Do You Consider Yourself a Fast Knitter?
Wednesday June 18, 2008
Knitting is meant to be a leisurely activity, not a race, but there are a fair number of competitions, from the sheep to sweater contest to Sock Wars, that require knitters to work quickly.
I consider myself a relatively quick knitter, but I'm nothing like the people who are able to win quick-knitting competitions. And since I have a good bit of repetitive stress injury I have to go slower most of the time, or at least not keep up a consistent speed.
What about you? Do you knit quickly or labor over every stitch? Or do you not understand why people care if they knit quickly or slowly? Let us know by answering the poll below.
Poll: Do you consider yourself a fast knitter?
I consider myself a relatively quick knitter, but I'm nothing like the people who are able to win quick-knitting competitions. And since I have a good bit of repetitive stress injury I have to go slower most of the time, or at least not keep up a consistent speed.
What about you? Do you knit quickly or labor over every stitch? Or do you not understand why people care if they knit quickly or slowly? Let us know by answering the poll below.
Poll: Do you consider yourself a fast knitter?
- I'm faster than most other knitters I know.
- I'm faster than some other knitters I know.
- I think I'm about average
- I think I'm a little slower than average.
- I'm slower than most other knitters I know.
- I'm not sure.
- I don't care how fast or slow I am!
Comments
Can I get any points for being like the tortoise instead of the hare? I don’t knit fast but I always (so far) finish every project I start.
Absolutely! It’s not a race, it’s really your enjoyment that matters. And of course actually getting things finished is great, and something I for one am not always able to do (at least in a timely manner).
I’m an average knitter; sometimes I knit fast when I’m doing a simple project like a scarf or facecloth. When my project requires concentration, like increasing for sweater sleeves (still new to me) I have to turn the TV or music off and stay focused on what I’m doing.
I’m with Judy. If I’m concentrating, the tv must be off and I hole myself up in my “knitting room”. I also like to finish projects! Can’t stand to look at a UFO.
I’m with Sarah! I totally enjoy knitting,
and don’t always finish a project “on time” but DO eventually finish! I currently have 4 UFO’s, but they’ll get
done in their own time. Isn’t it all about the enjoyment, anyway?
I have a book “24 Hour Knits” and I can finish everything in it in about 1/2 the time they list for completion. I would guess that makes me faster than most.
Sometimes it depends on the project. There are projects and projects. Complex lace is a lot different than a stockinette stitch sweater (actually I knit the lace faster , gotta see if it really looks like the graph), and Icelandic sweaters and Fair Isle or other picture knitting in the round are a race to see what they look like at the end of a pattern grouping. I’ve knit large lace shawls in under four weeks, and over nine years. It is the enjoyment of the process and finished product. This is another reason I don’t contract or commission knit often. Nothing drags the knitting out like a deadline.
Enjoy your web site. Lots of good tips.
Can’t understand why instructions for one stitch
(like Mattress stitch ) are on so many pages. I had to print eight pages for one set of instructions that could have been done on one or two pages. That really is very time consuming and a big turn off. What’s the point?
The point is to be able to have pictures. Our templates don’t allow multiple large pictures on the same page, and since sometimes seeing a step makes it easier than just reading instructions, this is the best way to do it.
I think it depends on your PURPOSE for knitting, leisure hobby, holiday gift with deadline, need something warm to wear, need lots of clothes for your kids, etc.
Knitting is many things to many people.
Some cushy yarns makes me wish I’d never finish the project!