Sweater Blues

Rav Link : http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lace-panel-jacket-3

I have been working on this same blue sweater for almost a year. The reason I haven't finished it is because I've been in a major depression. If you know me at all, you know it must've been real bad if I couldn't knit. I didn't even want to look at knitting magazines. That's how bad it was. But it's getting better now.

I started knitting on this sweater again. I'm hoping to finish it before winter starts here. But there's something about this sweater that makes it go so slow. I feel like it's taking forever, even though right now it;s only stockinette stitch. It should be zooming along. Or maybe it's going by slowly because the stockinette is boring to me. It's not keeping my interest. Hmm. I hadn't thought of that. Oh well, here's to long boring stretches of stockinette! Wish me luck!

the courage to frog

I am a novice at crochet. I've been working on my rainbow ripple afghan for awhile now, and it's just not working out. I mean - it's not horribly bad, or misshapen. But I keep having to fudge the numbers. I'm thinking I should rip it all out and just do plain rows of double crochet. But all that work.....and it's really not bad looking....but I am just holding off the inevitable by continuing to work on it? UGH.

What would you do?

A yarny resolution

I was reading Lucy's post about stash busting at : http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/2010/02/stashbusting.html

Then I read this post over at Green Apples:
http://stitchywitch.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/choosing-patterns-that-suit/

And I thought to myself : Self, I think a resolution is in the works here. Not only should I stash bust, and buy only patterns that I would buy completed in the store, but I NEED to finish all these WIPs I have going. I have four going actively at the moment, I don't even want to know how many are hibernating.

Rainbow Ripple Afghan (using Attic24's Neat Ripple Pattern)

Lacy Panel Jacket for me

Autumn Lapghan for grandma

Plus there's one more, but I can't show it yet because the recipient reads this.
So there, I now have a yarny resolution for 2010

Yeah, What else is new?

Since I don't have alot of time to knit and crochet, I usually make gifts for babies, birthdays, and christmas. But I decided 2010 was the year I was finally going to make something for myself. Something Big. More than a scarf. I'm gonna make myself a sweater. Here's the Pattern I choose:

Oh, don't worry friends, and family, I'll still be making plenty of stuff for you. But in between all those things. I'll be working on this baby. Here's what I've done since the beginning of January:

Sorry for the bad lighting. I promise it's not electric blue. It's actually a nice sapphire color.

Things to come

So with my cousin having twins (or really, when anyone I know has baby/ies), I feel this weird urge to knit/crochet a huge non-stop storm. Do you get that way? I think of million patterns I've seen that would be so cute in such and such colors, and then I go off and buy them. Very seldom do I finish these projects, mind you.

However, 2010 is going to be the year of not-quitting. So at the very minimum I'm going to finish the two blankies for my cousin's babies. I'm about half done with the first (as per my last post). And now, I'm putting my thoughts towards the second blanket. I figured that with twins they will get a gajillion matching things, so I'd make two blankets, in different colors and patterns. I think the second one is going to be a ripple blankie. I've never done it before but I saw Attic24's tute ( http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/neat-ripple-pattern.html) and it doesn't look so hard.

So.....IF I finish those,.....I was thinking....maybe I could even make the twins little shirts...something like...http://www.yarnydays.com/2009/01/bombay-love.html ? But we shall see.

Appetite Fatigue

I've been so busy working on a new project. I've had a terrible case of startitis lately. I've just started projects all over the place. I had to invent places to keep the projects (or really, keep the kids out of them).

But I've settled down a bit, and have mostly been working on a baby blanket. My cousin is due in 4 or 5 weeks with twin girls (!!) and I decided that I must make them crocheted blankets. So yarn was carefully selected for the first one, and I've been working away on it ever since.

Have you ever heard of Appetite Fatigue - where you get tired of eating the same old thing over and over again? Well, see - I think I have Appetite fatigue with this blanket. It's made with light wight yarn, and a small hook, and it's just plain rows of double crochet. What was I thinking? I must have been off my rocker! I've employed my husband to bribe me into finishing it. We'll see if it works. I think the worst part is, I'm still not sure if I like the color combination. One day I'll be sitting there thinking how cute, and clever it looks, and the next I'll think it looks like utter tacky trash. Do you ever feel that way about a project?

*cry* I just realized.......once I'm done....I'll have to make another........it's for twins you know...oh dear...what have I gotten myself into??

**Note to self: next time you want to make a baby blanket - banish any yarn smaller than worsted weight from your mind, woman!**