Our Comfort Zone

I was reading an article on LinkedIn recently about people not really living to their fullest potential.  The graphic was spot on and while it made me think about relationships more than the professional; I really started thinking how it applied to knitting and crocheting.  Let's check this out....

In the center are those things we hold near and dear to ourselves or which don't cause stress.  The further from the center we go are those which are harder and harder for us.  

So in the center is some nice yarn.   Nothing more stressful than being sure you have enough for your project.  Or perhaps picking colors is hard for you.  And you move that a little further from the center.  I have in the very bottom of the right hand the watermark from the app I used to create this.  For me this was important to be there.  This is something new I am learning to do and it doesn't come naturally to me.

Running in the medium go around I would put things like garter stitch, stockinette stitch, double crochet, single crochet and granny squares.  These are easy things that can be made harder either by inexperience, illness, or little tweaks hear and there.  Further out go the intricate cables, color work, shaping for sweaters and such.  Shaping for clothes isn't hard.  Getting the proper fit can take a bit of time especially if you are new to it.

Socks and laces are things that can be challenging to the person who has never tried.  They tend to look complicated.  The directions tend to make little sense unless you are actually at that point in your work.  Some of the stitches also don't make a lot of sense in lace.  Most are straight forward but some just make you wonder whether you are reading through before starting or actually at that point.  

Having a teacher to walk you through directions or stitches or trouble shoot your work can be very beneficial.  Who is your teacher??  Comment below about how you learned to knit or crochet.