I thought it had finally happened: losing my knitting mojo. Knitterly mojo-lessness. I couldn’t get excited about starting a new knitting project. Which has been UNHEARD OF since I started knitting in 2009 — I don’t believe I have ever not had a project on the go. Is it possible I was suffering from worsted world-weariness? DPN disgruntlement? Entrelac ennui? Fair-isle Fuggettaboutit?
I even bought new yarn just before my vacation in order to make this cool Anna Sui dress (my version was going to be a sweater).
I knit most of the back piece before saying to myself, “Meh,” and putting it away. I wasn’t even tempted to work on it during the 13 hours I spent on various trains, buses, and a 9-hour flight home. Something was seriously wrong.
Truth be told, I was a little panicky. Had my knitting craze finally come to an end? Had I knit everything I was going to ever want to knit? (Lawd knows I have too. damn. many. sweaters. Even for a Canadian.) Had my knitting universe collapsed in on itself? And, most importantly, HOW ON EARTH WOULD I MAKE IT THROUGH FACULTY MEETINGS? I’m pretty sure my colleagues would put their foot down at me setting up my serger in the meeting room.
But then I saw an ad on Ravelry for the Winter Wheat pattern by Anne of Atelier Al-fa:
Stripes? Check. Asymmetry? Check. Interesting stitch patterns? Check. Even contrast piping — check. And, sock-weight yarn for a lighter, finer garment — check.
And then I saw this perfectly executed Winter Wheat project by Charlotte (Lolotte1409 on Ravelry):
And then I remembered that my amazing LYS — Romni Wools — has 20% off all yarns this month!
And then I thought, HELLS YEAH! I’m gonna knit me some Winter Wheat! (Cue finger snapping and hip gyrating)
And girlfriends, I picked up these to-die-for Madelinetosh sock yarns…
…and BAM!!!! Knitting Mojo Restored! No more stockinette same-same! Vanished is the yarn-over yawning! I have conquered cabling commonplaceness! Is that even a word? Who cares?? Garter stitch gloom is gone!!!
Oh, and if you don’t see a finished Winter Wheat on this blog within the next 6 months, you’ll know this was just Starting A New Project Enthusiasm talking. Time will tell; so far I am half way through row 2. Wish me luck. 😉
Frivolous At Last 
beautiful yarns! my knitting mojo goes on and off as well… it usually starts to wane when I am about half-way into a project (I guess due to the realisation there is half-way more to go!) Winter Wheat looks like it will be an interesting project all the way, and I hope you will be able to keep your mojo through it:-)
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Hello Ms Tomatoes and Jasmine! You know what it’s like…it’s easy to be super excited when you start a knitting project but seeing it through to the end is a different story. I’m worried about fit on this one. It has a very odd construction (it seems you knit the collar/back and side front as one continuous row), so it’s hard to judge as I go. I’d like it to be a little more fitted like Charlotte’s version, but that could be a pipe dream. Fitting is not my forte when it comes to knitting.
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wow, I would have no idea how to adjust the fit of that pattern. I thought you can cheat with the placement of the buttons to get a better fit, but with them being placed on a border the whole width of the back/side would have to be involved… it looks like an intensive brain exercise! actually I think the temptation to reach the next color block and work with another color of yarn will be the motivation to keep going if I was knitting this pattern:-) I wish you success… it is a beautiful pattern and I think it will look great on you!
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That is is kinda cool! I normally don’t get excited by knitting patterns. But this one definidely looks cool rather than fussy. Might try it myself to use up the baskets full of yarns i bought when I thought I’d get into knitting. But I might leave out the stripes & just keep the funy asymmetric silhoutte.
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Knitterly Mojo-less ness!!! 😂😂 Lol!!! Girl you are a crackup!! That Madeline Tosh sock yarn looks luscious. Did you ever finish the Anna Sui? It does look quite cute. I might give it a go when I finish my tunic. 😊 👚
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I never did finish the Anna Sui. I realized I’m not so keen on worsted weight sweaters anymore, so I packed it in. I do love the style, though…maybe I can figure out a way to adjust the pattern for a finer yarn someday. Let me know if you try it!
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I like working in finer yarns better as well. The comment I always get is that people can’t believe it was done by hand. I guess because the stitches are so small. The only thing that gets to me is that it takes longer. But the patience is definitely worth it. But I really want to try more worsted weight and bulky yarn projects now. I have not done a project straight from a pattern yet. I really want to give that a try.
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