Creativity is not something I lack, patience most definitely is; which is why I am so excited that I've finally found a hobby that doesn't test my patience as much as others have!
I've tried drawing, painting, writing (multiple book ideas sit jotted down in my journal ignored) and scrap booking to give myself an outlet to no avail...I am great at getting started on things but I get easily discouraged when I can't immediately see the progress of my work which is why I'm sure I have failed miserably at so many things before.
However I recently took up knitting and I admit that I went into it expecting it to fall into the same category of tried and failed as the rest but alas I seem to have found my creative calling!
Maybe it's the fact that I can see the pile of yarn I'm working continually turn into whatever project I've decided to make; don't get me wrong the projects take me a few days or weeks to complete but I find that every time I pick it back up it's a smooth transition to continue whereas with my drawing, painting, writing and scrap booking I had to be feeling "artsy" to pick back up on things I'd left off which is where my inner perfectionist would come out and pick apart everything that wasn't right and I would end up with a crumpled ball of paper/half finished canvas/blog that has been ignored for months at a time/half full scrapbook... you get the picture!
I'm enjoying learning something new, adding new techniques and building my skills so I can make the next project on my list, it's rewarding and relaxing and I really like that my end results can be enjoyed by others too.
GO KNITTING!!!
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