
But a week after I got the yarn, Mom passed away and then I was going to try and hurry and make them both for the funeral but I just couldn't knit. I really wanted to but I kept making errors and ripping back and I finally just gave up.
I've knit this scarf on and off now for a while. I'm back into the knitting groove again but I'm trying to keep with the flow of my day as well so the other little things get balanced in there. My thought on this is it is better to do one repeat a day than to wait for time to knit. If I do just one repeat a day then the scarf will grow by almost an 1" each day; that is 7 inches a week. That means that if I can do a repeat each day I should have this done by the end of October at the earliest. If I bring it to Knit Night, I can whip out a foot or so...if I'm not talking all night. That will bring my day count down considerably.
My goal is to have both of them done by the time we take Mom's ashes to Hawaii. Speaking of Hawaii: have I shown you the Guest Room yet? I got these awesome prints and the whole room just radiates with calming vibes. I still have to put the net over the drop ceiling and fill it with shells...but the light needs to be fixed...replaced? first. I really adore this room. I hope it blesses all who sleep there with that feeling I had in the middle of my vacation where I no longer felt stressed...at...all.
Happy Crafting,
Ruinwen
:)
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