A big portion of what a yarn shop owner does every day is give advice...advice on what needles to choose, pattern, fiber content, etc... Let's face facts, knitting is NOT an inexpensive hobby.. we invest a lot of cash in our projects, and we expect a successful outcome...that is the plan. Advice and suggestions from fellow knitters are a help to achieve that success. So we seek advice and sometimes follow it...and then we are disappointed with less than successful results.. But who determines what a successful project is?
Oh,,,,am I being too vague?
What I mean is, do you desire your knitting to look EXACTLY like the pattern photo? That is okay, you can work towards that end.
Do you want your item to look like the photo, but in a different color? You can do that.
Do you like the style but not the stitch pattern?
Is it too long/short/loose/tight?
Are you using the pattern just for guidelines and inspiration?
Maybe you are working from a sketch of an idea.
All these methods can provide satisfying outcomes, the knitter has to know what he/she wants. The bottom line is YOU are in charge of your own knitting... Do you like it? Then you've done it right. You need to be satisfied.
Your own expectations are what matters.
For example, a number of years ago, I started knitting a circular blanket using Noro Silk Garden. For a long forgotten reason I stopped working on it after a good portion was knit...shoved it in a bag...
Last week I unearthed it and reviewed my progress, and rethought the whole project..do I need another blanket??? Do I really want to pick up where I left off?? Just where DID I leave off? I did not want to shove it back in the bag,,,so I decided the blanket would become a shawl and a few finishing rows of knitting and crochet later, It was a shawl. Ta Da!
You are in charge! Take control.
That says fall all over! I think it's pretty! I'm one of those "make it up as you go" crafters, so I know what you mean.
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