Excuses, excuses

Reason #1 for not much blogging lately:  the arrival of 4 skeins of KnitPicks Gloss in the colorway Cocoa for Clessidra kneehighs.   These are going to be a loooooong term project.  It would be nice to have them done for fall wearing, maybe even to show at the county fair in August as there are going to be some new entry categories this year, including one specifically for knitted socks.  Claudia was right: this yarn is pretty darn close to the color of a Hershey's bar.  Check out the sweater she's making in this same yarn and colorway.  Nothing like getting to/having to eat mediocre chocolate in the name of blogging and science.  Another excuse, really.

5 more excuses for not blogging:  Light grey Picovoli in Dale Svale.  Ariann in heathered spruce Galway Highland Heather.  EZ baby sweater in KnitPicks Merino Style in Vanilla.  Pink socks in a lacy-ish pattern.   The edging of this dress in green that I offered to help someone knit for one of her bridesmaids.  Not sure what I got myself in for there.  A challenge, certainly.    So, this is what you'd call startitis?

What a hodge podge.  All but the Picovoli require somewhere between a fair amount of and my entire attention so there is no computer time while working on them.  Butterfly can only be worked upon in the quiet after everyone else is in bed.  I can't quite say how I got in this deep but even the drawer they're sitting in is part of the WIP pile.   It needs squaring up and glueing back together.  That makes excuse #7 for not blogging.  And then there's the day spent painting the inside of a garage this weekend, and the dyeing I've been doing, and reading, and schooling, and the all the rest of the usual stuff of life... 

The baby sweater and the pink socks are nearly finished.  Actually, it's been quite a nice short break from daily posting.

Comments

[Rebecca]

I seem to have the same problem, of picking all projects that require undivided attention. All of yours look lovely so far though.

[Adrian]

Wow, look at all that knitting! I can't wait to see more. That dress in that bright green, in particular, should be interesting!

[Elinor]

Don't think of it as startitis, think that you're giving yourself options. Heh. :-)

I love the color you've chosen for clessidra. I'm really smitten with the pattern but I'm not up for knee socks right now- too much risk that they'll land in my UFO pile!!!! I've been checking in at the KAL page though to admire all of the pretty versions of them!

[Lolly]

I like Elinor's take on it: options :) I will tell myself that too! The beautiful chocolate brown is a superb choice for those lovely knee highs. I really like that pattern.

[Amber]

Ah yes, this is familiar territory for me, too. Though I've been staying pretty focused on my socks recently (but dreaming of all kinds of other projects).

I'm planning on making the Clessidras, too! I think they'll be lovely when they're done (I hope)!

[colin]

That brown aran looks wonderful looking forward to seeing th finished garment.