Whew! Thirty days in NaBloPoMo, and thirty blog posts. (If you count this one. Which I will.) What have I learned from this experiment?
Posting daily is possible. But it’s not sustainable, not if I want posts with non-trivial knitting content. I mean, really, who wants multiple blog posts that all essentially say, “Nope, still not getting gauge yet”?
But blogging doesn’t have to be a chore. Posts don’t have to be rambling dissertations; they can actually be more satisfying when they’re focused and to the point.
And blogging might be a way for me to keep tabs on ideas. More to the point: searching through my blog for posts tagged with “ideas” might be a way to pull myself out of knitting doldrums, when I feel like knitting but I can’t find a single WIP or UFO to hold my interest. When in doubt, start a new project, right?
So I’ll keep on blogging, not on a daily basis but hopefully more frequently than my long-term average of just 3 or 4 times a month. As always... we’ll see what happens.
Tagged: chit-chat.
JC, I have been enjoying your daily postings and hope you will continue with more than 3-4 per month. Several years ago, I was lucky enough to acquire 2 skeins of the same lace cashmere blend you are using for your Estonian shawl. Those skeins are neverending! Instead of one large project, I have knit several smaller scarves, double-stranded, and I pretty much have one whole skein left. Mine is turquoise and I am a bit tired of the color. I am also making up as I go along a center-out square shawl using motifs from the Nancy Bush Estonian lace book (using malabrigo lace wt) and having great fun. While I respect the traditional knitting methods, I knew grafting or sewing on a lace border were not for me, so decided to take my own route and just enjoy the beautiful lace patterning with a simple construction shape. This was my summer al fresco knitting.
» AnnP
I've also enjoyed your posts this past month. And one of your early November posts gave me the final bit of a push to start my own Swirl. Which I'm 78% of the way through now. Not bad at all for someone with the canonical 40-hour/week job and two teens at home.
» Sarah JS
Ann, Sarah: Thanks for sharing your projects! Ann, I’m glad your enjoying your shawl, constructed as you like. Sarah, congrats on getting most of the way through your Swirl!
» JC