Julie Kittredge Art & Photography » 52 in 2010 self portrait project http://juliekittredge.com/blog Lifestyle Photographer specializing in Families and Children in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:20:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 self portrait project {34} http://juliekittredge.com/blog/2010/09/self-portrait-project-34/ http://juliekittredge.com/blog/2010/09/self-portrait-project-34/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:45:59 +0000 Julie http://juliekittredge.com/blog/?p=3612 This was my summer project. My new scarf …  it took all summer to crochet and I think it’s just beautiful. :) The scarf came to the lake house, camping, evening hooky sessions during the news and sometimes into the wee hours of the night. I am totally not tooting my own horn here, but this is why I taught myself how to crochet … because I could never afford what anyone would charge for something this gorgeous. Seriously, Anthropologie would probably charge several hundred dollars for something like this. This … is what motivates me to learn new things. Whatever it is, could be crochet, could be photography, could be a new art technique, could be sewing … it doesn’t matter. Beautiful things that are expensive are not out of my reach if I learn how to do it myself … or find it through resale. :)

I’m super proud of this scarf and am grateful for the sense of satisfaction I have having stuck with it for the long haul … I almost quit early on because it was complicated and slow going – so glad I didn’t. Love it!

P.S. I used the pattern found in this book … the same book I made this hat from!

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What can I say? I’m addicted or obsessed. I’m wired to create. I have to create things. Creating … creates balance. It’s my therapy. It doesn’t even have to be great or perfect for it to ground me. I love to learn something new … and create. It’s a never-ending process. I will never ever be bored, because there is just sooo much learn and then to create!

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