The Honeymoon Is Over

So tell me the truth - how many of you thought I'd turned a little bit wacko when you read about my religious experience on the crosstown bus?

In my world of knitting, I'm not feeling terribly inspired lately. Maybe this is because spring is my least favorite season clothes-wise. (Of course it has other redeaming qualities, like the way the air smells... except that good air smells are few and far between in NYC, and today it's just miserably cold and rainy with a hint of snow.) I find it impossible to dress for the weather in the spring. A smart girl might wear layers, but apparently I'm not that smart. I don't like dressing in layers and have few clothing items suitable for layering. Maybe I should make some.

In an effort to find knitting inspiration, I pulled a 2-foot high stack of books and magazines off the shelf last night, flipped through them, and got nothing. I realized this is probably because I can't really afford to buy any yarn for a new project right now. So I proceeded to plumb the depths of my stash for something fun to knit. Found a lot of great yarn and partially-completed projects, but nothing inspiring.

I did find a completed project that I'd been planning to re-work. It's a cotton tank top that I designed for myself. The bottom half is lace, the top half is solid stockinette, having decided that I was too modest to wear a completely lace top. Unfortunately it looks wretched with the stockinette stitch top, so I took that part off and am redoing it in the lace pattern. I would have taken a before picture, but as usual the camera batteries were dead. (You'd think by now I'd learn and get a spare set to keep charged, but no. Instead my poor blog readers are deprived of photographs due to my negligence and laziness.)

I think I'll make the top a boat neck. I've never made one before and I think it will look nice.

I wonder if I should take a break from knitting until I find something that really grabs me. I remember when I was in the throes of my St*rmore Fair Isle craze... what a great feeling that was. Or maybe I'll finish or rip out all my unfinished or rejected projects. That could keep me busy for a while. Maybe I'll design more hats or ponchos - those were fun. I didn't get to keep any of the ponchos I did for VK, and I'd like to have the bamboo one I did - maybe I'll make that for myself.

You know what it feels like? It feels like me and my knitting are way past the honeymoon phase, and now we need to find a way to keep the romance alive.

Comments

[Anita]

I didn't think you'd turned wacko at all. There are times when I need to talk about what's happening, like there's an itch in my brain that needs to be scratched. Kudos to you for being honest about it.

As for the knitting honeymoon--maybe you're moving into a new phase as a knitter, one that accepts the "old shoe" comfort past the honeymoon stage?

[Mia]

Hi,
Not wacko at all.. prayer literally saved my life.. and praying for people you don't even know is a very, very good thing..

Mia

[heather]

alison -
great to see you at kay's last night. sorry if i was a tad overly hyper (just a touch punchy from a long work week). best wishes!

[Katie]

I didn't think you were wacko either - it's nice to know that you are someone who choses to wish/hope/ask for the best for your travelling companions - however you choose to do that.

[phyllis howe]

grace comes in so many forms and in the unlikliest of places. the neat thing is when you are aware enough to take delivery on the message.

-when we next see one another, remind me to tell you of an experience i had in conran' s (the old one that used to be in the citicorp building). god's smart - he/she knows the best place to reach me is in a retail setting.
btw, I think the bus is a brilliant place in which to be found - where else can one hope to be surrounded by so much humanity?
it was great seeing you. i went on to your blog and saw some of your wonderful work -
have a great easter weekend.
warm thoughts, phyllis

[Cathy W]

So you are the one that made the great hat and scarf at School Products! I would have made them, but coudn't afford that much Karabella! Your Alice Starmore stuff is awsome. One of her sweaters might be my next project.I live in NYC too.
Your cross town bus experience great. As a recent cancer patient/survivor (survivor so far, cross your fingers) I can attest to the power of prayer!
Cathy W

[Katie Lyon]

First - Ali, I've known you for 18 years and NEVER in that time could I ever call you wacko.
Second - All things in life much evolve and change otherwise they wither and die. Try not to see your current lull as a bad thing but rather a turning point to something new and exciting which may be better than what came before.
Third - If you need any further inspiration, you could always make me a sweater...something purple perhaps?