Out of Control Knitting (and a contest)

One of the side effects of feeling blah about everything was that I started and restarted and then set aside too many projects to name. My knitting bin looks like - oh, words are now escaping me - I’ll just show you.

the Mr. is having a mild heart attack now that my messiness has been exposed to all of the internets

So, when I read about the WIP Wipe Out, I was all, dude, I’m in. My shit is out of control. Out.of.Control. And the stashalong - um, didn’t really accomplish anything other than a few socks and taking photos of the cat. When there’s folks like Teri, Margene, and Susan who are constantly knitting through their project list, the K-ADD I seem to suffer really stands out. It’s time to take a closer look at what resides in the corner of all messes… a list might be in order…

1. Front and center, we have Cherie v2.0. The sleeves are slowly growing. You know, when I started this sweater, I had grand designs of it being my winter break sweater - that it would be finished before spring semester started. Well, it’s spring break and the sweater is still on the needles…

   

2. Oh, my gawd… the Ribby Cardi I can’t finish and can’t let go of. Holy hell. I’ve started and ripped this sweater more times that I’d like to mention. Why? Size. I know how I want it to fit (perfectly) but am unsure on the ease. This time around, it’s the smallest of the small (both medium and small seemed to big - but I never did finish either size before ripping), and I’m thinking it might be too small. I want to wear something under it, but I don’t want a bunch of extra fabric hanging around. I’m hoping I don’t have rip round 500.

   

3. Jaywalkers… no more. The elizagrrl special hand-dyed yarn and the stitch pattern made for one uncomfortable socks. I think I’m going to make some good old fashioned stockinette socks with a simple rib cuff.

   

4. Socks, socks, socks. Look at the lovely little bag of Koigu… just waiting. I keep it on top of the bin because it is so pretty. mmmm… Koigu.

   

5. Also on top of the bin because it is so pretty, two skeins of Manos.

   

6. Next, we have my biggest failed project, MaryElla from Knitty. So, when I followed the pattern as written, the beads bulged in a way that looked like shit. By the time I finally figured out a way to get the beads to line up and not bulge, shitty kitty attacked. One Saturday, last February, I was sitting in the office and set MaryElla down to go grab a drink of water. When I returned, Kally was hunched over the bracelet, chewing on the cotton - the cotton between the beads and the ball of yarn. It has been balled up and stuffed in the bottom of the bin since. I just can’t bring myself to re-string all those beads.

   

7. Fraternal socks for the Mr. I’m knitting them two and a time, toe up, because I don’t know how much yarn is left in the ball, a partial ball to begin with. Looks like a kitty, no? Meow.

   

8. STR and Cable and Rib socks from Interweave Knits. I have made a pair of these before and I lurve them. So pretty and portable.

   

Time for another contest…

Why did one skein of STR wind up into three balls? Email your guesses by Friday, March 31, and the winner will be chosen via random number - all guesses will count, right or wrong. The winner will receive two balls of grey blue yarn, some chocolate, and a little something fun.

Before I forget, I totally realized, after the fact, that I used the wrong E. E should be for eyes. For as long as I can remember, my eyes have received more comments from strangers than anything else - when they aren’t bloodshot, they are both dark and light blue.

i see you…

so does shitty kitty…