At the beginning of July, I started spinning yarn. Two days ago, I finished these half mittens. This is the third handspun and knitted garment I’m really pleased with: in my learning and in the finished work.
The small skein that sits beside was a half mitten that didn’t turn out. It was satisfying to know I had learned the process of unravelling the effort. I re-skeined and soaked the yarn to return it to a re-usable state.
The last couple of days I’ve been thinking about the process of making art and what constitutes art and what I’ve landed on for myself is that I’m more content to think of making as simply a creative act. Focussing on “little-c” creativity* is currently where I find a rising sense of happiness.
*Psychology refers to four levels of creativity: mini-c, little-c, Pro-c and Big c. Little-c creativity is defined as creativity found in everyday activities.
