So what does a relaxing of control look like?
This.
It starts out with "I'll fiddle around with this I-cord cast-on, and see what it's all about. Then I'll go finish something that has been languishing for a bit."
The first part happens, the second part recedes into distant memory. A new WIP materializes in the knitting arena.
The mittens from yesterday, Adrian's Fiddlehead mittens, and who knows what next.
(Fiddle About, The Who, from Tommy, 1970, a rather nasty, bleak song. I think I prefer the holiday song brain-worm.)
Pretty colors!
Posted by: Manise | Tuesday, December 09, 2008 at 10:14 AM
Oh yes, fiddly about with knitting techniques can lead you down an interesting path.
Posted by: margene | Tuesday, December 09, 2008 at 10:59 AM
I am loving that!
Wishing you a relaxing day of knitting (so I can see how that progresses!)
Posted by: Stasia | Tuesday, December 09, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Great colors. Can't wait to see what tune you finally fiddle out with that.
Posted by: bev | Tuesday, December 09, 2008 at 12:18 PM
The languishing things will still be there and in the meantime you'll have a nice new pair of mittens.
Posted by: Carole | Tuesday, December 09, 2008 at 12:46 PM
Been there, done that. With me it's "I'll just knit the swatch, just in case the whole project is doomed" and then I find that I seem to have cast the thing on despite my best intentions. It doesn't actually matter does it, just one more project won't hurt?
Posted by: Caroline M | Tuesday, December 09, 2008 at 01:12 PM
Very interesting....fiddle some more!
Posted by: Marcia | Tuesday, December 09, 2008 at 01:20 PM
"song brain-worm" - THAT'S what I suffer from! After watching "27 Dresses" the EJ song "Benny and the Jets" played non-stop in my head for *weeks*.
BTW - I like your fiddle.
Posted by: Abby | Tuesday, December 09, 2008 at 01:46 PM
That's some fun fiddling!
Posted by: Chris | Tuesday, December 09, 2008 at 06:35 PM
Really nice color combination, its nice to see others play with yarn. By the way, I LOVED the knitting cartoon you displayed on a previous blog. Really funny!
Posted by: Jean | Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 07:30 AM