Rambles
Its been a while again... mostly because I've been in a knitting funk. Funk, funk, funk. (no, I'm not saying what you think I'm saying... N not C! :-) )I have barely knitted in the last 2 weeks. I'm in a general funk, actually. I haven't read any new books - just re-reading old ones. I haven't commented yet on The Life of Pi, even though I loved the book. I'm behind in finishing my documents for work (OK, one of these is a complicated, inane, repetivtive, busywork document that I have an extreme block about finishing.... but the other one isn't so bad). My house isn't getting cleaned, and I'm gaining weight. I need to get my life together... Maybe next month!
I am looking forward to next month... I'm heading off to Chicago for Stitches Midwest. I have my classes confirmed (I'm taking double knitting, Tips and Tricks with Lily Chin, Photographing your knitting, Photoshopping your knitting, Shapely Shawlette, and a couple more that I don't remember off the top of my head.) I have a hotel room. I don't know how I'm getting there yet - have to decide whether I'm flying or driving. Last week I was seriously considering flying - now I'm considering driving. Maybe the train. Hm....
Knitting Baby Blankets
I have done a couple more shells on my current baby blanket (see picture below - nothings connected yet. Maybe next week). I'm still playing with color combinations in my head. We'll see how this one turns out!
Smooch
Ha! Yesterday during a boring meeting -one of those meetings where one listens to get information, but one never has anything to contribute. Not to mention, over the phone so noone can see you - I knitted a few rows of Smooch. I started the armhole shapings. I think I got them down.
I am worried about the width of this beastie. Based on the back, I'm afraid it may be too small. I'm thinking of knitting the front to the width of the next size up with the length of the current size. Hopefully that will work.... I'm regretting not doing this in the round already - but I couldn't face casting on that many stitches and doing all that picot stitch all at once. Except, if it is too small, doing it in the round would mean ripping it out, and I wouldn't have this maybe fix of doing the front in a different size! (There... there's the silver lining in that one...)
More Rambling
Usually, this extreme slowdown in knitting would mean it was time for me to start something new. However, I haven't been swept away by a pattern in so long. The next thing on my list is the Obi from Simply Knit - but I'm not itching to start that yet. I've been meaning to start the Einstein Jacket from Sally Melville's The Knit Stitch - but I haven't shelled out to buy the Touch Me yet. I'm thinking about making another tank, out of ribbon yarn from Tess's Yarns, but haven't dug out that yarn yet. No new pattern's in any of the knitting mags that have grabbed me - no surprise there. I have only been grabbed by 1 pattern in Knitter's in years (the Anthrocite shawl). I bought yarn to knit the Zen pullover from Interweave Knits Spring 2002 issue - but haven't started that yet. Oh well... maybe something at Stitches MW will grab me. Or not - that would save me a ton of money :-)
Any ideas for getting out of this funk? I'd love to hear them!
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