Like many, I knit to relax. I find that it's very meditative and the more stressed I am, the more productive I am with knitting. There's something about the gentle clicking of the needles, cradling the yarn in my hands and a soft kitty cat in my lap that is so relaxing.
Knitting is also a creative process for me. Many years ago, I studied fashion design. I have been sewing since I was 9 years old, and fashion school taught me many sewing and finishing techniques used in couture, drafting and construction, color theory and fashion illustration. There was a time when I made all of my clothes and people at the department store where I worked were always asking where I got my clothes. I was easy to fit back then, but time and life have added a few pounds and it's not as enjoyable to sew for myself anymore, so I don't, but I will make things for others and for my home. Knitting has added another layer to my creativity because now I am making the fabric as well as the garment. It's taken a few years for me to experiment enough to figure out how various yarns behave and to learn more advanced techniques. I'm sample knitting for a designer friend now and that process is teaching me so much because she is so very talented.
Where will this take me? I've begun to sketch a few designs again, which I plan to knit up. I must also do a better job with my photography, because I don't feel that my photographs do my knitting justice. Recent projects are much better than they appear in photos. If everything aligns and I can actually produce some of my designs, maybe knitters will like them and they will be published. That is my goal which I hope will carry me through retirement one day.
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