With and without
Gentleman's Shooting Stockings
by Nancy Bush
Pattern source: Knitting Vintage Socks / Nancy Bush
Yarn: The Knittery 4ply Sock: Merino, in shade chocolate
Needles: 2,25 mm
I've been struggling with blogging lately. I don't know... should I be blogging if the only thing I can think of writing is "I've made two pairs of socks, one with heels and toes, and one without"? Yeah, I don't think so either. But still, here I am.
Yoga Socks
by Claire Herne
Pattern source: Yarns International
Yarn: Sock yarn scraps
Needles: 2,5 mm
Modifications: Cast on 60 sts instead of 48
I've been fantasizing about deleting the whole thing. My old entries make me cringe – so much bad writing, especially if I've tried to be funny. (Eww. I'm so sorry about all the bad jokes!) And yes, this is my stupid "no use of trying if you can't be perfect" side kicking in. That same annoying side that made me stop drawing, and playing the piano. Because others do it better. (I'll be 36 this year, shouldn't I know better already? Please don't answer this question.)
But even with having absolutely nothing to say, I still can't bring myself to delete this little blog of mine. Can't live with it, can't live without it I suppose. But if some day my perfectionism takes over, and this blog stops being, I just want to let you know that it survived this long because of you. Thank you all for reading, and commenting, and being such nice people.
And hey, guess what – now I have a whole entry without any real content! Amazing!
posted by Terhi @ 9:49 ip.
60 Comments:
I like the yoga socks, they would make a great gift for my Mum!
Please don't delete, I love seeing what you're making!
I love your blog. The photography is beautiful, and you inspire my knitting.
Terhi,
please don't delete the blog. I understand how you feel about not feeling inspired to write sometimes, and I know sometimes it's just easier to upload the finished objects on Ravelry and call it a day. BUT, I have always enjoyed reading your description about your projects, even if it's only a few sentences. And plus, your images are beautiful :)
Äh. Mä mietin ihan samaa mun blogitekstien (vanhempien varsinkin) osalta, mutta joka kerta kun ne mua häiritsee, yritän koulia itseäni hyväksymään kaiken sen osana itseäni: oma tuotos, hyvässä ja pahassa. Ja varsinkin pahassa on pakko opetella hyväksymään.
Tämä vuodatus oli omien ajatusteni purkamista. Sinun tekstissäsi ei minun mieleen ole koskaan mitään vikaa ollutkaan. Toivon ettei blogisi häviä, koska se vaan on niin kiva. Kaikin puolin. Oli sanottavaa tahi ei.
Yours is actually one of my favorite blogs, I'd be really sad to see it go. Don't stop blogging because you feel like it's not good enough (because it's great) but if you just don't feel like blogging any more... well, that's a different story.
A picture is worth 1000 words. You have lots to say.
The Yoga socks are brilliant- my feet always get cold, but I need that heel & toe traction. Thanks for the excellent idea.
We would be so disappointed not to have your blog - if you did nothing but share your work with us, yours would still be a favorite site of mine because your work is so very beautiful. I subscribe to many many blogs, but yours is at the top, because of the beauty of your finished knits. You have a gift, and I hope you will continue to bless us with it!
- seashoreknits
I love your socks. I love your blog. Thank you for sharing a little bit of your life with us.
Perfectionism is highly overrated. I look forward to your entries and hope you won't stop.
I love your projects, and since I also knit socks almost exclusively, your posts are interesting to me. I like to see which patterns and yarns you're using. I have some of that Knittery merino in mostly green with a little bit of purple and red. I love the yarn, and I'm really interested to see how long your socks got... must be good yardage. All important information for the knitters out there. Don't quit.
Gorgeous socks, both pairs, but I love the chocolate ones :-), and to me, that is content worthy of a post. Please don't stop -- even though I don't think I've commented before, I love visiting.
I agree with the mad throng of Terhi admirers: your knitting skills are out of this world, and your blog is a true original:)
The socks are both great - I love those yoga socks!
I hope you won't stop blogging - I'm always happy to see an update from you! (Even if I've never commented before...)
Yours is one of my favourites too Tehri, but I understand that blogging is a (perhaps paradoxically?) deeply personal thing and I would respect your reasons for not doing it (even if I would be sad)
Carson x
Please don't delete your blog! You're so good at blogging!
Your blog is among the ones I frequently check, because I like your writing and your pictures are beautiful!
Oh, I hope you don't delete your blog...even though I don't often comment, your blog is one of my favorites. I love your photography, and your projects inspire me. I love both pairs of socks, the colors work so well in each pair.
I love your blog. Yours is the reason I caved and signed myself up at Bloglines. I didn't want to miss a single FO or progress shot. :)
I don't think there's many people who grade knit bloggers on their writing prowess. (If they do I'm in hot water.) It's about the knits. And, my dear, yours are definitely among the most inspiring.
I agree - I would miss you if you disappeared. I too love your posts. You make such lovely things and you're very real ... you speak about the perfect moments and the less perfect moments. In the end though, you’ve got to do it for you and not for us. But of course, you know that not everything requires dialogue. Socks with feet in them speak for themselves. I love the yoga socks.
