Knitting this sweater was like a relationship gone bad from the very beginning. At first it was new and exciting. I couldn’t wait to spend my evenings curled up on the couch, running my fingers though its yarn, but soon it became tedious and boring. I’ll admit to having a wandering eye; and soon I was just going through the motions.
About a month into it, I decided I needed a break. I went on
to pursue other interests, while the sweater just sat in a lump behind the
couch.
Eventually, I went back to it and tried to make it work, but
the sweater just wasn’t cooperating. I first had a feeling that it was over
when I realized it wasn’t going to fit, but I wasn’t ready to give up. I
thought if I just kept working on it everything would turn out ok.
After talking to some knitting friends, who reassured me it
would be ok to call it quits since I really wasn’t happy, I pulled the yarn
winder out and started the break up process. Sadly I watched as row by row my
sweater disappeared, but my friends were right, I do feel better. I’m
able to pursue other interests without the guilt, and my sweater has gone back
into several balls of yarn to be used in another project.
Oh, Sweater, I loved the idea of you, but it just wasn’t
meant to be.
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