Blog Luv: Cakes, Teas and Dreams

Since the beginning of 2013, I've noticed a common theme among blogs that I've been reading which has spilled over into my conversations with family and friends.  The theme is about finding a balance between wanting to do everything while also doing everything well. When the new year began, I immediately knew that  my motto for the year would be take small bites.  I'm a fan of Katie's blog Cakes, Teas and Dreams, and she recently wrote about satisfaction and success which then got me thinking about how this idea of small bites can be applied to every part of my life:  work, food, relationships, and, yes, even knitting.


Thermis Cowl


I know that I'm not alone when I say that I rarely often have almost finished objects.  Almost because there's just a small thing left to do before the project is truly complete.  My most recent example is the two beautiful Thermis Cowls that I knit as Christmas gifts for very dear friends (a father and daughter).  The knitting went swiftly but with each, there was one small detail to finish:  to sew on a button. Both cowls languished for weeks in my knitting basket waiting for their buttons, but then I thought about my new motto and realized that sewing the buttons were like small bites. After all, the knitting was done -- all that was left was getting out my sewing box, threading a needle, and adding the single button.

There are definitely times in my knitting when I feel like a task is larger than it truly is (yes, I admit it, I'm thinking about swatching), so I need and want to remember that taking small bites will help me see the project for what it is: not that big!