Sunday, June 12, 2005
while staying in and knitting
I have the absolute worst knitting ADD right now. I'm trying to be responsible and finish the sleeves for my Ravenclaw Quidditch sweater. I didn't have a chance to finish the sleeves for last Halloween, so I added armbands at the armholes to make a vest, and wore what I'd done of the sleeves - just shy of my elbows - separately. It was actually quite comfortable, since a full ribbed sweater in Encore Worsted is way too much for almost any season in New York, so I'm gonna leave the sleeves separate like that. I want to finish the sleeves for the HBP book release, though - knit them up past the elbow, then switch to 1x1 rib with some elastic for a while so they stay up. Should be snazzy.
Anyway, my ADD. I'm trying to work on the sleeves, and it's just not happening. I feel like knitting something complicated and summery, or at least something in a nice yarn - definitely not 3x1 ribbing in a wool blend. ugh! There's a skein of gorgeous green and pink handpainted DK cotton (and a matching solid cotton of the same gauge) calling my name from the closet, and it is killlllling me. I keep telling myself that a mini-Clapotis would be 1) ill-fated in cotton, and 2) not much more exciting than the ribbing. Or I have a half-dozen socks' worth of Koigu, or or or...
Figures that I lost temporarily misplaced my notes for the animal cracker hat. Then at least I could feel responsible in starting another project.
Lauren posted at 0.55 on 06.12.05
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