Frustration

I guess it comes with the territory. I can't say I'm exclusively frustrated, thankfully. I have hope and excitement, but much frustration. I am finishing one project today and starting a whole new beast over the weekend. I foolishly learned that when one person says something is easy, it doesn't necessarily mean the same things you consider easy. I bought a pattern off of Etsy for this adorable little item I am trying SO hard to make, but it is not that easy... especially on US2 needles. My suggestion, if you're working on something hard that calls for small needles, practice on larger needles first. So, my project has kind of been put on the back burner temporarily while I master some of the skills needed for it... on larger needles! I think I'll try my US5 since those are my next smallest needles and I do damn well on them.

I thank the technology gods for Youtube.com and chemknits.com! I get great tutorials from Youtube and Chemknits has some of the best tutorials posted on Youtube! I also LOVE their blog. They have some great free patterns, as well as guides and walk-throughs. This is an essential site!

I can't wait to get my project finished tonight. It's a super beautiful poncho in adult M. I can't wait to post pics and get it up on my http://azalwayscreations.storenvy.com. My next goal for this weekend is cracking down on reading and Youtube. I'm finally going to tackle knitting in the round! /GASP! Yes, I think I'm ready for it! I bought a pack of circular needles a long time ago, before I realized how those things work and have to be precise in length as well as needle size. I tried using them once and they just down-right pissed me off! So... I'm going to use the pack of double-sided needles I bought instead. I bought a recommended size in my learning to knit book, so hopefully, this will be less frustrating. It looks like it should be easy, but nothing ever is as easy as it looks, is it? haha. I am excited though! I have a special order I'm going to work on and hopefully have it done by the end of the weekend... if not, the middle of next week will be good too. I have to allow some time to make mistakes.

It's funny... screwing up in my knitting can frustrate me. I don't usually get too pissy about it, though. You can always start over. The only time I do get really pissy over it is when I have like 2 rows left to knit and screw it up colossally and can't save it. The bigger the project, the bigger the pissy fit! LOL Otherwise, I have gotten good at setting it aside, walking away, or picking up a different project. The key is to always come back! I have to remember that key! I'm sure we're all guilty of unfinished projects cluttering up the house/office/working space... Don't worry. We all go through it! I know it certainly helps me to know that I'm not alone in my struggles.

The worse thing... trying to figure out all of this Internet stuff! You would think I would be a little more tech-savvy with a brother who is the computer god of Dayton and a fiancee that is a computer guru. (if you know them, you would laugh at how accurate that is). But trying to promote my business online is harder than I ever could have imagined. It makes me truly grateful for those who have gone before me and share their wisdom. They have created excellent websites, storefronts, tutorials, blogs, and have been very personable and helpful on the social networks. I don't think I would have taken the leap to do some of the things I have been doing online if it were not for the encouragement and role models I have found in my new friends. It just goes to show you don't have to be a super CEO or lead of some organization or another to be a mentor. You never know who's watching. I hope if anyone ever finds anything I say/do to be interesting or spark something that could provide further guidance, they are never afraid to ask. I won't bite. I won't charge...much (j/k).

Okay... I had to make sure I got in my blog for today. Funny how stress-relieving this can be while starting out frustrating. I just need to make sure I make this all a habit. I'm working at that. It's so much easier to just get lost in my knitting.