Serious Whine - The More I Try And Improve The Worse My Knitting Gets.

Pity Party For One
Table in the Corner
Pass the Whine

It seems the more I try and improve the worse it gets.  I keep pulling out old items I have knitted and that K2P2 is just fine thank you.  It is even, consistent and there is a whole sweater of it, but can I knit a swatch for the Master's level1? - apparently not.

I even bought the metal signature needles that were getting such great reviews, but for me they are heavy, very slippery, and probably because of the way I learned to knit I have to grip them so hard to keep them in one place, my tension is tighter and my hands ache after awhile.  So, I am no fan.  I went looking for some wood needles but didn't find any at my local shop and my usual shop is closed on Mondays.  Actually, I think I am just chasing excuses - while I am sure I am learning things, the biggest thing I am learning is I probably don't have the technical ability to manage this program.  Others will breeze through it......but for me, well sometimes you just have to learn that not every thing you want to achieve is possible.