So Sue Me

Even though I had yet another experience of messing up, tinking back, and reknit 2 rows, Quill grows still. However, I'm still living with the realization she could take considerable time to complete (we're talking months and months), as I am no longer a fast knitter.  What does a knitter do when the two projects in her knitting bag have no foreseeable end point?  You know very well what happens, and even though this isn't how I usually operate (unless it is a small, short diversion), I did it anyway.

I could give you my excuses, such as, my current projects are both on size 5 needles, which seems to be causing pain in my wrist after a time. And, add that to the fact that both projects are fingering weight yarn (which means months before completion) AND (oh dear dog, dare I say it) there is the project-boredom-factor (it IS the process, but still...), and then, well, I just couldn't help myself. (I am a grown up and I take responsibility for myself, at least most of the time.)

The idea popped into my head and that was all she wrote. I couldn't shake it, the desire, the absolute awareness, a strong feeling of THIS IS OKAY!, I knew it was the right thing to do and, therefore, I cast on for another sweater. There I said it.

Didn't see that one coming did you?

Several days later, she's coming along nicely.

Comments

[Trista]

That is lovely yarn!! I am totally beguiled by grey yarn.
I have no worries that you cast on another sweater- more power to you! I don't even know how many things I have cast-on right now and that is just how I roll. I have a crazy good stash and I play with it however I like ;-) Eventually things get finished and worn, or gifted, or frogged. It's all just right.

[Kym]

Love the grey. And . . . no reason to justify whatever (and whenver!) you choose to knit. Knit what you like; like what you knit. Life is short. And that sweater is looking GOOD! XOXO

[CindyCindy]

We always need sweaters. And, the only justification you need is that you wanted to do it;-p

[Chris]

Lots of grey! You need a bright sunny project!

[Patty]

Go for it! Change it up when you need to. There are no knitting police. I also have hand and wrist pain, especially with repeated actions like acres of garter stitch. I always keep a crochet project beside my knitting one so that I can change up the motion. Tylenol Arthritis helps too.

[Carole]

Go you! That is going to be awesome, I love the color and look at the simple ribbing and stockinette. So yummmy.

[Cheryl S.]

It definitely IS okay. Whatever you're in the mood for is the right thing. I've somewhat abandoned my own two big projects to do a bunch of small stuff.

[Jo]

A woman's gotta do whatma woman's gotta do!

[Monica]

I love it. I call it startits

[Patty]

Very jealous! I'm knitting a swap project and I am soooooooo done. Looks lovely so far!

[Cookie]

This time of year, you've gotta what you've gotta do!

[woollyprimate]

I get bored during a project and start new ones all the time. However, for some reason, I seem to think that while I'm working on my new project, somehow the old projects will have grown by several rows at the same time. I'm always lamenting that when I pick up an old project weeks later, it's not any longer. :-)

[Laurie]

You? YOU?? Polygamous projects?? I'm seeing things.