For those of us who tend to wear a lot of black and grey, knitted socks are sometimes our only expression of color. Your socks are PERFECT, and definitely not to be deleted.
2 FOs isn't no content in my books! and I love your blog and photos.
Delurking to say: Step away from the delete button. DON'T DO IT. I don't ever comment but I lurk loyally.
No et tietenkään lopeta!!! Höpö höpö!!! Sun postaukset nyt on viihdyttäviä ja piristäviä vaikkei niissä olisi ainuttakaan sanaa! Jo se piristää kun näkee blogilistalta että olet päivittänyt! Ja siks toisekseen, sun sukat ja muut, kärjellä tai ilman, on aina niin upeita, kerrassaan breathtakingly beautiful :). pus!
Your blog was one of ones that inspired me to start blogging. Please don't delete, I like the writing, the knitting, and the photography.
Ei kannata yrittää olla täydellinen, siitä saa vain stressiä ja jännitysniskan. Blogisi on parhaimpia mitä tiedän ja se on ollut esikuvana monelle. Eihän sellainen, jota muut pitää esikuvanaan, voi olla huono saatikka tylsä? Totta puhuen, blogisi on mielettömän hyvä!
Blogisi oli myös niitä ensimmäisiä, jotka saivat minut innostumaan valokuvauksesta joten kiitos siitä! :)
ps. kyllä sukatkin ovat postauksen arvoinen asia, monet sukkamallit pääsevät oikeuksiinsa vasta kauniisti toteutettuina, ennen sitä ne tulee ohitettua kirjassa kun eivät säväytä.
I love those socks! Too bad B lost them! We could have been sock twins too. The Trekking I used for mine are practically the same color as yours!
Your blog is one of my favourites and your knitting is so inspirational. Don't delete it! You have so much to say and so much to teach us all.
I love those socks - I must get around to trying the Knittery yarn... :)
Tietyllä tavalla ymmärrän sinua oikein hyvin, mutta muiden tavoin toivon, että jatkat bloggaamista. Sinulla on niin upeita kuvia, että voisin jatkaa blogisi seuraamista ihan vain kuvien takia. Hyvää kevään jatkoa!
Do keep on blogging, you really are an inspiration to many people! I love the things you make, and again you have gone and done it: knit socks that I would love to go and cast on :)
And what if you slipped in a comment that was not entirely comedian-worthy funny, just proves you're perfectly human :)
Hmm.. yoga socks are comfortable on the mat? Or make the practice more slippery?
Blogimaailma menettää paljon, jos lopetat. Olen vakikävijä ja olen jatkossakin. Ihania töitä, kauniisti kuvattuina. Älä ota tressiä, kukin tekee tyylillään. Toivon että jatkat.
Jos ei huvita kirjoittaa, ainahan se voi korvata kasalla kauniita kuvia ;) Tekstikin on ymmärrettävää, myös tälläiselle 5 oppilaalle ;)
Ja kyllähän se jo ravelryssakin huomaa, kenen sukista/muista töistä pidetään paljon :)
Eff :-O
Ajatuksesi ovat ihan tuttuja. Varmaan muillekin kuin minulle! Älä stressaa, äläkä luule, että olisi jotenkin parempi luulla/tietää olevansa paras. Sehän olisi kamalaa! Mutta jos joskus oikeasti väsyt kirjoittamiseen, jätä ainakin blogi olemaan. Minäkin käyn tosi usein katsomassa arkistojasi, ja aikoinaan, kun löysin blogisi, luin sen kokonaisuudessaan läpi. Ne hauskat kohdat ovat olleet mielestäni ihan oikeasti hassuja! Sinulla on kiva tyyli kirjoittaa ja kuvata.
Ja sitä paitsi: En usko, että on olemassa "parasta bloggaajaa". Sellainen olisi ihan mahdotonta löytää, kun kriteereitä ei ole mihinkään kirjattu.
Love your blog even if I've never commented before...
Your knitting is very beautiful and inspiring to me.
you can't delete it. you were one of my original sock inspirations! :)
I was at a yoga retreat this weekend and the instructor told us to think about the person we love the most in the world and think about how that feels. Then, try to think of your self with that same feeling and treat your self as you would treat that person. Would you expect that perfectionism from them? Then why expect if from yourself?
More on topic, I love your projects and your entries on them. When the aggregator shows a new entry for Mustaa villaa your entry is among the first I read.
your blog is one of my most favorite.
i love your photos, your knitting and your writing.
i absolutely understand the feelings you are describing. (maybe all blog keepers have them every once in awhile?)
I love reading your blog. Your photographs are some of the best photos I've seen. They are so inspiring. Many times I see your photos then head straight to Ravelry to queue the projects you've just made.
I love your blog and love what you write. And ps your knitting rocks, too. Michele in NYC
Hi, I've been reading your blog for about a year and I thouroughly love it. You knitting is an inspiration! I have purchased many, many skeins of sock yarn because you knitted such beautifull socks that made me want to knit too. If you lived in the US I would definitelly stalk you for your socks:-) Regarding your jokes, I find them funny, humn should I worry? Carla
oh tehri, i can relate to your lack of interest in blogging! as much as i would miss you, i understand if you pack it in.
nice socks btw!
