Friday, January 28, 2011

Tragically, I am not on fire.

Which yes, is an odd statement to make. But I'm not. I'm knitting along on Ella's second September Circle, and while I think there is definite value to knitting a pattern twice, the third time around in the same damn wool is... irritating.

That's the only thing I have on my needles at the moment. I want to be knittng something else, but haven't really had the wherewithal to do so. Been a little tired, run down, etc.

Additionally, I have two finished objects that I think I'm going to frog and use the yarn to knit something else. Problem is, I wear one of said FOs (alpaca scarf) on a daily basis and it is doing an admirable job of keeping me warm. It's just ugly.

The other is my Francis Revisted sweater. I ripped out the cowl to make it cowlier, however I'm just not very happy with the sweater itself. It doesn't fit quite right, I really don't enjoy pullovers (sorry Bruce, but it is true) and I don't really feel like the yarn (cascade eco) does it justice. Plus, I don't like the white, and I'll be dyeing the yarn using some technique or another. I recently wrote a few articles on dyeing yarn and I'm dying (ha!) to try out some of the techniques. Maybe koolaid.

I also need to block Meredith's hat and work on the mittens, but I haven't figured out how I'm going to block the hat yet. The mittens should take no time. Flip top. Should be fun, once I cast on. And after that I'm free to knit whatever I want (socks).

6 comments:

  1. Frog Virginia! If you are not happy with it, you will never really use it. Better to make something else from the yarn. And then you have no ufo's left :-)
    Hope your weekend will be filled with sunshine and fun stuff :-)
    I picked up a new lense for my camera today, so all I hope for is sun and warm weather!

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  2. I understand your non-fire pain; sometimes I get completely disgruntled and uninspired with it. It's not that I don't want to knit, nor that I don't love knitting as much as ever. I think sometimes I just get fed up with everything I'm knitting; one's gotta be frogged repeatedly because I have no pattern, I forgot to change the color in the right place on another, and yet other one is so bad I was apparently looking at a different project when I checked my gauge. The dilemma: do I keep clacking away at it in disgust till it's done or do I start something entirely different? (To be honest I do either one about half the time.) Anyway, I'm sure you'll be back on 'fire' soon :-)

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  3. Here's something to get excited about: men's sweaters. Meeeennnnnnnnsssss Sweaterrrrrrssss. Think about it....

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  4. So after I laughed out loud (literally) at Bruce's comment, I had to explain what I was laughing at to my hubby, who (naturally) agreed with Bruce. It's a conspiracy ;-)

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  5. Bruce is wanting a sweater? Mister has been after me since we got married to knit him a sweater, but he wont commit to a pattern. Hmmmm.... Are there plans for a sweater? I'd love to know your favorite men's sweater patterns!

    Hope you get more energy soon! Lots of sleep for you!

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  6. I agree with you on lots of counts here--frog if it's not working for you, pullovers are over-rated, and knitting something for the third time is irritating. I did three Creature Comforts Cardis, and the third one took foreeeeeeever because I was just over it.

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