A post full of lists
This past weekend was a rude wakeup call about just how out of control my startitis has gotten. We had people over and there was nowhere I could stick all the yarn, no matter how hard I tried to hide it! Adam's pretty chill about the huge mess that is our living room, but I was really embarrassed to let other people see it . . . which led to a lot of serious thinking and planning. Which led to responsible knitting. And list-making.
Here's the List of Shame (again):
- Mom's cardigan -- final sleeve sewn on, minor adjustment needs to be made and ends sewn in. SO CLOSE
- Cascade/handspun pullover -- all sewn together, needs neck finishing and end weaving. SO CLOSE!
- Pink/brown cardigan -- one sleeve sewn in. Needs to be done soon.
- 2 projects for store -- one will be done tonight, the other needs to be done by the end of the week.
- Koigu cashmere pullover -- front is almost done. This one has to wait while the above get done, then it's next up.
- Koigu cashmere gloves -- one hand's done, must make myself work on the second.
In an effort to be a little less crazy, I've made some decisions about long-standing UFOs:
- The grey cabled and short-rowed project isn't getting finished. It's a cool idea but I'll never wear it and I know it. The yarn is great and will be recycled into something else.
- The purple Stormy sweater dress isn't getting finished. I somehow ignored the fact that I'm always hot when I fell in love with the idea of a purple cashmere dress, but I now know (again) that I'll never wear it. I'll be a cardigan instead. I can salvage most of the work on the back by ripping down and starting the armholes earlier.
I also have some pretty big goals in terms of website updates and pattern writting. I am really close to having several more patterns up for sale, some of which have been languishing in the almost done pile for way too long. I would ideally like to get a pattern up within the next week or so, then 2 more in the next month to 6 weeks. We'll see how that one goes.
Wish me luck.
Pictures if I can get them before it gets dark at 4:15 . . . .
2 Responses
Gina
I agree with Marina, the list could be worse. At least you are taking control now. Just don’t start another thing. No!
Marina
November 28, 2006
Aww, that’s not that long! But taking control is always a good thing.