Life around here has actually been pretty quiet around here. I resigned from all of my volunteer work to make it easier for me to focus on my rehab (for the leg not the wine;-) and get the magazine finished. The jury is still out as to whether this hiatus was a good idea or not. I have gotten a lot of writing and designing done. Yet I am finding myself mind (and bum) numbingly bored at times. I used to daydream about long lunches with girlfriends, shopping and long hours spent Starbucking the magazine like all true writer do. The reality is much different. I have however learned several interesting little things about being home.
Fun little things I have learned recently:
1) The more yarn and patterns you have access to to does not mean you will get more projects done. Why you ask? One word: Startitis. So much yarn and so many patterns can cause an overload that then results in hours and hours of searching for more patterns for each yarn to ensure you choose the perfect pattern for that yarn. In the end you end up with over 500 pattern choices and a nagging anxiety that you will choose the wrong pattern.
2) Being brave and trying to learn a new yarn skill can lead to an unhealthy obession with said skill. When you find yourself mainlining caffiene and staying up way into the night chanting "knit, purl, C6F" "knit, purl, C6B" while listening to Bon Jovi on Pandora radio.
3) Very few everyday people will understand what "Knitting Olympics" are much less why on God's green earth you would be so excited about them. Proclaiming your good "sportsmanship" because you have restrained yourself from starting your project early other then doing your gauge swatch... Because really who would know if you started a wee bit early. Also you will learn just how crazy everyone of your none knitting friends and/or family really think you are. Pointing out that getting drinking (perhaps) too much wine while holding sharp needles attached to hundreds of yards of high priced wool yelling at athletes (sometimes in public) is some how very normal and run of the mill behavior for today's 30 something woman. They will never "get" it and you just may talk your way into a visit to a nice padded room if you keep trying to explain it. Put down the phone and back away. Double this issue if your talking to your in-laws you live in a rather small Midwest town where this puts you above the crazy cat lady on their list of crazies.
4) Wow I need to clean more. Or I need to pick more complex patterns to prevent me from looking around and finding stuff to clean. I'm opting for that idea thus my recent obsession with cabling.
5) being alone for days on end can result in an inappropriate compulsion to talk to any human (ok any living organism). This usually results in very nervous strangers looking for the nearest exit as you attempt to have a conversation regardless to the subject matter or location. Note to self: A)Attempting to talk to an 80 year old woman whilst holding extra long, sharp, metal needles with very loud art yarn while reading a tattoo magazine in a local mall, not the best idea. B) Same goes for guitarists who see you knitting a beret on 5 needles in a dark smoky venue while balancing a cocktail between your knees, holding a crochet hook in your mouth and glancing at the frog shaped row counter pinned to your t-shirt all while sitting in a hot pink wheel chair. Either scenario is going to bring your mental status into question.
6) Add the phrases "Total World Domination Via Yarn" and "Knit or Dye" will not help either situation in #3. Also don't utter these words in the presence of security personnel, law enforcement or military members...you will end up on a terrorist watch list somewhere. This I promise you...I know because I have done all three.
As you can see I have been very productive in my yarn life. Here are some pictures to make up the long rambling.
Weekend survival kit assembled and waiting.
Winter weather leads to more knitting!
A boy and his yarn
Halestorm at the Norva
See I am the crazy yarn woman.
The beret that will have a matching cabled scarflette soon!
"We can't help everyone. But everyone can hel someone" Very true.
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