I’ve discovered a new
psychological disorder: Knitting
Attention Deficit Disorder. I can’t seem
to focus on any one thing long enough to make any progress. It all started after I finished my Basket Weave Rib socks:
LOVE them! They came out beautifully and they fit very
well. Plus, working with the Malabrigo Sock was a dream. When the weather here turns
from sauna to tolerable, I’ll be showing these puppies off.
Then, my knitting world all
kinda fell apart. The following all
happened last night after 6 pm.
Remember the Endpaper Mitts
I started (like, three times) a little while ago? Well what was this yesterday (plus a few rows
of actual colorwork):
Now looks like this:
Backwards? Yes indeed.
I thought things were going well, but then I got turned around on the
color work (again). I tinked back a row,
fixed what I thought was my only mistake, then a row later I realized that
wasn’t the only mistake. A rational
person might have simply tinked back again and fixed things. After all, it’s not like I was working with
200 stitches. But I am not that rational
person lately. I guess I’ll be having a
fourth go at these. Eventually. Color
work, why do you look so beautiful and yet cause me such grief?? I need a support group.
To make myself feel better,
I cast on another pair of socks. This
time just a basic rib sock in the variegated colorway I’m in love with.
But after a few rows, I felt something more
challenging calling me. In hindsight,
this was a terrible mistake.
Remember that pink alpaca
lace I did battle with (and lost) several months ago? After nursing my battle wounds, I had bravely
cast on the Summer Blooms Shawl (all 417 stitches – yes, that’s right – 417)
back then and managed to do one row with beads without screwing it up.
I had
only done the one row because I was determined to take my time with it and do
it right. It got pushed to the back
burner.
So I get the bright idea to
pick it back up last night and managed to screw it up while simply purling across.
Wow. I’m so “spe-shul”. Being the mature adult that I am, I quickly
stuffed it back into the bag from whence it came and pretended it never
happened. Lace shawl? What lace shawl?
After briefly considering
casting on the Endpaper Mitts again (a thought which I hastily disposed of), I
thought, I know what I need. I need a simple quick project so I can recoup
my confidence as a knitter. I wanted
something I could use a regular old circular on, since I’ve been residing in
DPN-land for quite a while and although I’ve made friends with them, I don’t
want to spend every knitting moment with them.
I’ve had this skein of Cascade Yarns Eco Duo sitting around for a bit
that keeps calling me because it is SOOO soft and squishy and I had a simple
cowl pattern in my queue, so I started casting on for it, but quickly realized
that I wasn’t going to be able to use a circular after all – I don’t have a 16
inch cable. I pulled it out and tossed
it back into one of the three knitting bags sitting on my loveseat in my living
room.
And then I pouted a while. I’m not exaggerating. Ask The Husband.
But I can only pout for so
long, so after I couldn’t stand it any longer, I picked up my DPNs and the Eco
Duo, cast the cowl on, and spent what was left of the evening working on it.
Tom's Crossed Cowl |
There are cables involved,
which I love the look of even though I am not too fond of doing them, but it’s
coming out okay so far. I’ll probably
finish it today if I get the chance to work on it any. Unless my KADD kicks in…
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HAhahahaha - I actually did laugh out loud at this - mostly because I can sooooo relate. KADD...yeah, that might stick.
ReplyDeleteGood luck getting it under control and I look forward to seeing how things turn out.
Glad to know I'm not the only one! : )
DeleteOh Lisa! You are soooooo not the only one. I have been suffering with KADD for weeks now and the fact that school will be starting soon presses heavily on my heart to just COMPLETE SOMETHING! Where does the TIME GO??????
ReplyDeleteRight?! I did manage to finish a cowl this week. Unfortunately, it hasn't been enough to turn the KADD trend around... : (
DeleteThe socks look great! You will enjoy taking them out this fall when the weather gets a bit cooler ,and wearing them for the first time.
ReplyDeleteI think summer is a very hard season to settle on a knitting project. Or five or six.
I think you're right. I don't see any real discipline in my project list anytime soon!
Deletebeautiful work...lovely!
ReplyDeleteThank you! And thanks for reading!
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