Focus isn't something I normally have problems with. Whether it is in work, sport or hobbies, obsessive is a word that could quite frequently be applied to me. How constructively I use that focus however I would sometimes doubt.
With this in mind taking on a few commission pieces has provided some interesting lessons. Rather than being able to indulge myself in new hobbies (spinning), or making something I'm going to wear (Midnight's Dreams I'm looking at you), I really need to get these pieces done. Learning how to put down the wip I'd really like to work on in favour of the one I should be working on has been interesting. Whilst I'm still enjoying the knitting it feels slightly constraining to limit myself to certain projects. For example with a new batch of fibers from Woolfest I would love to be spinning, learning how the fibers work and planning future projects. Instead I'm working a simple stocking stitch sleeve.
Looking at it more positively though, it is giving me time to read around the subject, to really understand what I'm wanting to do with the fiber before I jump in with both feet. Similarly, whilst finishing projects is something I've never really struggled with, I often have several on the go at once. At the moment all three that have been cast-on are for others and it has been interesting to see where my attention and motivation lie each day.
There are I suspect lessons in patience, generosity and selflessness buried deep in my thoughts... how long or how many projects it takes to learn them however remains to be seen.
With this in mind taking on a few commission pieces has provided some interesting lessons. Rather than being able to indulge myself in new hobbies (spinning), or making something I'm going to wear (Midnight's Dreams I'm looking at you), I really need to get these pieces done. Learning how to put down the wip I'd really like to work on in favour of the one I should be working on has been interesting. Whilst I'm still enjoying the knitting it feels slightly constraining to limit myself to certain projects. For example with a new batch of fibers from Woolfest I would love to be spinning, learning how the fibers work and planning future projects. Instead I'm working a simple stocking stitch sleeve.
Looking at it more positively though, it is giving me time to read around the subject, to really understand what I'm wanting to do with the fiber before I jump in with both feet. Similarly, whilst finishing projects is something I've never really struggled with, I often have several on the go at once. At the moment all three that have been cast-on are for others and it has been interesting to see where my attention and motivation lie each day.
There are I suspect lessons in patience, generosity and selflessness buried deep in my thoughts... how long or how many projects it takes to learn them however remains to be seen.
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