What to Do, What to Do..... Extension?

Last Friday I decided once again, to try my hand at making a sweater.  I definitely have the knowledge and skill to make one, completing it is my problem.  I lose interest when it comes to making things for myself.  I don't know if it's because I equate larger garments with longer crochet time, or if the drive to complete the project is absent because I'm basically working for free.  I'm spending all of this time making something that I don't necessarily need, and I'm not going to gain a profit from it.  It sounds a bit twisted but, besides the pure love of the craft and the instant gratification I feel after finishing something, making a profit is one of the reasons why I crochet.  I'd definitely continue to do it even if I never made another dime though.

I really, really want this sweater though. It's a way to market myself, a walking billboard is how I look at it.  It displays another part of the spectrum of capabilities at the perfect time:  Fall.  Right now I'm at the crossroads of whether to scrap the idea of an oversize crop sweater, or to extend it to its original pattern as a tunic.  I love both styles but, I don't know if the indecisiveness is due to being torn between the two styles or my anxiety slowly revealing its ugly head.  The idea of pulling loose all these stitches and starting over again isn't far behind as well.

I hate when this happens.  What's a girl to do?


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