No, no, no….. not the conventional kind, but I seem to have caught or maybe re-caught the knitting and blogging flu.
Lately, my head has been brewing with excitement as I think about all the things that I can blog about and all the new and exciting things that I could be knitting in the horizon that could fill up my progress bars! Lately, they have all been at a 100%.
Well, let’s see, my new job is great, as it should I say, influences 2 important things in my life right now – yoga and knitting. The “company” has yoga classes at lunch with a teacher that I already know and like. There’s plus 1.
Then, there’s Nancy’s Knits which is like a 3 minute drive from work. No problem to drive there and knit a little during lunch time, since I don’t have my biddies anymore at the “old company”. Having a yarn store really close to you is very enabling. I think that’s where I caught the knitting and yarn bug, which became a blogging infection which now leads to a online complication. (Gosh, my analogy or attempt at being witty just sucks today!)
Nancy really has such a nice shop but there just doesn’t seem to be much visitors and we chatted about her business being slow. And I suggested some marketing ideas, and one thing lead to another and I’ll have to go into another post on that. But, you all Houston knitters out there, go visit Nancy. She’s stellar and her prices aren’t bad and she has a blowout sale right now. Inventory cleansing as she calls it.
Anyways, let me tell you about some of my grand ideas.
First off, I really need to finish Hazel Carter’s Sampler Stole for my sister before her wedding in November. Yikes!! With all this new found excitement, I need to instill some discipline into my knitting activities. At least I’m half way done there.
Then, through my course plan on top down sweaters, I’m finally trying to get a real sized one done for myself.
It’s coming along. More progress on that.
Then, all of a sudden, there is this obsession about natural plant fibers like linen and cotton. Which lead to these purchases:
From left to right, top to bottom:
- Plymouth Bamboo, 100% Bamboo
- Jo Sharp Soho, 100% Cotton
- Jo Sharp Dessert Garden, 65% Cotton, 35% Microfiber
- Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece, 80% Cotton, 20% Merino Wool
- Knit Picks Main Line, 75% Cotton, 25% Merino Wool
- Knit Picks CotLin, 70% cotton, 30% Linen
What the hell?!?!? Here I go again, 1 skein/ball purchases which will amount to make up nothing!!!!! Just like I talked about here – stash or trash when you can’t make anything useful. Well folks, get ready for some BIG ASS swatches!
Then, there is this hat that I promised David (biddy boy from the “old company”):
Next, a sudden impulse to knit from this book, this sweater for Annie and Burner.
Then socks. I have no idea how socks got into the picture, but I liked Cat Bordhi’s youtube.com videos so much that I bought her new book – New Pathways for Sock Knitters. I’m not going to make this post too long, so, a book review in a separate post. But in short, great book, in the sense of innovation, ideas and techniques.
Then finally, Kelly at Kelp Knits made a call out for test knitters and guess who volunteered? You got that right!
So…….. This post is just to give you all a general idea of what’s going on in my head. Details to come soon for each project. I don’t like to read long blog posts, so I won’t torture you guys with a long one from me.
Keep coming and keep visiting. Thanks a bunch!
Muah!
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WOW you’ve got a lot going on! I am anxious to get my hands on that Cat Bordhi book…I’ve heard nothing but good things about it! Glad to see you back to blogging.
Hi Honey! You sound SO much happier these days, and I’m glad that you’ve push your way through the dark clouds to this lightness of being.
All the projects sound great, and being at the new job and being “enabled” sounds even better! 
I’m glad to read so much more on your blog now. Welcome back to us!
Wow, I could almost hear the excitement in your voice! I’m glad things are going well at work and in life, and I’m glad to hear that you’re re-energized about knitting and blogging. I’m VERY jealous that you’re so close to a yarn store at work. I wish I had a similar situation — it would do wonders for my sanity.
I’m looking forward to hearing about all your projects and reading your review of Cat Bordhi’s new book.
Your sampler stole is lovely, Kenny. I am happy your new job is working out.
You have been very busy, I see. Having a yarn shop nearby would make my brain boil over. Too many ideas, too little time.
Well it certainly sounds like you’ll be busy! Cotton fleece is one of my favorites, and if nothing else, if you’re just trying out cotton yarns you can always make dishcloths – at least it’s a semi-functional large swatch *grin*
Just an observation from a fellow depression sufferer…..your mood seems to have improved considerably! Isn’t life just grand when the veil lifts and we can finally discover our “true” selves. Keep up the knitting and blogging as your enthusiam is very infectious! Blessings.
Hey, there is nothing wrong with catching that bug! I perpetually have it. I see yarn and I fall in love with it and must have it and then later on think to myself, “What the crap was I smoking to buy this? I have NO plans to use it, nor have any idea WHAT to use it for!” Yeah, I see an intervention in my future….
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