Dear readers,
Ok. I've lost it. At least, I think I have. I'm knitting like an insane person. I must like having several projects on the needles. Either that, or somehow I have become more obsessed with knitting since Christmas than I ever have been before. Hats? an obsession of the past. Sweaters are apparently the obsession of the future. Sweaters. and Shawls. and socks. The picture below is one of my favorite sweaters from a new Jane Austin Knits magazine that I got for 25 Cents.
Ok. I've lost it. At least, I think I have. I'm knitting like an insane person. I must like having several projects on the needles. Either that, or somehow I have become more obsessed with knitting since Christmas than I ever have been before. Hats? an obsession of the past. Sweaters are apparently the obsession of the future. Sweaters. and Shawls. and socks. The picture below is one of my favorite sweaters from a new Jane Austin Knits magazine that I got for 25 Cents.
Whew. This month has been crazy. I went from forcing myself to crazily knit Christmas gifts to VOLUNTEERING to crazily knit gifts. It is the end of January and I have already started the following things:
1, an owl hat for a speaker at a Theology-on-tap night (and another one on smaller needles for a co-worker's grandson, both of which are finished)
1, an owl hat for a speaker at a Theology-on-tap night (and another one on smaller needles for a co-worker's grandson, both of which are finished)
2, That sweater for myself out of some pesky sock yarn. (unfinished, of course, the thing has over 1,000 yards, what do you expect? I may be a crazy knitter, but I'm not a miracle-worker)
3, The prayer shawl for my cousin who needs prayers of healing. (yes, it's unfinished)
4, a pair of Frozen mittens that need to be completed (mittens are done. design is not, I have no idea how to proceed, but I must because my frozen sister is waiting for them).
5, two Avatrix hats, one the smallest size and one the largest size (these are also finished)
On top of these, I'm thinking of making:
2 pairs of socks for myself, 1 for my sister. (shut up. There was an estate sale. I couldn't say no to sock yarn that was 3 bucks, socks that rock that was 12, and Cherry tree Monet that was 11.)
1 bulky-weight lap blanket (I have all this bulky yarn from Peter's sweater, I swear....)
another fingering weight sweater (for the same cousin, and yes, we did find the pattern and yarn in the same night, yes it was late at night, and yes I bought the yarn right away, and no, it was not cheap.)
next year's Advent Angel sweater.
And when I say "thinking of making" I mean, "I've already bought the yarn and know the pattern and I just need to cast on."
It feels like something in me just became ultra-precise and focused. I've noticed this intensity in my Weight watchers journey as well (I started tracking every day). I'm not complaining at all, but it's just interesting that I've suddenly developed this new part in my personality. I will have to see where it goes. (If it leads to sweaters for the cat, my family has been notified and will dutifully hold a funeral for my sanity).
2 pairs of socks for myself, 1 for my sister. (shut up. There was an estate sale. I couldn't say no to sock yarn that was 3 bucks, socks that rock that was 12, and Cherry tree Monet that was 11.)
1 bulky-weight lap blanket (I have all this bulky yarn from Peter's sweater, I swear....)
another fingering weight sweater (for the same cousin, and yes, we did find the pattern and yarn in the same night, yes it was late at night, and yes I bought the yarn right away, and no, it was not cheap.)
next year's Advent Angel sweater.
And when I say "thinking of making" I mean, "I've already bought the yarn and know the pattern and I just need to cast on."
It feels like something in me just became ultra-precise and focused. I've noticed this intensity in my Weight watchers journey as well (I started tracking every day). I'm not complaining at all, but it's just interesting that I've suddenly developed this new part in my personality. I will have to see where it goes. (If it leads to sweaters for the cat, my family has been notified and will dutifully hold a funeral for my sanity).