These past two terms of school have definitely been very busy and at times it was difficult to find free time so I’m quite proud of myself for completing the knitted baby’s blanket. It was really satisfying to hand in my blanket to the Lincraft store for donation to Knit One Give One – although I am a little disappointed I couldn’t do it in person, I was happy to be able to pack it up the final product for my mum to donate. Although my main goal at the beginning of the year was to finish the blanket and possibly a beanie, as I started knitting I realised that this was perhaps a bit ambitious as it took me much longer to knit than I had expected. Nonetheless, I am really pleased with my progress even if I didn’t get time to knit a beanie!
One of the biggest challenges (as I mentioned in my planning form) was finding the time to knit. Particularly as these past two terms have been occupied by yearly exams and IA hand-ins, finding the time to knit was definitely tricky, especially because I wasn’t part of an orgnanised group that could hold me accountable. In the first term, I found that I probably wasn’t knitting as often as I should have been and didn’t make the desired amount of progress. To counter this issue, I allocated time every Sunday for knitting and noticed a significant amount of progress. Additionally, being able to knit every Sunday also gave me time to relax and take a break from studying and general school stress which was nice! Towards the end of this term, I also made sure that whenever I was doing menial tasks like watching TV or sitting in the car or catching the train, I knitted and it made a substantial difference! It was interesting to see how much of a difference even 5 minutes every day made to my general progress.
The initial challenge of learning to knit was also quite difficult at the beginning and also slightly demoralising as I was a very slow knitter. Even after 30 minutes of knitting I would have only completed 2 or 3 rows which was quite challenging at the beginning. However, as I improved, it became much more rewarding as I was seeing obvious progress even after 15 minutes of work.
The most satisfying moment was definitely finishing all my squares and simply joining them together into a large blanket. I remember that at the beginning of the year I was apprehensive about this service activity as my activity last year (reading buddies) was incredibly rewarding and it was satisfying to be so hands on and connect with my buddy Liliana. In contrast, knitting a blanket seemed like a very detached experience and it would be difficult to conceive of the impact this would make. However, although I won’t probably receive the same direct experience and reward from this activity, seeing my finished product and having the hope that it will benefit another family during this winter was still quite rewarding and I think that it was a good activity suited to my time availability and schedule for this term.
One of the biggest challenges (as I mentioned in my planning form) was finding the time to knit. Particularly as these past two terms have been occupied by yearly exams and IA hand-ins, finding the time to knit was definitely tricky, especially because I wasn’t part of an orgnanised group that could hold me accountable. In the first term, I found that I probably wasn’t knitting as often as I should have been and didn’t make the desired amount of progress. To counter this issue, I allocated time every Sunday for knitting and noticed a significant amount of progress. Additionally, being able to knit every Sunday also gave me time to relax and take a break from studying and general school stress which was nice! Towards the end of this term, I also made sure that whenever I was doing menial tasks like watching TV or sitting in the car or catching the train, I knitted and it made a substantial difference! It was interesting to see how much of a difference even 5 minutes every day made to my general progress.
The initial challenge of learning to knit was also quite difficult at the beginning and also slightly demoralising as I was a very slow knitter. Even after 30 minutes of knitting I would have only completed 2 or 3 rows which was quite challenging at the beginning. However, as I improved, it became much more rewarding as I was seeing obvious progress even after 15 minutes of work.
The most satisfying moment was definitely finishing all my squares and simply joining them together into a large blanket. I remember that at the beginning of the year I was apprehensive about this service activity as my activity last year (reading buddies) was incredibly rewarding and it was satisfying to be so hands on and connect with my buddy Liliana. In contrast, knitting a blanket seemed like a very detached experience and it would be difficult to conceive of the impact this would make. However, although I won’t probably receive the same direct experience and reward from this activity, seeing my finished product and having the hope that it will benefit another family during this winter was still quite rewarding and I think that it was a good activity suited to my time availability and schedule for this term.