The knitting

Oh my goodness, I forgot to check my mail for a few days. How could I be so careless? Around this time of year, I ought to be glued to my inbox, frantically refreshing, until the internet gives me my loot for the next three months.

But in all the excitement, I forgot. Even worse, my knitting stash, usually available in a riot of acrylic colors for whimsical projects and hats, is at an all-time low. I'm working on a sweater and I have some birthday yarn left. Maybe there's a ball of sock yarn hiding in there, but that's it. No more. I think there's even--gasp!--room to spare in my box of knitting paraphenelia. Unheard of!

So now the new Knitty is out, and I have no yarn. There's a toddler's outfit that promises to be easy to knit and take care of, and a friend of the boyfriend will be a dad soon. There's a scarf without purling, but with interesting edging. There's socks knit sideways without seams. And there's oodles of cool knitting stuff that makes me want to have a temper tantrum featuring the word 'want' as its main subject.And the articles--oh, Lord, the articles!

I haven't even read through it all at the time of writing. I'm just brimming with too much excitement to focus on it all, so I thought I'd share it with you. And because I already spouted off enough of my greediness on the internet for today, I'm programming this post to come to you tomorrow morning. It's called cheating on a 30-day challenge.

I want to read Franklin's article, and see how that scarf works. I want to dig through my stash and see if I can come to an understanding with the knitting gods that will not break the bank. I want to cast on seven different projects, and be better at grafting and lace and cables.

But I really should just work on the sweater. It's got a chaos cable in it, which is good practice for actual cables, and my ribbing on it actually looks halfway decent for a change. There will be decreases and increases and it will be my first actual garment and I'm excited about working on it, too. The Knitty is just a knitterish toddler screaming for attention NOW, but it has to wait. I want to finish this. Truly.

The only problem is that, as much as I want to knit, another want is throwing a bit of a wrench into that plan. Remember my last body modification? Yeah, it's still sensitive. Especially since I soaked off the crusties this morning. I knit high on my chest, and rubbing fresh piercings is a good way to irritate them.

So I'm putting my needles down for another few days, until things calm down. Maybe by Saturday, I'll be able to knit in the car, on my way to my new home.

In the mean while, I have some things in my room to tidy up (as soon as I get a box), to which I am not looking forward. So I'm procrastrinating. With a book.