projects I wish I could do

[celticdragonfly]

While I was sitting outside this evening handing out Halloween candy and getting chilled, I started to think about knitting projects I'd like to do for myself. I was already wearing a pair of handknit wool socks. I'd like to do more socks for myself - I have several already planned out and stash for more. Even with the scarf on my ears were getting cold. I was thinking that I really should knit one of those moebius scarf/hood things that I've wanted for years and years. I know there was a pattern in Spinoff for handspun yarn, I should see what weight they had in mind, or find another. (I certainly don't have time to do the spinning, and anyway I do smooth tight even thin yarn, not fluffy yarn) And my hands kept getting cold. I can't knit properly in gloves. I was thinking mabye fingerless gloves, or maybe some of those fingerless gloves with the mitten style flap that goes over them, I've seen pictures of those lately, surely I could find a pattern.

Then I thought some more, and realized yeah, who am I kidding? I almost finished those baby socks, there's a pair of socks promised to Karl I need to get back to, I have a huge project with a deadline coming up fast, and there's so much else I need to do for other people. I don't have time to knit for myself any time soon.

Which makes me sad. Although I do want to do the knitting for people I care about.

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[celticdragonfly.livejournal.com]

Further comment - when you're a socknitter with size 10 wide feet, you convert and mess around with patterns, or you give up and stop knitting, I think! (And don't even talk to me about people who say just convert to a larger size by going up a needle size! Good socks are all about a firm fabric with a tight gauge.)