Friday 19 November 2010

Achievements

Today I had a most exciting letter - to say that I was a runner up in Knitting magazine's "design a scarf" competition and that they wanted to print my pattern in their upcoming book of scarves!!!!!! I was so excited when I had read the letter that I was dancing around the kitchen in my pjs celebrating. Good thing the neighbours were out at the time. Pictures are available here

It means so much because I finally have an identity beyond that of a sick person, or a sick person who does a bit of knitting. I know such things don't really matter and shouldn't matter, but sometimes my ego gets in the way and memories of all my dreams and plans come back and I want more. I know being God's beloved child is infinitely more important, but I do like having a tiny bit extra. Perhaps it's the first step on the road to achieving things despite having ME and fibro?

In other news I also finished knitting the hat I've been designing to go with the scarf, just got the ends to sew in and the blocking to do and I can send that off (for the "knit a hat" competition). I'm rather relieved that this month's competition was for designing a draught excluder, since I feel no urge to design such a thing and so can have a break from manic designing! Deadlines are hard work with ME, you would have thought I would have learned that at university?

I also darned socks successfully for the first time today, my monkey socks which being knit in a pure wool with no nylon, had worn through on the heels. So all in all, apart from a slight crash (note to self - just because you have a few days of feeling a bit better don't try to cram everything you've been wanting/meaning/needing to do into those few days, it doesn't end well), today has been a good day. Praise the Lord.

5 comments:

  1. Congrats on the scarf design - it looks beautiful!

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  2. really pleased for you. with the illness that you have, life can seem neverending at times, what a great incentive to carry on designing woollens. lovely pattern on the scarf, looks complicated too. well done.xxx

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  3. Congrats! I love your design.

    Stumbled upon this site and thought of you and your talents, your heart.

    http://www.angelbear.org.uk/index.html

    The charity's ambassador, Greg Page (of The Wiggles), has Dysautonomia. Not exactly ME or fibro, but still a huge voice for chronic illnesses.

    hope you're having another good day!

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  4. Brilliant! Well done you :-)

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