sigh

for a while, i've been thinking about picking up loom knitting, but i wasn't sure if it would really be that much better for me than normal knitting. today i walked into joann fabrics, meandered around, looked at yarns, and REALLY got the knitting bug. i grabbed looms, yarn, and walked around the store in a glow of knitting excitement. then... i got apprehensive. so i put it all back.

after a short trip into petsmart, i popped right back into joann's and picked up everything again and checked out. for those of you unfamiliar with the price of yarn (btw, i was thinking of making a small blanket or throw), cha and ching.

super excited about my new acquisitions, and went right away to trying to develop some new skills. the first downside, i won't be able to loom knit without looking at it - that was one of my favorite parts about knitting! i could knit and watch tv or read a book oh well. that's something i can deal with. so i keep knitting. and... after just a couple hours (which in my world of knitting is really not much), i'm realizing that this is not going to work. too much pain for too little gain.

needless to say, i'm frustrated. i really do enjoy knitting - i like crafting things (even if my skills don't live up to Marisa's skills), having a finished product, and the joys of seeing something to completion, which is not something i do all that often. and i just can't do it anymore.