I Made the Worst Scarf lol
And I love it
Hi friends,
Look at this scarf I crocheted! It’s at least 50% wrong, very wonky on the “flat” side (lol), not blocked, has no edging, and if I’m honest, the yarn is a little scratchy! I am a crafty person, but very Jack of all trades, master of none. You don’t even want to see my attempts at knitting.
But I wore it to school dropoff yesterday, proudly. I’d seen something like it on some fashionable person’s Instagram and looked up where to buy the actual scarf. It was many, many Euros in cost and I was not going to track one down. I can make that, I thought, though most of my crocheting is variations on squares and this was a triangle. I was going to buy a pattern (this one, if you’re interested). I was going to follow it! As God as my witness, I would learn to increase and decrease! Annnnnnnnnnnnnd. Well, I finished it!
In theory I know how to increase and decrease. In theory I can read this pattern. In practice, I found myself confused about what was the first stitch in a row and what was the turning chain. I definitely did not count my stitches carefully. I barely did the garter stitch right. I ripped out so many rows only to do them wrong, again.
And I don’t care! No one’s going to notice! Actual fiber artists who can see how I messed up are still going to say it looks so cute! good for you! because they are, to a one, some of the nicest people on the planet. I am inspired to get some books from the library, ask one of my VERY, VERY talented friends (hi Cristin) to coach me through some stuff, and try again. I had fun! I like what I came up with! I’m going to do it again and figure out what I did wrong and maybe make another one or something else! (Maybe one of those granny square sweaters???) It took a long time; it’s not perfect; no one would pay me money for the thing; and I definitely need to do it over again. But I had fun. I’m ok with how it turned out. I want to do it again.
Now go back and replace all the crochet parts with writing. That’s how you write a book.
OXOXOXOXOX,
Kate
You just described discovery writing perfectly, and that made me smile
Kate, I think I love you. Go around the outside with a slip stitch or single crochet. That'll cover all sorts of problems. Also, there's this from Quora: After you've made something and you're ready to block, soak it in warm water with hair conditioner, rinse it, and then block it. It helps! Hello, Use fabric softener to soften cheap yarn. Alternatively, soak it in a mixture of water and hair conditioner, then rinse and let dry. And finally, I believe that exercising any type of creativity improves us overall.