Monthly Archives: November 2013

But I Wanna!

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I desperately want to start new projects. This is my biggest weakness as a person, I think. I love to start things, and I very rarely finish. I start something, and then something happens to distract me, and I never make it back to what I was working on. I have a giant basket of unfinished knitting projects, a million partially finished to do lists, and a lot of things I would love to get around to doing around the house but I never seem to find the time. I’m great at planning, and awful at follow-through.

This is one of the many reasons my husband is good for me. David has discipline. He finishes what he starts. He doesn’t even procrastinate. It’s incredible to watch him work – when he sets a goal, he works diligently until it’s accomplished.

And David wants this sweater. He wants it within the next three weeks, before we go see my family for Thanksgiving. So I have no choice but to buckle down and get it done. Right now, I have 2 sleeves and about two inches of the body done. It’s mindless stockinette at the moment, which is totally my speed.

A Terrible Photo of Sleeves

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I finally FINALLY finished the second sleeve of David’s Guston. FINALLY. Even with my inlaws in town to give the baby all of the attention her little heart could desire, it’s been hard to get any knitting done. I have mostly been using my newfound free time to sleep.

Anyway, while the sleeves are drying, I’m working on Margie’s Baptism Bridgewater. I’m worried that the sleeves are going to be too big, so I didn’t want to cast on the body in case my gauge is absurdly off. Lace weight garter stitch is a perfect speed for me today.

There are Still WIPs

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Of course, it wouldn’t be me if I weren’t working on something.  Or, more accurately, a lot of somethings.  I do have one big thing that I want to get done in November, which is David’s Guston sweater.  The poor man has been waiting for this for an entire year.  I have one sleeve entirely done and one sleeve mostly done.  I plan to finish the sleeve tomorrow, and cast on the body.  My in-laws are in town, so someone is around to hold the baby while I do these things.  It’s amazing.

I do have a few other projects that I would like to get done, but I’m giving myself permission to, you know, not.  At least on most of them.  Here’s the running list, with their current statuses.

My endless White Pine: Done with the body.  Needs sleeves, a yoke, and a button band.

Margie’s Monster Mobile: Oh lord, this is so cute, but it involves so much i-cord.

A Christmas Citron Grand: Only a select few are getting Christmas gifts this year knitted by me, and this is one of them.  The rows get so long on these things, but it really just needs a big final push to finish up.

Margie’s Baptism Bridgewater: See above note on incredibly long rows.  I love this pattern.  You knit a giant square in garter stitch on the bias, and then add a gorgeous lace edging.  I’m still on the square.  It’s a pretty major undertaking, and a lot of garter.  Hopefully it will end soon.

Those are definitely the big ones.  I also need to block my gorgeous Rock Island so that I can wear it.  And, naturally, I have a few things I want to start.  But I have decided that part of No-Vember for me is going to be a mini-project diet where I actually finish a thing or two before I start something new.  I know.  It hardly even sounds like me.

The baby is finally asleep, and the fraternity formal happening at the bar across the street has FINALLY been broken up by the cops.  The angry dudebros are going home, and I am going to bed.

No-vember

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I am trying something new this year for November. In years past, I go crazy in November trying to knit a million Christmas gifts and doing National Novel Writing Month. I always travel. I’m always stressed out trying to catch up on all of the things I think I should be getting done.

This year, I’m saying no.

A big part of that is obviously having Marjorie home. Taking care of her is a 24/7 gig, and so obviously I physically can’t do all of these things. But another big part is realizing that I was not getting all of the things done anyway, and it was making me feel bad.

So, this November, I am planning to participate in National Blog Post Month. A post every day, no matter how brief. But that’s it. No other crazy goals.