green.girl knitting: commentary

10 december 2010 one more

fa la la la la, la la la la!

i am feeling rather christmasy of late! i was afraid i wouldn't; having minor surgery on the 6th seemed to bring everything to a halt and it is hard to get the joyous momentum going when so many things start crowding in. but, no! joy abounds!

the plan had been to recuperate on the couch, knitting. but as with many plans, there was an unforeseen problem -- my brain reacted to the general anesthesia by refusing to shut down and squirrelling around ninety miles an hour. i could not sleep, i could not read, i could not knit. but i could concentrate enough to sort of watch movies, so i did. a streetcar named desire is officially off the you-should-watch-this-one-day list.

eventually, there was some sleep, though i am still trying to catch up, and therefore, knitting commenced. i restarted the small child's sweater and am just about to split off the arms and head down the body. i am rather nervous about the amount of yarn i have but decided if i run short then there is nothing wrong with black cuffs, right?

i am also just one wristlet short of having the full set of four i need for gifting. the fourth set is not from the squishy cashmere yarn but i made the executive decision that one should not have cashmere knitteds until one has reached double digits. superwash will do nicely...

and this will be a special present for my mama, though it may not be done in time for christmas. maybe an epiphany present!



november 2010