Tue 22 Feb 2011
Well, I had hoped that I’d broken back into regular blogging with that last little burst of posts, but it appears that it is not to be. Life and work have conspired against me this week, and here it is, already week since I’ve posted.
I am getting the feeling that this will be a random sort of post. That’s just how things feel at the moment…random. Fortunately, knitting continues despite the hectic, and I’m almost to the cuff on my second sweater sleeve! There are no pictures, but I’m hoping to have a finished sweater to show very soon. I’m not sure why this one has dragged on for so long; it isn’t a particularly fine yarn, and it’s not a complicated pattern. It just keeps getting put aside and forgotten, somehow. But it’s almost there!
I am actually in very grave danger of being distracted from it again, but I’m trying to stay on track. I have this wonderful little swatching project that I’ll tell you all about when I have pictures, and it’s threatening to turn into an obsession that eats up all my knitting time.
Unfortunately, it has already taken over the place of the project that inspired it. I began swatching when I was trying to pick a pattern for Branden’s scarf, and now suddenly the swatches have taken on a life of their own and run away with another yarn. Maybe I’ll get to the scarf once the sweater is finished?
In other distracting news, I got notification that my Blue Moon tencel shipped today! Very excited to cast on for the next Namaste. Sometimes there are just too many projects to choose from…
We’ve almost finished posting the painted top on Etsy. Turns out there are a couple more photos to take this weekend, but I should be able to get most of it posted tonight or tomorrow – most of the listings are now just down to writing descriptions and coming up with names, so it’s getting there!
I guess that pretty much sums it all up…feels chaotic, but it’s getting somewhere. Lots of things are up in the air and partially unfinished at the moment, but I think it will all come together somehow in the end. There is so much more to say, lots of things to catch up on, but that will have to wait for another day. Hope you’re having a happy Tuesday!
(Edited to add: the first spinning fiber is up now.)
I thought I was on a roll with blogging too – managed 3 posts week before last and then nothing last week! Lack of pictures will do me in every time!
I’m curious to see what your swatching will lead to!
Well, you’re still doing better than I am – my sweater’s been finished over a week and I still don’t have pictures. And I’ve worn it twice!
The swatching project sounds fun. I’m funny about swatching–not too fond of gauge swatches, but find that pattern swatching is very fun.
Good news on the tencel! That should be lovely to knit with. Have fun!