It’s been pretty quiet on ye olde blog front lately. If you were to ask why, the simple answer is “I’m tired.”
The longer answer is “I’m kind of tired of knitting and talking about yarn and apparently only yarn (even though I know deep down that’s not the only thing I talk about) and I just needed a break from thinking about knitting and knitting patterns and all of that malarkey.” Of course, you probably know that I can’t actually do any of that break-time right now (or maybe you don’t, in which case, let me just say that I work in the yarn industry).
So now I’m tired and I’m burnt out and none of that makes me want to write anything here on my (mostly) knitting blog. In the past I’ve been able to keep going with the Friday Finds, but I’m in such a deep funk that I don’t even look at patterns anymore. And it’s not just about yarn, there are other things in my life that are less-than-optimal at the moment and I’m trying to change that, but I only have the mental capacity for so much change at once.
Though I have, of course, been knitting. In some ways (employment) I can’t get away from it. I don’t derive as much joy from the process as I used to and I have sat perfectly still through a number of movies lately without feeling the itch to knit, which I think says a lot. But then I discovered the speedy joy of knitting for babies and I’ve churned out quite a few of late.
Knits. Not babies. Zero babies have been churned.
But these freaking adorable baby pants with a PANDA on the bum? Those happened.
I also knit a Peur..Puur.. popular baby cardigan whose name I can’t remember but you’ll recognize it when you see it. It’s super cute and super fast and only used one 50 gram hank of yarn so I used the rest of it to churn out two baby hats.
I also started the Lunar Phase mystery knit-along by Larissa Brown because I’m kind of obsessed with all things cosmic at the moment. It’s temporarily on hold until I knit the last strap of a baby romper.
(In case you’re curious, my brother and his wife just had a baby, which is part of what’s spurring this, but also, I’m really digging the feeling of accomplishment I get from actually fucking finishing things and getting rid of yarn. PS I’m still destashing and literally pretty much anything in my stash is up for grabs.)
So yeah. That’s me, that’s where I am right now, how about you? Any tips and tricks for getting yourself out of a funk?
The thing that has worked for defunkifying my life is counterintuitive. I make myself get out and exercise even when I think I would probably rather die. I feel better, I sleep better and all that movement gives me time to process the stuff that bugs me. Bilateral movement stimulates your brain and allows stuff to process. I found that out after I started to feel better. Who knew??
I have always been up and down on the knitting thing. I lay it aside for months at a time and usually pick up something like reading or cross stitch or sewing instead. I think breaks are good and small projects that eat up yarn are SO satisfying. I’m working on huge things now and there are so many days that all I want to do is sit and knit tiny stripey baby hats to use up small leftover balls of yarn 😂
I completely and totally know how you feel! I just realized that I hadn’t blogged in a month and barely posted much on social media. I was starting to feel bad that I just wasn’t feeling the knitty vibe and thought I was losing my knitting mojo until I read your post. Thanks for the reminder that it’s ok to be tired of always thinking about knitting and yarn, and that a break is always a good idea! I’m glad you found a project that was both satisfying and renewed your interest!!
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