if you see my knitting mojo would you please send him home?

Back in the 'good ole days' of early 'retirement' I'd get up, gobble some oatmeal, and settle in my 'knitting' chair with a good book and my latest project.  Sometimes I'd be listening to that book....sometimes with an easy, mindless project, I'd be reading that book.  And that was my day.  I'm not kidding.  8? 9? 10 hours of blissful knitting and reading ....occasionally even more.  

My friends would see something new---like a lace weight shawl or an afghan....and say....oh, did you whip that out yesterday?  Well, almost, although I probably had a good 120+ hours of work in it.  Socks?  A pair easily in two days.  The hours?  A LOT!  You know how it is when you see the 'finish line' of a project looming.  I was probably kitchnering at 3 am.  

I haven't seen a good marathon knitting day in months.  I haven't wanted to see a good marathon knitting day in months.  I thought my knitting mojo was just taking a little break; after all, that happens to us all, right?  Mine, though, I think has permanently moved out of town.  

This little project was supposed to lure it back.  Fun.  Fair isle.  Portable.  Pretty. 

I knit three rounds the last two days.

 

I've been out and about looking.  Mojo, where are you?

I guess I've been looking in the wrong places.

 

Comments

[Flora Mae]

OH MY GOSH!

Those pictures are incredible. I think knitting is just going to have to wait until winter.

[Sue]

Sometimes the best way to get something to come back to you is ignore it and do something else. Those photos are stunning!

[Pip]

Hi Steph,
I agree... Stop thinking about it and stop looking for it. Most importantly don't get rid of your supplies!!!! It will come back when it is ready. Now just enjoy where and what your heart is leading you to....

Hi Freddy...sending you love and hoping today is a good day for you;)

xoxo

[Caroline]

Whenever I don't feel like knitting, I go into the kitchen and get my cleaning bucket out. Then I quickly pack it away because my mojo makes a quick and sudden reappearance, ha! I do hope it returns soon but in the mean time we don't mind more bee photos x

[reanna]

My mojo must have run off with yours. I haven't felt like knitting anything. WIPs that need done or anything new. It stinks!!

[Andi]

I say do something else you love right now. It will eventually come back. :)

[Eileen]

Oh, I hate that when it happens. Summer time my knitting mojo naturally wanes. It's the heat and heavens I don't want to try on any knitted objects! The knitting Mojo will return...patience. Your photos are wonderful!

[karen]

You know what? It's okay to not want to knit. It's okay to want to do photography. I am not nearly knitting as much as I used to do because I go to the gym 3x a week (that feels like a part time job!) and I babysit twice a week. When I come home I have a few hours to chill and knit and sometimes I do and sometimes I do not.

I love you no matter what you do!!!!

(don't forget you got that freddy stress and that isn't any bit relaxing)

[Laura]

My gardening mojo left! And it's summer and all I want to do is knit!!!

[steph@woolythyme]

What a hoot!!!  I never thought of luring it back with housework!!!  I bet it would work!!

[rusty duck]

It's perfectly OK to have more than one interest. And to dip in and out as the mood takes you. Don't lose your mojo for photography though.. ever. You're just too good.

[steph@woolythyme]

oh, Pip….it’s funny you should say that about dumping the supplies!!!  I actually did that once.  Everything went.  EVERYTHING!!!  Needles.  Books.  Yarn.  UFOs.  WIPs.  I think I learned my lesson, but I have a rather large pile sorted out that is on the verge of being gifted!!!  Maybe I better look it over one more time!

[Sara]

my knitting mojo has absconded with yours! Maybe you looking into Alabama Chanin handsewing. That's what I'm doing!