Really, I Can Explain

Thismight lead you to think I have Knitter's ADD....and you'd probably be right, of course...but THIS TIME I do have an excuse!

The lovely lady who loaned us her condo last week refused to take any money for it, so I wanted to knit her a scarf, but have frogged the first two attempts. I thought she was in Arizona until sometime in later April, but it turns out she has returned early, and I want to have a gift for her when I return her keys & everything. So, yesterday I dug theseout of the stash, and with size 8 needles to speed things along, I've been knitting and beading like a mad woman.The cats seem to have forgiven me and have been lending their moral supportOr perhaps they just know that I am the bigger softie on tummy-rubs.

And I swear that having the Kauni cardigan bogged down in the gold & orange colors has nothing to do with this.......

Comments

Anonymous said…
Okay... you get a pass, this time. :)

Lovely beady scarf!!!
March 18, 2009 at 11:58 AM
RobinH said…
The best excuses are the true ones! Besides, it's lovely! 'Overwhelmed by teh pretty' would have worked.

Or you could have told us it was a WIP and we'd just forgotten. We'd have believed you :).
March 18, 2009 at 1:24 PM
tinebeest said…
Needs must when the devil drives they say. I like the direction he's driving right now...
March 18, 2009 at 3:49 PM
Anonymous said…
Whatever you need to tell yourself, dear. We're behind you completely. And it doesn't hurt that it's soooo pretty!
March 19, 2009 at 8:14 AM
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