My Best Tip for Learning to Knit or Crochet

One of the most important things that I have learned through my new adventure as an entreprenuer is how I look at failure. I used to have to have everything perfect. It was this unrealistic expectation of myself to get something done to perfection even if it was my first time ever doing it. It was sheer stubbornness and willpower that got me through finishing some projects because I was stealing my own joy. My willingness to embrace failure and to look at it with a different perspective has changed my business and my life.

The thoughts we have about ourselves are so important. Along with the things we say to and about ourselves. This is something I am still working on. I feel like when you become aware of something you can really start to work on changing it. For example, the whole reason I wanted to learn to knit is because I wanted to make a chunky knit beanie. I am obsessed with the way they look! I kept putting it off because I was super intimidated by it. Finally, I was like I am making time to do this! I picked up my knitting needles with the full intention of knocking out this knit beanie. I had a step by step YouTube video and bam it was going down. Well, it in fact did NOT go down. It almost went down in flames LOL. I cast on and started the brim part 6 different times and I couldn’t figure out why it wasn’t fitting around my cables. My cables were too long but I thought it was just something I was doing. I thought I would just cast on more so it would fit and it would work. Well the beanie turned out way too big.

I was seriously going to give up. “Never mind. I don’t have time for this. I’m just done!” Then I had to check myself. “Nope. You are going to see this through. You can do it.” So, now I am making something beautiful from my failed project. I turned my mad into fuel to get it done. Done is better than perfect because every time we do something we learn a little more and a little more.