Hmm. So I've had this blog for nearly three weeks now, and I've only posted once (two weeks ago at that). What have I done in this time? Mainly just cower in the corner trying to decide what to say here! I am really at a loss here, talking to myself, trying to figure all this out. I guess I could talk about knitting for now, so here we go...
This year, unlike last year, I really hope to knit my way through Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitter's Almanac. As some of you may or may not know, January is an Aran sweater. This late in the month I can't help but think that this will be a January and February sweater, but I haven't even started yet! I got the yarn last year, but last year got the best of me, so here's to hoping this year won't be the same. Also, as some of you may or may not know, this sweater uses steeks, and that fact alone scares the living daylights out of me. One of my goals for the year was to learn new knitting and crochet techniques, but I've got to say, this seems a bit extreme here! I've read through the directions, I've seen other people do steeks, I've even heard that people actually survive chopping up their precious hand knits (although that may just be a knitter's urban legend of sorts), but I just don't know. And - confidentially speaking here, of course! - I've never actually knit a sweater. There! It's out there! You know my secret shame of shames... I've been knitting longer than not at this point, but a sweater? That's just something I've never gotten around to. I mean, I always meant to, and I almost crocheted one last year, but, well... Hey! I don't need to explain myself here! It's my blog! I know a lot of sweater elitists that have been shocked by that, but after neglecting that section of my knitting career for so long, I'm trying to right a wrong. 2012 will have a sweater in it, so help me. If I follow the almanac, 2012 will have at least four sweaters, but maybe more. Also, if I follow the almanac, 2012 will have at least four anxiety attacks, but maybe more.
So now you know. My plan is out there, everybody knows now, and maybe I'll try a little harder to keep up with my knitting. Maybe I'll finally get around to finishing that swatch, rounding up the yarn and digging in. Maybe something shiny will distract me and I'll get to it tomorrow, but hopefully I will stay the course and knit an actual sweater, steeks and all, that will keep me warm, maybe even before next winter!
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Plymouth Earth "Homestead"
Hopefully the last time it will be seen until it's a sweater... |
Oh, and hopefully these posts will get less painful as I go, too!
