The Art Of Knitting

Throughout my life, I have had a variety of hobbies; I would become deeply invested in a hobby for a few months, but suddenly I would become uninterested. When I was younger, I danced; ballet and tap practices would fill my nights, but that did not last for long. Ultimately, I knew that driving there every night strained our schedules and I did not have passion for it anymore, so I discarded that hobby. After that, I became interested in sports; I devoted my time to basketball camps and pick-up games. Although I enjoyed basketball, I never played for the school and I stopped playing altogether by the time high school started. At the time, multiple family members wished I would play basketball because I was tall and they knew that would give me an advantage, but that pressure was the driving force of my decision to quit. During that time, I struggled to stay motivated, but that problem is not present anymore. When I learned how to knit, I also learned how to keep motivation for anything that I do.
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I definitely was not a natural at knitting. I would drop stitches and generate gaps that undoubtedly made the entire project lousy. My first scarf, similarly, resembled a colorful flag instead of something that anyone would wear around their neck, but I did not give up. Throughout the years, I have improved substantially and I do not know if I could have done that without Donna’s encouragement. Anytime I became frustrated about a new technique or pattern, she would talk me through it and help me backtrack my mistakes. Ultimately, I realized that knitting resembles sports or other hobbies; it is something that takes determination to succeed. If I had determination when I was dancing or playing basketball, they could have become remarkable hobbies for me, but it took knitting and Donna’s help to cause me to realize something: to realize that you should not give up the first time you have a