In Need of Finishing

Have I mentioned that I have trouble finishing my projects? That is to say, I knit the whole piece(s) but will NEVER block, sew seams, and weave in the ends until I'm about 10 minutes away from giving it to the person who has bought it or is receiving it as a gift. But the ridiculous thing is that each unfinished project (there are, literally, at least 20 of them in my apartment) each hold a special point of tension in my neck and back or a lovely knot in my stomach. You'd think that would be motivation enough to finish the project, but, alas, my masochism prevails.

Next week is "reading week" at school (which means we don't have classes), and, among other things, I hope to throw myself a finishing party - in which I'll spend a whole day finishing all those lovely, lingering projects and hopefully knock out a few of the kinks in my neck and back through the process!

Meanwhile, there's new stuff in lots of fall colors going up on etsy...

Finally

After a very long delay, I've finally added a new item to my etsy shop. I have tons of mostly-finished projects lying around the house, but I can't seem to get motivated to weave in all the ends, sew the seams, and take the pictures. I absolutely LOVE the designing and knitting process, but I have such a hard time with the final details (symbolic of many things in my life, maybe?)

Hopefully, I'll start to post new stuff to my etsy shop several of times a week. We'll see how that goes. :)

This is the yummy hat that I posted today...

eco-wool taking form

The sun is still shining, but the temperatures are beginning to fall and the leaves beginning to change. Slowly but surely, the lovely eco-wool (described & pictured in the previous entry) is becoming a very warm and exciting baby boy sweater. I love this wool so much. Have I mentioned that yet?! Here’s a taste of what’s developing…

yarn shopping

You'd think, with ALL the yarn that I have in this apartment, that I wouldn't need to go yarn shopping. BUT I am working on a new commission and couldn't find enough of the yarn that I needed for the project. So I got to do one of my favorite things yesterday - feel, smell, and feast my eyes on the gorgeous, vibrant fibers at a local yarn store. I could spend days in this place!

For this particular commission, I've decided to use one of my favorite wools. Cascade Yarns produces these HUGE (250 grams/ 478 yds) skeins of Peruvian "ecological wool" in more than 20 colors/shades, and it's UNdyed - meaning these 20 (or so) colors are the natural, gorgeous colors of the sheep. All the colors are various shades of creamy white, brown, and gray.

Also, because the wool is undyed, it still has its natural, sweet smell that I have become addicted to.

I also scored some sale yarn in my yarn excursion yesterday, including...

this beautiful navy, angora wool for 50% off

and these awesomely bright, watermelon colors in cotton - perfect for a kid's project!


Ahh, yarn shopping. It makes me so happy. :)