Ten Things I Must Knit NOW

My knitting soul is filled with unrest.  After summer ends, after Rhinebeck, fiber passion flares.  I must knit this and that and that and this.

I take a deep breath.  It doesn't help.

1.  Jo by Perl Grey.  Just before Rhinebeck, I purchased the yarn for this from Chris (Briar Rose).  I got two size triple L bumps, Abundance Corriedale.  An oversized sweater with a variegated colorway would look so good on me. 

2.  Jadis.  I have the yarn from Foxfire in colorway Juniper.  I look good in simple knits.  Margene wore hers last winter.  I kept wanting to touch her sleeve.  But I promised Mr. E a sweater first.

3.  Terrazzo.  Yes, more Foxfire yarn.  I think the colorway is Aster.  I LOVE those front cables.  The neck is elegant without strangling, suffocating, or roasting the wearer. 

4.  A Starmore.  Deanna's handprepped, handspun, hand-dyed St. Brigid stopped traffic at Rhinebeck.  I could not take my eyes off her masterpiece.  I am quite willing to let the Hebrideans prep, spin and dye my yarn for me.  I just want to knit it.  That, or Irish Moss.  I'm not picky.

5.  Kathy Zimmerman's Bed and Breakfast Pullover.  This is a new passion.  My fingers itch for her to be nestled in my hands.  What yarn?  What color?

6.  Pueblo stole.  I'm tall enough for this.  I love the colors.  (Let me repeat that.  I love the colors.)

7.  Selbuvottir mittens.  I can't even narrow down which ones yet.  They are exquisite.

8.  Feather Duster shawl.  Susan is a genius.  I can see this pattern cascading down my back.  It will make me stand up straighter for a change.  It will be transforming.  I know this.

9.  Shetland Triangle.  I watched Manise knit hers, then found the perfect yarn for it.  Seasilk in SaltSpray.  Oh dear.

10.  Jared mittens #1, Jared mittens #2, Hyrna H, Kiwassa shawl, Haavisto mittens, Galileo mittens, Chevron Love mittens, mink/cashmere neckwarmer, Knitspot's Ivy Vines neckwarmer, and on. 

However.  I have resolved to finish several things first.  Mr. E's Grant Park pullover is a fun pleasure.  I'm watching the pattern develop.  I'm halfway to the axillae.  (Armscyes sounds so FOREIGN to me.)  I must finish the Straker vest.  Leilani cardigan.  My Kusha variation for my MIL.  LeafLace shawl.  A tassle for my long finished Ivy cap.

I think I'll just slink off into my knitnook now.  Thank you for your time and your attention.

What do I do if I'm not knitting?

Well, there is sleep.  Work seems to take up time, also.  The iPhone is beginning to contribute to time waste.  I giggled uncontrollably in the waiting room of the bone-density clinic when I discovered this one.  I had to stop playing because I feared I looked like a lunatic.  How can you not love something named SheepStacker? It is not as easy as it looks.  The music is great.  You will need an iPhone, or an on-line version of the game to hear it.  Baaaaaaaaaaa-a.

Comments

[margene]

You have a heck of a lot of knitting ahead of you. Your enchantment with iPhone games will wear off shortly.

[Lynn]

Ten things. Only ten things (plus a few). Sure. Just 10 and then you're done. Right. And what will it be next week?

[Kim]

You are an EVIL woman! I am now stacking sheep when I should be doing a bazillion other things.

[Diane]

Looks like you have next year's knitting all planned out. As soon as you get those sheep all stacked that is.

[Kathy]

Great list!

[--Deb]

So many GORGEOUS things to choose from!

[gayle]

Dammit. My queue was already overloaded...
I'm not even going to try the sheep when I need to be getting ready for work. I know myself too well. Tonight is time enough for sheep stacking.

[Lucia]

That's quite an impressive list. And why wouldn't you love the colors?

[naomi]

That may at least temporarily supercede Feegle Freefall... (Which also has good sheep noises.) http://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/discworld/freefall.html

[Melissa G]

All of a sudden I have similar issues (without the sheep--Mahjong instead) so I won't tell you which cardigan I'm itching to knit. I'm trying to manage by using the "finish two, start one" rule. That way I can mix new and old WIPs. (We won't talk about the dishcloth that snuck in there, and planning isn't knitting, right?)

[Caroline M]

Cast them all on and let the process of natural selection begin.

[TeresaC]

I will not play sheep stacker, I will not play sheep stacker.....

must finish knits!

[Sylvia]

I would rather have the sweater with Deanna *in* it. She is such good company.

[Anne]

Yeah - let's not even get started with the "Must knit!" list over here at my end. Any (all?) of your selections would be fantastic choices.

[Teyani]

didn't click on all the links - just reading the list it sounds so impressive.
I have a bit of startitis myself, since it is holiday time, and I seem to want to knit a few small things.....

[Barbara from Nova Scotia]

You are the Devil! You knew how addictive stacking sheep was and you still gave us the link!