Smugness Gets a Setback

To celebrate finishing the quilt AHEAD of schedule (continuing to milk that--thank you), I wanted to spend the evening with mohair, and while the Lady's Circular Cape
has become my favorite project, this
is on big needles, and with big needles, I could use up this
much yarn and be able to say that I had used up 45 balls of yarn by the end of April (a rather slow month for projects overall), but after 30 minutes of searching, I could not locate the pattern book. Apparently the sewing room has gotten so out of control that it is taking prisoners.

This weekend will involve a GREAT deal of cleaning, though I might tie one of those hiking ropes around my waist first--just in case.....

Comments

Qutecowgirl said…
: ) I too have to do some major cleaning/reorganizing of my stash closet. I almost had an avalanche today while I was looking for something. : ) maybe I need a rope too!

Why not make a pattern up instead of using the book? I am sure you can do it, you have knitted so many things.

Good luck with the cleaning.
April 29, 2008 at 9:15 PM
Anonymous said…
Ha Ha! Don't you hate it when that happens. I must say that my craft room is somewhere between somewhat functional and complete disaster. Unfortunately, I think I need to purge the rest of the house first before I can get to it. UGH.

Daniele
April 30, 2008 at 7:19 AM
Anonymous said…
I have 2/3 of a vest for which I have *totally lost* the pattern. Probably when moving. It's been 8 years, you think I should consider maybe frogging it?
April 30, 2008 at 10:14 AM
Dana said…
Congratulations on finishing the quilt! I have fabric for my daughter's baby quilt... and she'll be 2 in July... I hit a math snag, and then she was 10 days early, and now it's just been so long...
April 30, 2008 at 9:41 PM
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