No, I am not an optimist, but in order to survive this winter of 22 storms (and counting), one must learn new skills. So we are going to ENJOY the new snow (damnit) and XC ski today and tomorrow. I think some wine will work its way into the festivities.
Knitting group on Thursday solved all problems. The sock is fine, Eric's glovelet is fine, I simply obsessed over perceived imperfections. I fondled some Debbie Bliss and Rowan cotton/wool combinations at my LYS, and found peace in my soul. I will enjoy working with yarns like this because of the resiliency imparted by the wool components. I'm looking for the Cotton Fleece and Cascade locally so I can compare, and then leap. This is the only consolation for having sh** for stash. I can acquire guilt-free. Thank you SO much, fellow bloggers and readers, for all the tips. I learn so much from you. You should see me sitting here in front of the computer with little light bulbs lighting up over my head.
It is snowing. I hope those poor robins are okay. I can't find a hat pattern small enough for them, can't figure out how to keep it on their tiny heads, or whether it will screw up their aerodynamics. And yes, how does one place it there in the first place?
Even if spring is playing games with our psyches, we still have the comforts of knitting.
Taming the robins to put the hats on is half the fun.
Posted by: Cassie | Saturday, March 12, 2005 at 01:12 PM