A realization
No more Cozy. The yarn was all wrong anyways. I have bigger problems. I think I'm going to set my olympic project to the side and start Clapotis and a sock I had started the day before the opening ceremony.
The Ribby Cardi is KILLING me. I'm not enjoying the knit. I'm doing it purely for the finished product. Normally I would have something else going to break up the monotony but when you're in a time crunch there's no room for multiple projects.
I've been unusually busy here lately. I look to my knitting as a way to unwind...even if I don't get to it until everone is asleep and I'm watching Jay Leno. Forcing myself to knit something that I am not particularly enjoying and telling myself I have to do it before the 26th turns my enjoyable activity into just another chore.
I've got this wonderful yarn (Lorna's Laces Lion & Lamb and Artyarns Ultramerino 6) that is calling~no, yelling my name and I must answer it!
If you've made it this far here's the deal. My Behind the Times project is going to be a Clapotis in the Jeans colourway of LL Lion & Lamb :o)
The Ribby Cardi is KILLING me. I'm not enjoying the knit. I'm doing it purely for the finished product. Normally I would have something else going to break up the monotony but when you're in a time crunch there's no room for multiple projects.
I've been unusually busy here lately. I look to my knitting as a way to unwind...even if I don't get to it until everone is asleep and I'm watching Jay Leno. Forcing myself to knit something that I am not particularly enjoying and telling myself I have to do it before the 26th turns my enjoyable activity into just another chore.
I've got this wonderful yarn (Lorna's Laces Lion & Lamb and Artyarns Ultramerino 6) that is calling~no, yelling my name and I must answer it!
If you've made it this far here's the deal. My Behind the Times project is going to be a Clapotis in the Jeans colourway of LL Lion & Lamb :o)
posted by Kim at 3:11 PM
4 Comments:
I know what you mean about knitting under the gun. This morning, I woke up before the alarm, and picked up my Olympic project (Tivoli). I had planned to go to the gym before work, and I ended up agonizing about whether to go to the gym or keep knitting. I ended up sticking with the knitting, but feeling some minor guilt about missing the gym visit that is part of my usual Wednesday AM routine.
Knitting shouldn't be a chore. I know what you mean about knitting something just to finish it (probably why I have so many UFOs around). Knitting is a joy, and Clapotis is a fun knit. Enjoy!
I was thinking of Ultramerino 6 for a lightweight Clapotis. What do you think about that? Do you have the yarn earmarked for something specific?
The Clapotis will be beautiful, and good for you for cutting and running from the project that was killing you -- I made the mistake of seeing a particularly dull project through to completion, and hope I never do so again.
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