We · are · knit · together.

-make the bayerische socks via eunny jang in this exact yarn which arrives monday (hopefully)

I actually think I'll continue the cable pattern down the heel flap.  Maybe.  It would wear out faster but be prettier.

-knit a mitered square blanket with kayla

-finish all projects that i promise to people:  so far, a scarf for alex and jill, a potholder in the shape of a fish for natalie via helen, a cowl for kelso, and a weird armwarmery thing for someone who goes to my church who emailed my mother.

I do have a few projects on the needles, though. I have a thick simple rib scarf in deep grey on the way, along with simple wristwarmers for myself. I started some Dashings as well; it's been so long since I've knitted anything in the round! Elizabeth Zimmerman is rolling over in her grave.

I'm going to start some major scarfing for Christmas(-y) presents, probably soon, but God knows I won't finish half of them until February.

This is essentially how I feel about life.

in any case, here are the two sweater plans i have:
for ease of entry, a sweater with side buttons

or just a standard tiny cardigany thing

cables will be involved.
is a seam of buttons to complicated to get a squirming baby into? too ugly? too involved?

should i go with the sherwood?

it's adorable, but dani's boy will be pint-sized for quite some time, and by the time he would fit into it, it might be too warm to wear. how big are babies when they're first born anyway?

how about some fair isle? i certainly don't like this as much, and i wish magknits would just give up. but it's sort of cute, and i like to knit fair isle, and it looks like i could make it smaller much easier.

oh, and someone on craftster crocheted and felted elvis hair. lord

apres le forum social, i'm planning on stealing a bunch of activist type phrases and knitting them into things, hats and scarves and mittens and such.  maybe sweaters, too; in essence, i will be stealing sweaters like my favorite online knitter so often does.  i'm no longer feeling creative in my life and sort of want to sleep for years.  i'm recreating a timesheet for the past month and feel very much like i didn't do anything important.  i certainly haven't been knitting or reading or listening to music or being nice in general.  at least it feels that way, but i'm one to count moments as entire blocks of time, which is not entirely fair.

fuck.

That said, a knitted parasol? If you didn't have to destroy an umbrella to make it, I probably very much would.

Does Mongolia get cold? Apparently not. Is it too late in the year to knit mittens for a birthday present?

God, I can't wait for school to be over so I can knit/write letters/read books not for class again. It's strange how basically all I want to do is read, as far as summer goes, and that's what I'm doing right now, just frantically.