I know that winter isn't over but I'm itching to switch to spring stuff on the needles. I've been deep in coaching a ninth grade history fair project, and my knitting has suffered, but that's pretty much finished now. I've got two winter projects on the needles that I've absolutely got to finish: MT's Einstein coat (which bogged down over the issue of what kind of buttonhole to use) and my Red Scarf Project mini-Clapotis, which is a bit more than 1/3 finished. I used the Bonnie Marie frogging method on the Wool in the Woods mohair sweater that I started sometime before surgery -- the yarn just didn't seem happy with the pattern, so that took one WIP out of the picture. I also am in the midst of Sheerly There, but rather than try to finish the whole thing, I think I'm going to complete the piece currently in progress and stow it away until next fall.
There's a "fresh start" feeling about launching into spring that feels right. It's a rationale for organizing my cotton stash, as opposed to tackling the whole thing, which has proved too daunting. I've got a raft of baby presents that I owe, but there's no reason not to use cotton for them. Even the sock yarn that I bought to try a pair of socks (the blogosphere influence) are mostly cotton.
What started it was the new Wool in the Woods cotton at Woolwinders. What clinched it was the arrival of the Patternworks catalog yesterday. It wasn't that anything particular popped out at me -- I order from Patternworks occasionally, but not recently. It was just the profusion of beautiful color that seemed almost therapeutic!
I'm traveling almost all of next week, just to NY, but I need a small project to take along. I'd like to finish the red scarf before I leave; I always get a lot of knitting down during the Academy Awards. I'm thinking that maybe I could start the socks. Another alternative is to start one of the twins' baby sweaters, though I've been having a tough time deciding which patterns to use. I figure, use the same yarn but make two different patterns. I'm pretty sure that for one of them I'm going to use Elizabeth Zimmermann's baby surprise sweater. Also contemplating Haiku from Knitty. Making a decision and getting started -- good goal to have for the weekend.
Finally got a copy of Stitch 'N Bitch Nation and realized that my thumbnails of Woolwinders, Yarns International and Knit + Stitch = Bliss all made it into her listing of yarn shops. That was fun to see. I think the new Georgetown Stitch DC has opened. Question is, can I hold out from going until after I've organized my spring/summer stash? It's anyone's guess...
Whoa, how could I have forgotten my little Kureyon toddler sweater
-- that's another definite "must finish" and soon! The ruffle I put on the bottom ate up a sh*tload of yarn and I've
been meaning to call and have the extra skein I think I'm going to need
sent to me. Another distraction that I can use to avoid a few more minutes of work now that I've finished this post.
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