tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180424865669168363.post8270874770712950342..comments2024-03-29T06:59:24.673-04:00Comments on Field Lilies: I give up...Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16940604077427078249noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180424865669168363.post-71961789227766672922015-08-28T20:55:56.043-04:002015-08-28T20:55:56.043-04:00I'm so glad to have so many express that they ...I'm so glad to have so many express that they understand. All's better now. :^)Beckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16940604077427078249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180424865669168363.post-36924240799412302102015-08-28T20:55:23.622-04:002015-08-28T20:55:23.622-04:00Thanks, Iris. I've actually been thinking it&...Thanks, Iris. I've actually been thinking it's the lack of an actual deadline that's worked against me. While it still would have felt like work I know I would have finished it sooner and I'd not have had guilt heaped on top of lack of motivation. The combination was deadly last weekend. The scarf's done now, though! Yay! Pictures coming on Sunday! Beckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16940604077427078249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180424865669168363.post-30804421787125880312015-08-28T14:22:35.385-04:002015-08-28T14:22:35.385-04:00Oh I can sympathise, I like a deadline, but as soo...Oh I can sympathise, I like a deadline, but as soon as there is any pressure I can't stop looking at every other pattern.Lucy Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11910653399470977610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180424865669168363.post-90609111540724703282015-08-27T05:04:45.031-04:002015-08-27T05:04:45.031-04:00Haha, I can sympathise. I think we all get in a kn...Haha, I can sympathise. I think we all get in a knitting/crochet funk sometimes, and testknitting can be tough because deadlines do have the automatic effect of triggering interest in other (non-testknit-related) things. Nothing like a deadline to make a fun thing feel like work! ;) It's the reason why so far I've only one very small testknits - that way it's not too much of a challenge to finish on time, even with the inevitable procrastinating.Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278566548355871221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180424865669168363.post-25092061084659632382015-08-26T10:36:23.564-04:002015-08-26T10:36:23.564-04:00Oh Ruth, your comments mean a lot to me. As someo...Oh Ruth, your comments mean a lot to me. As someone who designs and depends on peeps like me to test the patterns it means even more that you understand. I'm over my slump and am almost finished now. Regardless of how I got to feeling over the weekend, it really has been a good experience to test a crochet pattern. I'm also sure that experiences differ depending on so many variables. Beckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16940604077427078249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180424865669168363.post-57792626158366865302015-08-25T02:30:28.886-04:002015-08-25T02:30:28.886-04:00I hear you! With any test knit or item you knit fo...I hear you! With any test knit or item you knit for another person or event an added layer of expectation is added on to the project and this is what's hard to cope it, it's not you. Knitting and Crochet are our hobbies, we do them because we enjoy them, they relax us help us unwind and once that expectation is there it takes away from the fun and enjoyment of what is our hobby, perfectly understandable and not your fault at all. It's expectations fault ;) Pssst, sometimes when I play hooky like I've been doing for the last few days, I've been reading, I actually come back to the project more renewed energy wise....double pssst belated anniversary wishes and that is a gorgeous flower picture again!Ruthhttp://mysparemoments.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180424865669168363.post-15381537316544112162015-08-24T23:07:19.730-04:002015-08-24T23:07:19.730-04:00Yes! Feelings of "should" tend to gnaw ...Yes! Feelings of "should" tend to gnaw away at internal motivation.Beckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16940604077427078249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180424865669168363.post-14703302398456355932015-08-24T23:04:19.576-04:002015-08-24T23:04:19.576-04:00Thanks for relating. I think I'm struggling b...Thanks for relating. I think I'm struggling because I feel like I have to be a monogamous crocheter while doing a test project. I feel like I'm cheating if I pick something else up. When I'm just crocheting for me and hit a wall like this I can pick something else up and move beyond my inertia. But not feeling like I can do that makes this harder. I'm probably wrong in thinking this way. But it is what it is...Beckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16940604077427078249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180424865669168363.post-70684978768263467322015-08-24T20:17:43.907-04:002015-08-24T20:17:43.907-04:00I read every word of your blog. I can relate to so...I read every word of your blog. I can relate to some of it but I'm also procrastinating ... I really should be working on the illustrations for my brother's next book. Honestly I think that whole "should" thing makes me not want to. "Should" makes it feel like work!Minding My Own Stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13946752212001968413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180424865669168363.post-6920791914689172202015-08-24T16:00:18.719-04:002015-08-24T16:00:18.719-04:00I hear you and sympathize. I go in stretches of p...I hear you and sympathize. I go in stretches of productive and scatter brained casting on madness. Like now, I want to keep casting on for projects not on my list and then I looked at some handspun yarn and thought I should start spinning again. Be easy with yourself is my only advice. Take care!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620674987278960549noreply@blogger.com