I am not sure what is happening to The Antidote but the more I knit, the shorter it appears to be. I knit and knit but seem to make no progress. The recipe calls for 80″ and I almost certainly will not make it that long. It looks two thirds to me, though it only …
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The Goddess has got the needle
Needle trauma abounds. The Trauma I took my knitting out last night and laid it in orderly fashion across a trestle table. I can account for two sets of 7″ metal DPNs, one set of 7″ cheapie bamboos, and one set of 5″ Clover bamboos. One set of Clovers lost. “No problem, they’ll turn up,” …
Infeasible
I have packed an infeasible quantity of knitting for tonight. It’s not madness. It’s just that I have lost not one but two pairs of sock needles. It occurs to me that I can open up all my boxes side by side on a trestle table (I don’t have room to spread in my workroom) …
Monday activity
I am stealing a day for myself today. The Antidote is making remarkable progress – far too much progress in fact, as I should be doing Other Knitting. It’s just so easy to pick up and knit on, you know? I sat and knitted in bed last night while we watched The Commitments (OK, I …
I had a plan
I had a plan. I thought I made it a week ago. It took ages to find it. Here it is, from March 4th: Decision time. I definitely have castonitis. But I also feel a strong urge to clear some WIPs. I have so many wonderful patterns queued, and lots of gorgeous yarn, and I …
Slump
Home again. Pooped. Got back around 18:20 hrs, shopping all put away by 19:20 hours – and somehow we managed to squeeze everything in to our various fridges and freezers. It was a tight fit though. We spent a terrifying amount of money today. Not surprising, once we realised that our last big shop was …