July 24th, 2010
Id
Urgh.
A few weeks ago, I was inspired by Attic24’s* lurid and gorgeous hexagon blanket, to make a slightly tamer version for myself using the colours you see below. I was progressing very nicely until some recently written words came back to haunt me…
I must check that the yarn I am using hasn’t been discontinued as I’m fairly sure I don’t have enough of it. It would be a major bummer if I found couldn’t get hold of more
Clearly, my id had a fair idea that the hot fondant pink centres of my throw-in-progress were Jaeger Aqua, a lovely lightweight dk cotton yarn which has been wiped from existence. Come on, id! Let’s have a bit more communication with the ego. This failure of my conscious mind to pick up on the bleatings of my subconscious has resulted in…an ex-throw.
Sigh.
I was progressing very nicely until this little catastrophe set-back. I don’t want to dwell on the number of hexagons I had already crocheted (so, so many). Actually, I found myself suprisingly zen about the unravelling. I feel a little unravelled myself at the moment so, in many ways, it seemed a natural development.
Having completed the disintegration of the throw, I had a rummage in my yarn cabinet, sketched an idea or two and picked up my crochet hook.
So, here we are again. At the beginning.
: After-thought :
I have never considered myself a patient person, but I think I have steadily undergone the transformation from product knitter/crocheter to a process knitter/crocheter. I don’t think it is a coincidence that this has occurred at the same time that I have become a mother. If finishing was my primary goal, I don’t think I would ever pick up a yarn wrangling instrument again.
* If you enjoy colour, do check out Attic24’s blog. There’s so much colour there it will make your eyes bleed. In a good way.




























