So Savage

Welcome back to another Sarit talks about knitting and maybe other stuff we'll see how this goes. I'm currently working on a blanket! What I'm doing is I'm knitting squares and then I'll sew them together with a tapestry needle and thread. So far I have made 4 squares. (The last one is not included in this picture.) The blue square is all knitted and the pink square is stockinette (knit one row, purl one row). I need to figure out how to not let the stockinette stitch curl on the sides. I think there was a way to do it, but I can't remember. I'll be able to figure it out. I cast on 40 stitches and then knit until it reaches about 10 inches. I think maybe 10 1/2 inches. Progress post.  I think that's all I'm going to say. It's a short one. It's spring break right now, so hopefully I'll be posting more frequently.

It's In The Bag

Have you ever wanted to look super cool while living a hands-free life? Now you can! I made a bag and took some pictures with it. This took many moons. I tried a more complicated pattern, but it proved too treacherous for this journey. I started over twice. Then I looked and looked for another pattern and found this hip one. It took awhile, but it wasn't too bad. It worked on a circular needle, which broke twice and lead to a bunch of stitches being off the needle. Fun times. Isn't this yarn so beautiful? I like it a lot. I used two strands at a time for this bag. I hope you have a nice day. I don't know what else to say.

JK. I'm going to add stuff like 5 minutes later from that last paragraph. I want to talk about talent. Most of the time when I try something new, I suck at it. That makes sense because it takes time and practice to be good at most things. However, there always seems to be that one person (of multiple people) who seem to catch on to things really fast, and sometimes makes you feel bad about your talent in that area. In my experience, this typically happens in an art area. For me, the good thing about knitting is that I'm not taking a class for knitting and I don't really have anyone to directly compare myself to. Does this limit how fast I get better? Since I am mostly self-taught and self-paced, am I not pushing myself? Does having someone to look up to help with progress? Does comparing yourself to other people lessen your drive and your self esteem? Maybe. I'm not sure. I've had a lot of experience of feeling really sorry for myself for being bad at a certain skill. I think, however, it is common for a person to make it seem like you're worse at something than you actually are. During Ceramics, I've been feeling like the work I'm making is SO subpar compared to others, and it hasn't been a great feeling. But should I keep comparing myself or focus on how much I'm improving on my own? I don't know! However, I think that, like with most things, I should have a balance between the two. Sometimes a certain talent comes really easily to some people, and sometimes it takes others years to master it. It's really important for everyone to understand that, I think. It's not always so easy, though.
Wasn't that fun? Look below for more fun.

I'm counting this as one of my New Year Resolutions: An Item I haven't made before. 

wow hip af

On my way to go somewhere cool.

Does this bring out my eyeball color?

Button, Buttoff

Hey there.

FiliBUSTE(D)rs

WHooo procrastinating for studying for finals. This is fun. Here are some things I've been working on. I got annoyed with the bag because it really looks like there is absolutely no pattern forming. This is probably due to a counting mishap, but I think I'll try to go back to it. I started a scarf with a checkered pattern. You can't really see a lot of it yet, but the scarf is the blue and black one. So fun.

I was thinking about filibusters today because I was studying for my Government final and I'm going to talk about it now. I think filibusters are so cool. It shows they have such a passion for government that they will literally just talk non-stop about it to show how much they believe in something and to make a change. This may be a very naive view, but I'm not in the Government so I don't know. I know that now in Government they don't really happen much anymore, because just threatening that you will usually just stops the bill. Filibustering is a little bit of a more exciting and entertaining view of how our Government works, which first got me semi-interested in it. I remember watching and following former Senator Wendy Davis' filibuster about a Texas Abortion Bill, which placed even more restrictions on abortion regulations in Texas. It would ban any abortions after 20 weeks. In 1973, the Supreme Court Case, Roe v. Wade won. This made it constitutional to get an abortion. So only the Supreme Court can get rid of a Supreme Court ruling, but congress can weaken it. This was tried here. There have been many attempts made to weaken it by placing more and more restrictions on this ruling in their own states. However, then Senator Wendy Davis lost the filibuster for having three strikes of "breaking the filibuster rules." She couldn't drink, eat, use the restroom, or lean against her desk. So many people rallied around this woman. The hashtag #StandWithWendy was even used by the president. The bill eventually didn't pass. There is such a power that comes with filibustering and at the same time, there is an intense vulnerability. 

