Posted by Stitchy McYarnpants On May - 5 - 2006   ShareThis

Lately, my life has been reduced to a bunch of lists. It’s the only way I can remember to get anything done. Problem is, I often forget to add stuff to the lists. I remember for a second, but then, it goes away again. For instance, I need to make an appointment to get my hair colored, but I only remember for about 5 seconds about 2 or 3 times a day. I’ve been meaning to call for an entire week, but I can’t get it on the list. And it always seems to pop into my head when they’re not in the salon.

And so it goes with knitting. I’ve barely been doing any lately because I have so much else to do. I want to knit, I just can’t figure out what, when, and for how long. So I now must make a list of that, too. I’m going to‚ try to get to some‚ unfinished objects and try to tie up all those loose ends. And then weave them in.

1. First and foremost, non-blogable gift knitting. I know what it’s going to be, pattern, yarn, the whole thing. I just need to get the pattern, yarn, the whole thing.

2. Olympic Knitting. Yeah, I never finished it. Jon’s sweater needs another sleeve, a neck, and some seaming.

3. Charlene’s Scoop du Jour. I have the back entirely finished, just need a couple of sleeves and two front pieces. Buttons are the fun part.

4. Branching Out I started this and screwed it up a while ago. I need to either rip it out entirely or frog it to the section right before where I messed up. It’s fuzzy mohair. Either way, this is going to hurt.

5. Seamus. Sweet Seamus. I got a couple inches done on the cabley bit and that was it. Still love it, still want it. It will be done.

But before any of this, I must knit two of the ugliest ties you’ve ever seen. There’s a Book Expo in D.C. in a couple of weeks and the publishers want to kitsch it up a bit. The pattern I’m using is one of the two that Marnie actually created for the book. There’s also a granny square tote bag. For someone who designs and knits such beautiful things, she does ugly really well. A little too well, some would say. She said that‚ it almost ruined her knitting cred on the bus to work in the morning. Her fellow passengers weren’t used to seeing her with a crochet hook in one hand and a granny square in the other.

Once the ugly is over, it’s on to real knitting. No cans, no crochet hooks, no kitsch. ~sigh~ It’ll be good to get back. And just in time for NH Sheep and Wool! Anyone going? I’m taking my mom on Saturday, and I do believe my dad is coming as well. Wooooo!

8 Responses

  1. Kellee says:

    Oh sweet! Your dad can hang out with Mr. Obsession, Mr. Bookish, and Mr. Concateknit, who will also be there. At least for as long as they can bear it.

    …and they can hold all our shopping bags.

    Word on the street is that the fleece judging tent will be a bit of a hot spot starting at around 11.

  2. Carole says:

    Dale and I will be at NH Sheep & Wool. Cate and I are talking about another blogger’s potluck picnic. You in?

  3. WS--not a blogger says:

    NH Sheep and Wool? You bet. I go for the yarn, the rest of the family goes for the sheepdog trials. (Went by myself to the Conn. Sheep and Wool in Vernon, CT a week or two ago, which was sweet but tiny–lots of fleeces and stuff for spinners.) I recently saw that the Maine Fiber Frolic (June 10 weekend) will have a llama drill team–I wouldn’t want to miss that.

  4. maryse says:

    i’m going. but mr. bag will not be going. well i didn’t ask him. i doubt he would want to.

  5. KnittyOtter says:

    You are a life saver!!

    All week long I have been remembering and forgetting to make a hair appointment. (it’s bad over here o.0) But I was never anywhere that I could write it down or make the call.

    Until now. When I saw this entry.

    Thank you, StitchyMcYarnPants. You’ve just saved my life… or at least kept me from going to an important event with bad hair. 😉

    Now I’ll be able to type without seeingmy bangs hanging down in my eyes. *L*

    Oh and I have a friend going to the festival. I’m so jealous. *sigh*

  6. lisa says:

    hm. makes me want to go to the book expo. my work gets me in, but it’s a little bit of a schlep, so i’d been thinking i wouldn’t. but to meet stitchy…tempting.

  7. Latoya says:

    I can relate to having things that need to make it to the list, but they never do. Sometimes this could be 2-4 weeks later for me.
    Knit happens!

  8. Monica says:

    I’m most likely going to NH Sheep & Wool. Hope to see you there!

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