(Knit one…purl one… knit one…purl one… Knit two… purl one, knit four, purl… Oh, crud.)
Happy Birthday to the obsessive knitter in the house!
May the shoulders on your sweaters always fit, may the heels on your stockings be properly turned; may your many knitting projects someday be finished, and may you get rid of all of your nasty acrylic yarn on unsuspecting strangers (Heh heh!).
Many happy returns of the day, auld Scot!
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Happy birthday to the obsessive knitter from…the opposite of an obsessive knitter (i.e., someone who has yet to finish a single knitting project).
Got rid of two skeins of nasty, inherited acrylic today … and two pair of US#8 plastic DPN’s as well. With the giveaways, I gave some brief instructions in “how to” as well as casting on a few stitches. We’ll see if they pick it up … but I’ve a feeling that at least one of them will.
They complained that I shouldn’t be giving things on my birthday. I snickered. They don’t know just how many truly naff yarns we inherited, nor how many US#8, 16″, plastic dpn’s. Heh heh.
Two down ….
Just wait, a.fortis. We’ll come visit. It’ll either be me teaching you one way, or TadMack teaching you the other, but you’ll finish SOMEthing. Be very afraid. Someday you’ll buy a rabbit just so’s you’ve got a steady supply of fur.
HAHA! Maybe you can help me finish my 5 inches of skirt, or my 6 inches of baby blanket (needless to say, that person’s baby got a different present…).
Ahh. So, it’s not a matter of ripping things out, trying to be a perfectionist, but of simply having too many projects (not just knitting projects), I’m guessing? I know the feeling.
However, that can be solved by using a “craft” weight or “chunky” yarn, and big needles. You’ll finish faster ’cause of the size of the yarn & needles, and it’ll be more rewarding for you. Unless you just enjoy the process of knitting, but I’m not thinking that’s the case here.