My Knitting And I Had A "Date" Today

So I am knitting less and less all the time as I find more & more stuff to do around the house, so today I made a date with wool. After canning & before going to the gym I promised myself one hour of uninterrupted knitting time. It was tough, and I almost got distracted by a bed that needed sheets changed, but I actually did it and this poor little shawl:
which was started on June 2 and promptly abandoned, now has 9 more rows! It's really more hunter green than blue-grey, and there isn't a full pattern repeat there yet, but I am quite proud of myself. Really, I wanted to cast on something new to work on--and had even flirted with the idea--but when I finally sat down I didn't want to be bothered with gauge or size or anything new, so a WIP WON OUT!!!!! Whoo hoo!!! Call Ripley's!

I have a new theory--if I can manage one hour of uninterrupted knitting time per day that would pretty much double my knitting output for this year as it's been a bit pathetic, and then this fall when canning season is over......? Might I get to 20,000 yards yet?????? Or this poor little shawl might at least be finished

Comments

toni in florida said…
Pretty! Don't let what you haven't done paralyze you, or you might miss opportunities to actually DO and to enjoy the doing, ya know? And even if you stopped knitting or sewing or canning this very minute, you'd still have been more productive in 2009 than most of the rest of us have been in several years added together.
August 25, 2009 at 2:26 AM
RobinH said…
Toni-in-FL is absolutely right! Also, you deserve some time doing things you love, so think of it as an indulgence. (I actually have to do the reverse- when I have a huge whack of chores to get through, I promise myself a knit break after each one!)
August 25, 2009 at 7:11 AM
tinebeest said…
Knitting is still supposed to be fun :-) And while it is nice to eat up some stash, you really shouldn't force it. It messes up gauge, anyway.

I also find the whole gauge and casting on bit sometimes too much, I prefer to just sit and knit. Which is a bit of a problem because I have knit up all WIPs and need to cast on for a pair of Cookie A. socks next but I don't have time to mess around right now. Darn job, I knew I shouldn't have taken it when offered...
August 25, 2009 at 10:05 AM
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