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It's Florida in the summertime and I'm working on patterns for the book, so the title of this post has 2 meanings! The weather has been scary with heat indexes over 105 and electric storms that shake the house. One storm last week they recorded 550+ lightning strikes in an hour. Bad weather if you have to be outside or driving, but GREAT weather for knitting.
OK, I know I said I wasn't going to cast on any new projects for the book until I finished the ones already in progress. But it's really not my fault. One of my dogs has been very sick so I've canceled travel plans for awhile and other than vet visits, I pretty much am housebound. So what's a girl to do? Why knit, of course. And oddly, I keep waking up with ideas for new designs for the book. Designs that call to me and tempt me to cast on NOW and get them started. One of them beat me into submission and it's on the needles taking shape. It's my Honeysuckle Bridal Bag, inspired by the honeysuckle blooming on my garden trellis now, and the white lace, soft greens and yellows that say "summer in the South" to me. I've decided that this pattern will be a gift to readers of this blog and will be available for download free as a little taste of what's to come in the book.
As for the rest, I decided that swatching and sketching don't count, as long as I don't cast on the actual project, right? But I admit that knitting patterns and I are somewhat like a cat and a shiny toy -- I'm so easily distracted by the next pretty, sparkly thing. I'm really itching to cast on my design for the Beaded Azalea Evening Clutch, and the Run for the Roses Coverlet and Shams. I need to remind myself repeatedly that my project boxes have taken over my bedroom and family room and I am running out of space. I've run out of storage containers, so I need to actually finish something to make room for my next project. So I'm publicly declaring that nothing new hits the needles until I finish a project and finalize the written pattern. I promise. I promise. Darn, I want to cast on that beaded clutch. I'd better get something finished...after I have a nice cool cocktail.
Monday, June 22, 2009
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I lived in Florida at one time and had never feared thunderstorms until I hit the south. Like you said the ground shakes and the skies pour open. My first week there I saw lightning hit a transformer, starting a minor fire and cutting off all electricity. I really hope your dog will be okay. Lastly, if you need help with your yarn over-flowing situation, you could send some north....
I tried to downsize my stash but I just couldn't bear to part with my yarn. I'd open a bin and try, but I kept thinking of why the yarn should stay -- where I bought it, what it might grow up to be.... I think when I go to the big yarn store in the sky, my yarn will find other homes, but until then, I just need to buy more storage bins!
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