It’s Furious Balancing

I have spoken of Knitting Monogamy, of sticking with the same project until it is finished. Having too many projects OTN¹ at the same time makes me feel overwhelmed and oh-so-slightly disassociative.

However, doing the knit 2, purl 2 ribbing on the Tempting Sweater over and over and overandoverandoverandover is driving me absolutely batsh*t crazy.

A change of pace is needed before I stab myself with my knitting needles and bleed all over that lovely Malabrigo worsted. Bloodstains would clash horribly with the fuchsia.

Before I proceed to my rationalizations, let’s have a look at my progress on the Tempting sweater.

I need to do about 4 more inches before I try it on. I think I may need to work a few decreases at the very top so it sits on my shoulders better, but I’ll defer that decision until I put it on and see how it drapes. Or doesn’t.

Anyhow, on to the rationalizations:

• The aforementioned craziness of never-ending 2 x 2 ribbing.
• The need to have a project that is easy to carry around with me. I like to knit during my lunch break at the office and the sweater is getting to be a bit too much to haul around with me. ²
• I want another knifty knitting button for my sidebar. I’ve sent off the red scarf, so I’ll be taking down the button after the mailing deadline.³ I dislike cluttered sidebars on blogs. I’m not that much of a “joiner,” really, and I don’t see me joining a lot of KAL’s⁴, but I wanted another button to replace the outgoing one.
• The need to use the Lambs Pride Worsted that I bought. I ordered it with the idea that it would become a felted pair of mittens, but the color isn’t quite right for me; it looked a tad more vibrant in the catalog. Yes, I know I could send it back. Blasphemy! A knitter sending back yarn! Perish the thought. I knew the yarn could be used for something. Eventually.

• The new project will help me learn a few new stitches, specifically the ssk⁵ and that ubiquitous “knit into the front and back of stitch.” Since it’s a felted project, this gives me a saftey net. I can mess up the stitches as I learn them and it won’t make a lick of difference to the finished object. I [heart] felting.

So, without further ado, or without much more ado, I present to you the newest knitting endeavor:

I will be making this⁶ :

A yep. I not only march to the beat of my own drummer, I have my own 100-piece marching band playing “Tusk” and making drill formations at the 50-yard line.

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1. On The Needles, for my non-knitting readers. [↩]
2. I plan on taking it with me to my hair appointment today, if only because I know I will be sitting there for 45 minutes waiting for the semi-permanent hair color to take. [↩]
3. October 15th. [↩]
4. Knit-A-Longs, for my non-knitting readers. [↩]
5. Slip, slip, knit. [↩]
6. The pattern for this lovely cephalopod may be found it you follow this link. [↩]

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