common sense vs. reality

another conversation between my wonderful husband and myself via email.

Me: Look at this new cardigan pattern by Hannah Fettig. I want to buy it!

Dale: Why don't you start using the yarn you have?? you could clothe a large village....
Me: I'm not talking about the yarn, just pattern, and yes I probably do have something at home that would work......


Conversation Part II between me and my stash.
Stash: You aren't really going to use us to knit with are you? We thought you bought us because you liked our sense of color and style.
Me: I do like you, I love you, and I hate the thought of disturbing you but I may have to use some of you to make this sweater with.
Stash: You're going to break us up!
Me: Never
Stash: it's all because of him! Him with that fancy race thingy in the garage. He's jealous of our bond, that's why he wants you to use us, he wants you to get rid of us!
Me: he just doesn't understand you the way I do, he doesn't understand the bond we have formed from the day I plucked you from the shelves, held you all the way home, showed you to all my friends, and put you in your bin with your new friends for safe keeping.
Stash: Well, if you have to choose, take #52 Teal, we know it was probably pity that you made you buy him but really, he doesn't fit in with the rest of us....
Me: but, I don't wear that color
Stash: exactly
Me: I'm sorry
Stash: You can go, We need to be alone now

p.s. the item pictured is the Boneyard Shawl by Stephen West, a brilliant knitwear designer and knitter!

fresh.....

Am I the only one who thinks 'fresh washed wool' air freshener is a good idea? I bet it would sell like Superwash Merino marked down to 50%!

Currently on my spanking new blocking pads is my completed Idlewood Sweater by Cecily Glowik MacDonald.

I love it!

P.S.
If you're curious as to why I am posting this at 5:15 a.m. well, I forgot to put my clothes in the dryer last night and can't go to work till they are dry :) Well I suppose I could but it would be an uncomfortable ride in to the office for sure.......

You know you knit too much when.............

You walk into a yarn store with your husband and say to him, 'I'm having a hard time finding what I want'.....and he replies, 'because you have more yarn at home than the entire store, they should be shopping at Croudles House of Yarn'.....

I did walk out with this though......
Four balls of Melody by Jojoland 100% superwash wool in fingering weight. It has subtle striping and at this point could be anything I want it to be........

P.S. I'm not going to explain how or why my husband came to call me Croudle........

blah blah blah blah blah........

I'm so fried this past week. It seems as if fall has hit me like a mack truck........however, I did finish my wrap with sleeves and it's wonderful. It's just perfect........

so that's all I have for now....I'm too burned out to be pithy and cute, just know in your hearts that I am both of the things and don't forsee it changing soon.........

happy friday

why I should always write down what I do.......

..........I should know better than to blindly pick up stitches for one sleeve, power through it and come out the other end with what appears to be a perfect sleeve. Perfect in every way. It's fitted and it's long enough for me to pull to my fingers but won't ride up past my wrists. (I really hate sleeves that stop right at my wrists)
For whatever reason I didn't write down how many stitches I picked up for the perfect sleeve. This would have been a smart move, it would have been a brilliant move and based on how fast a project can go sour for me when I make a stupid mistake, lets all take a moment to remember the pink cable vest from a couple years ago and what a disaster of pain, hurt feelings, angst and dust, that became, lets reflect on that while I tell you that I screwed up. Screwed being the safe word to use on a public blog, my favorite F word being the one I actually used. The second sleeve turned out to be the fat cousin to the perfect sleeve, which while not petite, has better shapes and curves than the big blob that grew to form the second sleeve. I knew I was in trouble when I looked down and noticed that big chubby had just consumed about 100 yards of yarn and I was technically not even half way through.......I gave it the benefit of the doubt, maybe I was being lax on how much yarn I was feeding it and it was just being greedy.....nope. I counted the decreases on Ms. Perfect left sleeve and realized that I had indeed created a monster sleeve for the fat cousin right sleeve by giving it 8 extra stitches to feast on when I first picked them up......Out came the needles in perfect harmony with the 'F' word and few other choice words and I ripped and ripped....like lipo for knitting..now in the past I would be known to put it down and take a break for a year or two, but I'm trying to turn over a new leaf in that arena, plus I'm really excited about this beast I call yarn pig. I picked up the correct number of stitches and hopefully will have a perfect twin for the left sleeve instead of the fat cousin........

Yarn pig is actually The Bridesmaid Wrap from the book Wedding Knits by Suss Cousin.





I took this picture while working at the yarn shop yesterday......kind of makes you want to just run around naked doesn't it? (just lock the door first and don't tell Lauren)