April 26, 2003
Uh oh, I didn't Go
Welcome to my world, where Oliver Sudden often appears with depressing news. I've learned to listen to him. This weekend I was supposed to enjoy the dyeing workshop as previously reported, but I'm staying home and sending a fellow knitter/spinner through whom I will enjoy the experience vicariously.
Why?
I just want to knit, dammit! This is the latest joke at my house. The catch-phrase de la semaine. Brad asks me my opinion about something and I say "I don't know, I just want to knit, dammit!" He asks me if I'd like to go out for breakfast or a movie or a walk or shopping and the reply is the same. It's my wait of combatting depression in hopes that it will be gone 'ere too long.
So here is the dammit knitting I've done through now on Varg Pojken aka Reindeer Sweater:
In another 8 or so inches of plain old Stockinette I'll start the pattern that precedes the actual reindeer. I was a bit astonished at the fabric that was produced in the two-color rounds, being more accustomed to knitting with Shetland yarns when using two colors. The Dale Heilo is much thicker (although I never thought of it as such) and the resulting fabric much more substantive.
Oh, look! Mommy just took off her nice warm robe and Somebody wants to snuggle up in it...
I was thinking whilst knitting that tomorrow is Sunday and I wondered where Mme Glitchbane might go to church. I'm thinking she belongs to the First Traditional Church of Knitting, Continental (Steek Orthodox). There's a huge possibility of parody exploitation here (Thy Wool be Done, etc.), but I don't have the energy to tackle it today (I just want to knit, dammit!).
I'm not knitting right this second because Brad is moving things around in Mme Glitchbane's Knitting Parlor. He has the idea that a certain (different) configuration of furniture and electronics will suit the Parlor nicely, and Mme Glitchbane does not agree. Therefore she is graciously stepping aside to allow him to experiment, just in case the aforementioned reconfiguration is indeed the Holy Grail of knitting parlor decoration.
Sorry that you're feeling blue ,and didn't feel like going to the workshop.
Better do some d*** knitting !
So how is Brad's feng shui? The little place I go to work out did some feng shui and rearranged all their furniture so now the layout supposedly will enhance their prosperity but meanwhile it just confuses the customers!
Posted by: CarolineF on April 26, 2003 01:33 PM