From Chloe:
“I read somewhere a supposition by a knitter that the reason Middle Ages knitted stockings etc., looked so evenly stitched was the mere passage of time, the element that allowed every knitted item – eventually! – to block out evenly. I have always thought it useful to hold that thought!”
I had heard that, too, about an Egyptian form of knitting…after thousands of years it looked like a machine had made it! Egads! Can we wait that long??!!??
I cling with all my might to this thought.
Comment by Needles — June 24, 2010 @ 9:02 am
Naw…..it was that those knitters had OCD, too, and frogged until it was perfect!
Comment by LizzieK8 — June 24, 2010 @ 9:10 am
So there is hope! We just have to wait for it!
Comment by Eryka Jackson — June 24, 2010 @ 11:21 am
Too bad I won’t be around to see my knitting look good.
Comment by Ruth — June 24, 2010 @ 11:51 am
this is about sewing …
My grandma used to sew by hand, stitch by stitch, evenly spaced with even tension, stitch by stitch … just like it is from the best Singer sewing machine (or any other brand)!
I am quite sure if she knits (she is not a knitter), her works would be just like something from the knitting machines!
Sorry to dash anyone’s dreams!
Comment by cindy — June 24, 2010 @ 3:28 pm
I brought up that point as a reminder that when we are too hard on ourselves there might be an underlying reason that someone else SEEMS to be doing something better. Of course, we’ll never really know. I just like to give myself – and others, obviously, morale boosters. And if you saw my FOURTH attempt at the simple Linen Top by Kat Coyle, you would know why! (LOL)
Comment by Chloe — June 24, 2010 @ 7:20 pm
Will houses left to themselves slowly clean up over time? that is what I want to know!
Comment by twinsetellen — June 24, 2010 @ 10:56 pm
I’ve given up on perfection. . . just give me “good enough!” 🙂
Comment by Kym — June 25, 2010 @ 7:34 am