Here's an article about it: http://theweek.com/articles/462815/wendy-davis-stunning-filibuster-texas-abortion-bill

Anyway, wow that sounded so serious and stuff. Let's end this with something cool like the phrase "on fleek" or going to concerts or texting. Peace out ma homies. C u l8er. Ttfn.

ps.Yes I know the title isn't that good of a pun. Leaf me alone. I'm not good at this. 

I'm knit sure I have too many puns left

Hey all! I'm having a great night! My winter break is extended because of the snow, I'm watching the movie 10 Things I Hate About You, eating ice cream, I just finished the hat for my other sister, and I'm continuing my bag project. How fun! I'm restarting the bag because I got the pattern wrong. Oh well. That's how it goes sometimes. The sweater will be the first thing on my New Year Knitting Plan. I will count this hat as a something I would wear in public. 1 down! Here's the completed hat I finished today.
Notice how I'm wearing the same sweater I wore very recently.

Purls Of Wisdom: New Year Plan

Hey hey hey! I'm making a knitting plan for the new year! Let's see how it goes.
Here's the plan:
Overall goal by the end of the year: get better at knitting

How I'm going to get there:
by pushing myself more. Making things I don't know I'm able to do.
Learn new techniques
learn different kinds of stitches

By the end of the year I want to :
1. Make 15  new items I haven't made before. (This can be different kind of stitches, a different item, etc.)
2. Learn 5  new kinds of stitches. (ex: brioche stitch, cable, seed stitch, etc.)
3. Make 3 somethings I would post on Instagram AND wear/use in public. (You don't have to post it on Instagram, but basically something you would be ok to be shown in the public).

I will try to share any successes and accomplishments on here. I think it's really important that I push myself with knitting. I might have to tighten up this goal at some point, but I am liking how it's starting. I already started making a bag from the book I picked up at the thrift store. It's kind of a complicated design, but I hope it works out ok. If not, that's ok! I'm trying. For awhile I'm going to take a break from making things for other people. I feel like I'm only comfortable doing that while making something I know I can do, and while I am pushing myself by trying to make multiple items that look similar, I'm not pushing myself in expanding my skills. I hope that I can accomplish this even though it can be hard to knit once school starts up again (I'm on winter break right now). I hope all my viewer had a good New Years. I did, thank you. You're welcome.

Me spacing out while knitting and watching TV

So classy

The bag I'm making. I LOVE THIS YARN.

I got this yarn at Goodwill. It was in a bag full of yarn for $5. 

Get Your Knit Together

Hey I'm back. Back so fast? Yeah. My sister gave me a sweater today. I'm wearing it below. The same sister is the sister that this hat is for! Hooray! One more down. Why did I take so many damn pictures of myself? Get your knit together, Sarit. OMG I pretty much finished my college applications today! Whoop whoop! I still have to finish one letter of recommendation thing. But shh. I did it, ok? I like this sweater. It's so comfortable. I like sweaters a lot. Bye byeeeeeee.

BOOKS ABOUT KNITTING!?!?

Welcome back! Today I went to some thrift stores and picked up some books on knitting. Fun! Together they were $3. Can you believe that? It's amazing. I also found this sweater I'm wearing at Value Village. I love it so much! It's so warm and comfortable. I think my next knitting project will be making a ton of shit from this 100 Knitting Projects book. And I'll learn how to make the stuff I don't know how to make in the Encyclopedia book. I'm so excited! I'm almost done with this hat I'm making for my sister, and I still have to make the other one for my other sister. I'm so excited to be done with that because I've made so many of those hats. I do like making those hats though. However, I want to MOVE on! It's all good though. I'm not complaining. I hope all my (one) viewer had a great holiday. I did have a good holiday, thanks. You're welcome. 

ok bye.

ps. I'm almost done with college applications. omg so excited.

photoshoot

Learning a lot

Cat earrings ft. face moles