One row on the cardi. I have set the bar really low, and am hoping to do one row on either the cardi or the knit t-shirt on most days this month. That sounds doable.
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To get personal for a bit: the low bar is because my depression has flared up, and I’m finding it a struggle to do, well, anything. Crafting has fallen to the wayside, possibly because long rows of stockinette and HDC aren’t very exciting. They’re big projects, too, and I am possibly overwhelmed by them. I’m overwhelmed by a lot of things right now!
My confidence in myself is really low at the moment. Yesterday in therapy, my therapist asked me what makes me feel confident. Well, not much truthfully, but crafting does. I’ve designed my own patterns in the past because I felt like I could - it was just yarn, and if I messed something up I just ripped back and redo. It’s my safe space to try new things.
I think it would be really helpful to my mental health to challenge myself right now with my crafting, because it IS a safe space for me, so I have decided to knit yet another doll (LOL). What can I say, I love doll knitting! This one will be Alphinaud Leveilleur from Final Fantasy XIV. He’s such a great character and for the past year, I’ve been enjoying watching Colin Ryan (his voice actor from Heavensward onward) stream the game himself. So yes, it’s time to knit Alphi!
So today I did the physical work of moving boxes around to find the yarn I need for Alphi's body. In the process, I discovered some blue acrylic fingering that will be PERFECT for his clothes! I'm so pleased! I also ran to Joann to peruse the clearance sales because I had used Big Twist yarn in white for his identical twin sister's hair; they did have plenty of that in stock so I bought some even though I have some misgivings on the shade (it looked yellow-cast in the store, not pure white) and picked up more fluff for stuffing. Once home, I scoured my hard drives for the pattern and cast on. Didn't get far, just a few rounds, but progress was made!
Now I just need to tell myself I did PLENTY today; the guilt is flaring up and whispering "but you could have done x, y and z as well" and ahhhhh. Stupid brain weasels.
(that's his sister in my icon. I need to get an Alphinaud icon, he's awesome enough to deserve one.)
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I posted this elsenet:
So today I did the physical work of moving boxes around to find the yarn I need for Alphi's body. In the process, I discovered some blue acrylic fingering that will be PERFECT for his clothes! I'm so pleased! I also ran to Joann to peruse the clearance sales because I had used Big Twist yarn in white for his identical twin sister's hair; they did have plenty of that in stock so I bought some even though I have some misgivings on the shade (it looked yellow-cast in the store, not pure white) and picked up more fluff for stuffing. Once home, I scoured my hard drives for the pattern and cast on. Didn't get far, just a few rounds, but progress was made!
Now I just need to tell myself I did PLENTY today; the guilt is flaring up and whispering "but you could have done x, y and z as well" and ahhhhh. Stupid brain weasels.
(that's his sister in my icon. I need to get an Alphinaud icon, he's awesome enough to deserve one.)