When I first started to knit I would decide on my patterns by carefully inspecting each row before I even purchased the yarn. I was overwhelming concerned that I would reach a point in the project that contained a skill I did not yet have. As I’m somewhat of a perfectionist this fear was only\u00a0exacerbated when my knitting skills started to broaden. As silly as it sounds, this fear was often defeating because there were lots of amazing projects I never even attempted.<\/p>\n
In the past couple of years, however, I have learned to trust myself and know that I can rely on the pattern, the designer, my good friends at Knitting Help<\/a>\u00a0and fellow Ravelers<\/a> when I get really stuck. These knitting life skills have been helping me move my knitting game forward\u00a0exponentially, until last month when short rows started appearing in my patterns and I fell apart.<\/p>\n