Restless Knitter

This is probably a first. There is no end in sight, not a single solitary one. All of them have been woven in. Though looking at the pictures, the buttons don’t look completely straight. Would you have noticed if I hadn’t said anything? I’m very critical of my own stuff.

Pattern: Seeds & Vines Top-Down Cardigan from Cozy Knits for Cuddly Babies
Yarn: Wool-Ease
Needles: US 7
Start Date: June 8
Finish Date: June 11

There’s a ritual I go through every week. On Thursday, I regret not driving over to the Stitching for Sanity group. Friday, Saturday, all the way through Tuesday, I vow to go to the next one. On Wednesday, I plan all day on going. I get dressed an hour or so before I need to leave. An hour goes by, and the lazies strike and I don’t go. Then the cycle starts all over again, me regretting not going and vowing to go to the next one. I really like the people there even though I don’t say much. I just don’t like the driving part. So I asked on one of the lists if anyone in my general area would be interested in getting a group going and it looks like we’re going to have our first get together on Monday. And it’s only 12 miles! Yay!

I’ve been having trouble trying to decide what to start next. I have all these things I want to knit but then I look at each one and wonder if I’ll really ever wear it. I tried starting 2 different summer tops and before I got to the 15th row on either of them, they no longer appealed to me. I still have Poinsettia to work on but I want to be working on something else too. Something I can wear. Baby items are fun, and they’re quick as can be, but some of them I can’t work on until we know if the Peanut is a boy or girl. I went ahead and started one from the Patons book, and wouldn’t you know, there’s an error. They tell you to do the first 16 rows that has a design in it, then it says to start the raglan shaping. Now I know babies are small, but I think starting the armhole 2 inches from the bottom is a little much. No schematics so I can’t go by that, but I’ve looked at the other patterns and I’ll take the length from one of those.

Ever had someone stare at you in a public place? At first you look away. You glance back and not only is the original person staring at you, but she now has her friends joining in. I really hate confrontation but it was kind of pissing me off, so I gave a hard stare back. They started giggling and apologizing for staring, “it’s just that you look like someone we know.” Then “You look like Debra Winger.” Me thinks a couple someones had a little too much to drink.