The stole is growing... it has eaten up 100 grams of yarn by now!

"Your mental attitude is crucial for marathon running, if you can cope with the stress of HITTING THE WALL, this is the fatigue that you feel during the second half of the race, you are more likely to endure the race and run to your full potential."
"Your mental attitude is crucial for marathon running, if you can cope with the stress of HITTING THE WALL, this is the fatigue that you feel during the second half of the race, you are more likely to endure the race and run to your full potential."
PS. Joko se Siperian kylmä rintama tuli sinne?
Several people tagged me for this meme, and as I have not made up my mind yet if I like memes or not.... here is a short list of evidence that I've been living abroad for quite a while now (13 years)
1.
Aloita megalomaaninen pitsineuleprojekti, mielellään mahdollisimman ohuella langalla ja hyvin ohuilla puikoilla. Neulo sitä kuin lanka huomenna maailmasta loppuisi. Totea että tuntien freneettisen neulontasession jälkeen olet edennyt noin kaksi senttiä. Anna epäilyksen ja negatiivisten ajatusten vallata mielesi.
Start a megalomaniac lace project using the finest yarn with the thinnest needles. Knit as if the extinction of yarn in the world would happen tomorrow. Note that after hours of frenetic knitting, you only get two centimeters done. Fill your mind with doubts and negative thoughts.
2.
Kaiva laatikon pohjalta ryppyinen, tummanpunainen mytty. Esimetkiksi kiva huivi jota olet neulonut kesälomalla. Se tuo mieleesi rantalaiturin liplatuksen ja sen miten mukavaa on neuloa päivänvalossa. Totea että huivi tuntuu ihanan pehmeältä. Kastele se ja pingota niin että soi.
Find a crumply piece of knitting from the back of a drawer. For example a nice scarf you knitted on your summer holiday, but then didn't block. Let it remind you of summer and about how nice it is to knit in daylight. Feel the softness of the yarn. Block the scarf.
3.
Napsi sata nuppineulaa irti kuivasta neuleesta ja totea että pitsi todellakin on neuleiden ruma anganpoikanen. Pitsineule toimii. Tyytyväisenä lopputulokseen vie huivi kävelylle. Mene katsomaan Atlantin aaltoja ja muista mikä ensimmäisen Print O'the Wave mallin tekijöitä inspiroi. Palaa megalomaanisen projektin pariin uutta intoa täynnä.
Take out the pins and state that lace knitting truly is The Ugly Duckling of all knitted goods. Lace is nice. Happy with the result, take the scarf to see the Atlantic Ocean and be reminded of what inspired the people who first started with the Print O'the Wave pattern. Return to your megalomaniac project, filled with new enthusiasm.