what I did over the weekend
I knitted and knitted and knitted this weekend. I worked on everything a little bit.
I told you that I casted on the Chai pullover on Friday. This is how far I have gotten over the weekend. I’m just starting the increases. I love this yarn. It’s a dream to knit with. So soft and silky. I can’t wait to wear this sweater.
I’ve also been working on my recycled silk afghan. I’m about halfway done and I’ve knitted through all of the recycled silk that I have. So Earl has been reincarnated as my recycled silk throw. I’ve combined it with various balls of leftover mohair. First I used what was left of the Wool in the Woods mohair I usded on To Dye For. Then I used some really fuzzy mohair that I used on my blue cardi, and then I added the light blue mohair that I bought at Comunknity friday. I’m taking a break on this until the silk that I ordered from The Wool Peddler has arrived. I’m still not sure if this is pretty or hideous. Maybe recycled silk is one of those fads that seems really gorgeous at the time, but in twenty years it will show up on Stitchy McYarnpant’s museum of kitsy stitches 
. Regardless of how it looks, it is sooooo soft and cuddly. And I suppose that’s all that matters.
I worked a couple more lace repeats on Lucky Clover this weekend, too. And I have a picture to prove it! I almost forgot where I was on this because I had set it aside for so long. I will kind of be glad to get this sweater done. Mostly because it’s cute and I’m dying to wear it. But it’s also kind of annoying me because there is so much to keep track of. I think if I work on it a little bit every day it will help, though. No more putting it aside.
So all weekend I’ve been obsessing over a couple of projects. I’m dying to knit the Chevron Rib Tank from IK, and I’m also kind of obsessing over the Sheer One Piece Shawl from ArtYarns (knit in that pink and green supermerino that I got friday). I know I shouldn’t buy more yarn. I really can’t. I’ve firmly decided NOT to use my credit cards so that I can pay them off, AND I’m trying to save some money. But I really, really want to make these things, see? (I know you have ALL been there). So this morning I talked myself into buying them. I just said, “fuck it. why not?” so I went to Webs first to buy the supermerino and pattern for the shawl. I had the stuff in my shopping cart, had put in my shipping address, was getting ready to type my credit card number in when my lovely husband gets up from his computer and begins walking over to me, talking to me about linux or something that I don’t understand…He bends down to give me a hug and, while it’s very sweet, all I could think was, “crap! he’s going to see my computer screen and credit card sitting in plain view!” And he did. He ended up talking me out of it, of course. drats. I felt so guilty, like I was caught falling off the wagon or something. Damn, maybe I was…
Hello, my name is Monica and I’m a yarnaholic…
8 comments May 1st, 2005