Something Different

It has been one of those "frustrated knitter" couple of days around here. I got insanely bored with the Mogul Scarf I was working on so a few days ago I cast on the Jeannee Cable Lace Tee. The side panels are a twisted rib with the lace design in between. I was really enjoying it and just breezing right along.....then I noticed that I had failed to twist the stitches in, not one, but two different areas waaaayyyyyy down at the bottom!! About 40 rows down :-(. Knowing me if I tried to rip back to those sections I'd probably not get the right twist on the stitches when I picked them back up....not to mention trying to figure out where I was on the lace section....so I frogged it and started over. Just hate it when that happens!!!

Still not in the mood to work on that scarf and the only other thing I have otn is a basic sock. I worked on it this morning sitting in the Dr. office so wasn't in the mood for it when I got home either. Kind of had a harrummph attitude about knitting at all so I decided to do other things this afternoon. It did help and I'm sure I'll be back in the knitting groove after dinner.

First thing I did was clean up the garage....fun, fun....oh, well....it was bugging the daylights out of me and it needed it. Now it looks all neat and tidy. We'll see how long it stays that way..ha!

Then I decided to play with something else!! I got Cat's New Pathways book a while back. I have only done the first two little sample socks (one of each, not a pair). I want to do a "real pair" of them sometime in the near future....that will probably be the next sock I cast on....one of the patterns from the book....either the Coriolis or the Upstream most likely.

Anyway....I decided that I need to be totally prepared forthat endeavor so I played around with some beads and jump rings this afternoon.

I've never done stitch markers before and hopefully, as in other crafts, I'll get better at it the more I do. Making those little loops is harder than you would think it would be. Mine are a bit wonky, but as long as they don't snag the yarn they'll work...just not as "pretty" as some I've seen!

After doing the one's for Cat's sock patterns I did a few plain ones too. It was fun, but it did make my hands hurt a little.....guess some Aleve is in order before I settle in with the needles tonight.

Pretty sure I'll pick up the Jeannee again and probably put the new stitch markers to the test when I'm here by myself and can concentrate on Cat's instructions.

In short.....today was confirmation that 3 wips is NOT enough....lol! A girl must have options so as much as I have been holding myself back from startitis....no more! I'm thinking at least 2 or 3 more things need to be goin on...don't you think?