I’m calling it. I am not making anything with this bamboo yarn. If it were a person, it would be my enemy. In fact, I’ve already given all six balls to my daughter.
Originally, I just had one ball. I was going to knit a square with it to use like a bandana. When that didn’t work out I was going to make a ribbon to tie in my hair. Next, I decided I actually wanted a Kiss Wrap out of it, so I bought 5 more balls. Seems logical to buy 5 more balls of a yarn that isn’t working out for you, right? 🤣🤪
The woman working at Michaels asked what I was making to match my hair and it made my day. (I love matching things to my hair. You should see my collection of tinted lip balms!) Anyway…
That’s when this whole project took a turn for the worse. This yarn is a nightmare to work with. The wrap wasn’t happening. The yarn had other plans.
So the next plan was a meshy summer sweater. I tried crocheting it. I gave up. I tried knitting it. I tried knitting it on different needles. Then a miracle happened. I was finally able to get the front panel of the sweater done! I would be lying if I said I enjoyed any part of it.
I got a few inches done on the back panel of the sweater before I finally took my own advice. This yarn was not working for me. Every time I picked it up, I dreaded working on it. The only thing going for it was the color. I gave myself permission to stop forcing it and be done with the yarn forever.
I don’t have to finish something with yarn just because I bought it. I don’t feel guilty in the slightest. If anything, I feel relieved and excited to start something I’ll actually enjoy working on. Loving what you make also means being willing to let go of the things you don’t.