I adore your blog. You are such an inspiration. Your photos are so beautiful, and you knit the loveliest socks.
oh tehri, please don't delete, we love the blog, your knitting, and your writing!
i think that blogs are supposed to be personal, and therefore not perfect. though, your knitting clearly is! beautiful socks, as always! :)
Oh, don't delete! Your blog is one of the ones I'm happiest to see updated. I love your photography and your color choices!
you're a true inspiration for every knitters. beautiful colors, beautiful words.
take a break if you need. but don't delete, please.
I really like your blog (and your socks) so please don't stop.
please don't go! Your blog is one of my favorites. I would be heartbroken if you pulled it. I never comment, but I always check out what you're up to.
No! don't delete! Please! Even if you slow down blogging, or take a break, please, please don't delete it. your blog is my all time favourite, and I frequently read and re read all the entries.
Oh, I hope you make a rule for yourself like, Okay I'll delete my blog if I want to delete it every day for 30 days, or something like that, but I do hope you don't delete on a whim. You work is *so* good; I never ever tire of looking at it.
I appreciate your work and your blog very much! Thank you :)
Please don't delete your blog! Even if you only update sporadically, I would enjoy each post! Great socks!
It looks unanimous to me... you cannot stop blogging, even if it is only fabulous photos. I love your blog! And your socks! They inspire me. I made my first pair of knee high socks because of what you have posted here on your blog.
Please do not delete this blog! You're a big inspiration and I'm one of those who appreciate even the simplest entry here. The beautiful pictures itself are a great source of inspiration too.
Good Luck and lovely socks BTW
Apua pelkkä ajatuskin omien vanhojen postausteni lukemisesta saa aikaan kylmiä kammoväristyksiä! Mitä niitä turhia tutkimaan!
Välillä ei tosiaan yhtään huvita, mutta onneksi laitoit kuvat kauniista sukista. Mulla on samaa Knitteryn lankaa puikoilla, mutta hyydyin kun malli ei sovi tv-neuleeksi (Nancy Bushin joku vähän monimutkaisempi juttu) ja lanka on tosi ohutta. Kaunis väri siinä on! Mutta melkein nyt huvittaisi purkaa alku ja tehdä nuo samaiset sukat....
Älä ny missään nimessä mene lopettamaan blogia tai deletoimaan noita kirjoituksia. Nehän kertovat elämästä ei niitä voi pyyhkiä pois.
välillä se vaan menee niin että on muutakin elämässä kuin neulominen ja blogaaminen. Niin se vaan on.
Like everyone else, I love your blog. I'm so happy when I see your name in bold in my bloglines.
I can understand if you don't want to do it anymore because it can be a pain in the butt sometimes. I too run out of things to say, find it difficult to get good conditions for photos, etc... But please don't quit because you're not perfect enough. Otherwise, why do anything in life? No one is perfect, but what is clear from all the people who commented here is that your blog is beautiful, interesting and inspiring.
Oh, and I forgot to say: great socks!!! (as usual)
I can understand how you feel, I struggle with perfectionism as well, or loss of words, and sometimes I take really long blogging breaks. But whenever I think about stopping, I realize I'll miss this little community and the people I've "known" for years now. Yours was one of the first blogs I've started to read, and is one of the first I scan my bloglines for. Whether it's about socks, little Onni, or pictures of Finland, I enjoy it all!
Pah, ei saa uhkailla vievänsä tikkarin lapselta. On niin ihanaa huomata blogilistalta, että Mustaa villaa on taas päivittynyt. Se ettei blogisi ole mielestäsi täydellinen ei tarkoita etteikö se meidän lukijoiden mielestä olisi. Jotkut meistä pitävät jopa huonoista vitseistä :) Sitäpaitsi, sukka riittää mainiosti sisällöksi, kun se on noin kauniisti kuvattu.
Voi elä lopeta! Sun blogi on yksi niistä harvoista joiden päivityksen nähdessäni tulen todella iloiseksi. Tiedän että luvassa on jotain kaunista ja hienosti kuvattua käsityötä. Sinun takiasi myös haaveilen Marimekon vahapöytäliinasta, se kun niin usein näkyy sun kuviesi taustalla. ;)
Lapaset on ollu käytössä viime viikkoon saakka (jolloin siirryin kynsikkäisiin) ja ajattelen lämmöllä niiden avokätistä tekijää ja lahjoittajaa. Jos sie lopettaisit bloggaamisen, olisi blogilistani yhden loistavan neulojan lyhempi, mutta tee toki niin kuin parhaimmalta tuntuu. Itsekritiikki on tervettä, mutta ethän vaadi itseltäsi liikaa.
Kaunista kevättä sinne etelään, täällä Rovaniemelläkin paistaa aurinko!
My blog was deleted by my beloved web host, Startlogic, so I never needed to even think about making a decision myself. I was quite angry for a while, and I still haven't gained enough energy to start completely over with a new blog. Not that my blog was anything that special or popular, but it was still mine. And I certainly like reading yours, and I would be sorry to see it go.
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