For all you doubters, here it is: proof that I haven't bailed on my original plan. Though, I have altered it a bit.... I have to confess that I've skipped several projects in order to begin this one: The Boatneck Sweater. I feel I have fair reason for this.
The two projects I've passed over are the sachets and pillowcovers.
Sachets? These are not something I would use, nor do I know of any expectant mother who would put them to use....so I deemed it unworthy of my time ;) Not to mention, that the skills I would learn/practice, I have already mastered: stockinette stitch & seaming. And now comes my bow.....
And the Pillowcovers? Well, these I would actually enjoy keeping or giving as a gift, but I feel I can come back to do them at a later time. This sweater was all too pressing, as I wanted Lily to be able to wear it before the warm weather sets in!
And.....I have dragged my feet! As I knit, I discover that I am quite ADD. I can begin a project, but it is another thing to complete it. My excitement wanes & drifts.... I have only to finish the left sleeve on this puppy & it will be done. I could finish it in a few hours max! But as the weather warms, the sun is shining, birds are chirping... I become more interested in cleaning, decorating, and visiting with friends. I may have to turn the air on high so that my Lily can actually wear this sweater when it is completed! And, don't you know: I will!
Lest you worry that I may never complete another project---my sister has gotten the knitting bug recently. And we are quite different in many ways, but particularly in our zeal for knitting. What started (and remains, quite honestly...) as a curiosity for me, began as a full-throttle quest for my sister. Each conversation we have consists of a new stitch she's learned, a new project, a new yarn! She feverishly knits socks and is now spinning her own yarn and has purchased sheep: what??!! Yes, you can't make this stuff up, people. And this is what I have learned to admire about her---find her interests, and she dives in completely! {Committedly, too, I might add.} This is a whole new level of competition for me. I fear I may be out of my league here.
Nevertheless, I am rolling up my sleeves again as the competition heats up. I am pretty sure that, living on a college campus, I cannot get a sheep--nor do I really want one....but I can knit and I can learn and I can prevail!
GAME ON, TERI!
