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October 24, 2007
Socktoberfest Blues
Last week Monday, I turned in a HUGE consulting project that I'm oh, so glad to be done with. Writing deadlines just make me want to knit more, and more knitting means no writing was getting done for awhile. No writing meant lots of scrambling and sleepless nights before the big deadline, but now it's done. Turned in. And the knitting has begun.
I spent the first day of increased freedom reorganizing my stash. We moved somewhat recently, and in our new place, we have a little alcove area in our bedroom that hubby thought would make a great "Knit Nook." That's right--it was HIS idea! I have it set up with a comfy chair, a lamp, a table, and a nice rug. And, so far, my stash has not outgrown that space, and it probably won't for a long time.
In reorganizing, I found some socks that had been forgotten. A pair partly done, using Regia bamboo. Another pair of koigu that may never be finished (I knit the first one way too big, and frogged it and started over. At this point, I'm not done with the new first sock.) I finished the Regia bamboo sock, and struggled to find the remaining yarn for the second sock. Oh, do I ever have Second Sock Syndrome! I don't want to keep knitting another boring blue bamboo sock, when I could be doing something much more exciting. Like what?
Like making baby hats. Baby hats are the world's most perfect knit. They can be made with sock yarn. They are needed and appreciated. They don't take long to make. AND, best of all--you don't need to knit two! I have made three baby hats in the last week. I've been slowly knitting on a pair of socks, but baby hats--that's where it's AT!
So, what AM I going to do about that Socktoberfest KAL I signed up for? Make baby socks, of course!
Posted by chri1010 at October 24, 2007 9:43 AM | Because knitting rocks my socks!
Comments
Does your nook have a tv? I find that knitting while watching baseball is a wonderful pairing.
Posted by: Vicki at October 26, 2007 3:46 PM
It doesn't have a tv in it, but nearby. I like to turn the tv on and listen while I knit.
I think knitting and baseball are a wonderful pairing, too. They both have a nice pace about them. It's too bad baseball isn't year round, eh?
Posted by: Laurene at October 28, 2007 11:39 PM