New Year's Resolution

I have always heard that when learning to knit, you should buy the best materials you can afford.  I believe this to be applicable to any new hobby or project.  Enjoying the learning process helps ensure that you will continue your pursuit.  A quality yarn glides through your fingers and warms your hands.  It creates a garment you can be proud of and enjoy.  So if I know all this to be true, why do I not allow myself to spend money on things that I really want for myself. (The answer is that I hate to spend money and loathe buyer's regret but we'll ignore that for now).

Ever since I considered blogging, I've been trying to capture the beauty and warmth in yarn and knitted pieces.  It was extremely frustrating.  All my pictures were crap.  The color was off, or too blurry, too dark, too light.  I was just a crappy photographer. 

But wait....

I got a new camera for Christmas.  Don't ask the specs because, honestly, I don't know.  I just know it is much better than my current one.  It's still a hobbyist point-and-shoot Coolpix but, wow, the difference.  You can see the stitches clearly enough to tell a ssk from a k2tog.  I want to go back and re-shoot all my Ravelry project and stash photos.  I am enjoying taking pictures.  I find myself looking for photo ops I would have ignored before.  I'm still not a great photographer, but I'm much happier with my results and that's what counts.

So my goal for the new year...remind myself that I am worth the splurge.  I can still be thoughtful and thrifty in my purchases without settling for second best.

Happy New Year!