That Makes It All Better

Even in my fantasy knitting world, having just discovered an additional 1375 yards of yarn, it didn't seem likely that I could knit up an additional 1375 yards by the end of the year to even things out, but I could knit up an additional skein of yarn, so....
Actually, this Mock Men's Aran hat used just about 130 yards, so I'm scaring myself with the mental discussion that if I could already have knit up one-tenth the amount of yarn I found, am I positive I couldn't knit up maybe half?  Two-thirds?  The entire stupid amount?  I am nothing if not stupidly optimistic.  So,
meet the new scarf.  It's on size 8 needles, fairly simple design, and in some of the new mohair yarn.  If I get it done by perhaps the 27th, that will be another 245 yards, then I would only need 1000 yards in the last 4 days of the year to reach 1375, which seems completely reasonable to me as I'm currently on my third cup of coffee this morning.  What could possibly go wrong.......?

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RobinH said…
LOL- we're on the same coffee wavelength- at about this time I was pouring a cup, realized I didn't know how many I had, and wondered if that was a sign I was in need of an intervention!

And I love that Aran hat! You find some of the nicest patterns. I'll definitely be trying that one out come the new year!
December 23, 2011 at 3:22 PM
Meredith said…
Toni, love the hat and the lace pattern for the scarf. Merry Christmas.
December 24, 2011 at 9:32 AM
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