Things A Knitter Might Wonder While Taking Prescription Drugs

*  If there is a worsted-weight yarn, why isn't there a bested-weight?

*  Is Fun Fur really fun?

*  Did the first knitter actually know when he or she made mistakes, or was that privilege reserved for the second knitter?

*  Would tea help my bronchitis more if I knit it a tea cozy?

*  Why did Red Heart Yarn become so popular in the 1970s?  Were drugs really that widespread?

*  How many cotton sweaters must I knit before I realize that I rarely wear them?

*  Can I make it an entire year before losing my resolve and resubscribing to every knitting magazine I can find?

*  Do people knit "willy warmers" just because it's fun to say, or do some people actually wear them?

*  What does it say about me that I was able to teach myself to knit using just a cheap booklet, yet couldn't even begin to figure out tatting even though both grandmothers tried to show me?

*  Will the third year of Cold Sheeping finally end with me being able to put the closet doors back on?

*  Will my friends eventually get tired of scarves?

*  Why is all lace yarn under one yarn-weight category?  Shouldn't there be subsets, like "acceptable," "challenging," and "run for cover?"

*  Is it just a coincidence that the one who is militant about keeping the house cool (and the heating bills low) is the one who knits the sweaters?

*  How many more days of these drugs can I take before I start knitting toilet paper cover dolls???????

Comments

stitchin' girl said…
This post is hilarious!! I was laughing so hard I thought I was going to fall off my chair. By the way - I already fell off the no knitting subscription diet so you are way ahead of me!
January 7, 2010 at 10:31 PM
toni in florida said…
How many drugs have you taken, Toni dear? Everyone knows that toilet-paper covers are crocheted, not knit!
January 7, 2010 at 11:08 PM
(formerly) no-blog-rachel said…
The way you talk about your yarn stash makes me want to see a picture of it. ALL of it (if you can't fit it all in one shot, several next to each other is acceptable).

I used Red Heart as a kid in the 70's In the early part of the decade, it was all that was available at a price my mother was willing to pay for a project her daughter would likely not finish!
January 9, 2010 at 10:18 AM
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