Years ago when we had to choose our "Options" in school (as 12/13 year olds) I was torn between design subjects and the subjects the teachers felt were more "sensible" ... I did fabrics but it was a very basic course and didn't feel at all creative . Now years later I wish I'd joined the dressmaking , sewing class instead of struggling with batik and dying etc that the teacher also had little knowledge of. But I'm starting to try all those things now all these years later. I already knit and crochet , stepping out of my comfort zone with colour . On my list is learn to sew clothes and natural dying ... I'll get there!!
Thank you for this post. I have usually knitted from pattern but it’s my choice of yarn that makes it something I love. Since following some knitters on blogs like this one, I have beached out to knitting my leftover stash. I knitted some stripy socks made from 3 favorite yarns. It’s my favorite sock from last year. Now I am loving the more random style of knitting. I am currently working the Miter Square Blanket.
Wonderful post. Our ideas about creativity - not just who has it, but what it means- are so limiting! As a teen, I knew I wanted to do “something creative “, and chased a variety of subjects in school. The LAST thing I wanted was to be a teacher, because that wasn’t creative. All the teachers are now laughing, of course. When I accidentally fell into teaching, I realized that it was exactly the “medium” I had been looking for.
I’ll be working on my Mountain Musing Shawl from Paper Daisy Creations. I purchased a kit from Lolo Did It yarn for it. The creative aspect, for me, came when I chose the order of the colors. Laying them out in different ways and using the black/white filter to determine contrast was so much fun! That has helped carry me through this long project.
And thank you for the reminder that following a pattern does not strip us of our creativity.
I like being creative while being creative. The lace on the sweater I’m currently knitting was supposed to stop at the underarm, and I’m taking it all the way to the bottom ribbing. Loving it so far!
Years ago when we had to choose our "Options" in school (as 12/13 year olds) I was torn between design subjects and the subjects the teachers felt were more "sensible" ... I did fabrics but it was a very basic course and didn't feel at all creative . Now years later I wish I'd joined the dressmaking , sewing class instead of struggling with batik and dying etc that the teacher also had little knowledge of. But I'm starting to try all those things now all these years later. I already knit and crochet , stepping out of my comfort zone with colour . On my list is learn to sew clothes and natural dying ... I'll get there!!
Thank you for this post. I have usually knitted from pattern but it’s my choice of yarn that makes it something I love. Since following some knitters on blogs like this one, I have beached out to knitting my leftover stash. I knitted some stripy socks made from 3 favorite yarns. It’s my favorite sock from last year. Now I am loving the more random style of knitting. I am currently working the Miter Square Blanket.
Wonderful post. Our ideas about creativity - not just who has it, but what it means- are so limiting! As a teen, I knew I wanted to do “something creative “, and chased a variety of subjects in school. The LAST thing I wanted was to be a teacher, because that wasn’t creative. All the teachers are now laughing, of course. When I accidentally fell into teaching, I realized that it was exactly the “medium” I had been looking for.
I’ll be working on my Mountain Musing Shawl from Paper Daisy Creations. I purchased a kit from Lolo Did It yarn for it. The creative aspect, for me, came when I chose the order of the colors. Laying them out in different ways and using the black/white filter to determine contrast was so much fun! That has helped carry me through this long project.
And thank you for the reminder that following a pattern does not strip us of our creativity.
Everyone is creative. It’s like with height, everyone has it, some people are just taller than others.
I like being creative while being creative. The lace on the sweater I’m currently knitting was supposed to stop at the underarm, and I’m taking it all the way to the bottom ribbing. Loving it so far!