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I’m up to the armhole steeks now. Not too much longer and I’ll be able to cut right through this baby. Oh, wait, I do have to secure the steeks first, don’t I? I guess I shouldn’t forget to do that. There are so many people who have knit this vest, there is little else for me to say about it that hasn’t already been said. Apparently row gauge was hard to achieve for a lot of other knitters who tried the pattern. It’s nice to know I wasn’t the only one.

When I first started knitting, I would go crazy, thinking I was the WORST KNITTER IN THE WORLD because I had such a hard time achieving correct gauge (both row and stitch). I taught myself to knit from books, and I didn’t know any experienced knitters of whom I could ask advice or get perspective. It took me a while to figure out that: A) lots of people have a hard time getting gauge right at first, and B) I shouldn’t worry so much about being a “good” knitter. Trying hard tends to not produce results as nice as when you simply get lost in the process and stop thinking of yourself as separate from the thing you are working on…

“You want to know how to paint a perfect painting? It’s easy. Make yourself perfect and then just paint naturally.” - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance