While at the Creative Sewing and Needlework Festival, I happened along the Ram Wools booth. And what did my wandering eyes chance upon? The sweater I’d been LUSTING over.
Barely containing my excitement (apologies to the ladies I ran over on the way to the booth), I grabbed the sweater in my shaking hands. Sadly it was the wrong colour for me (I look like…well…not good in brown). I put it down with a sob and said to my companion “the knitting gods are against me – it’s the wrong colour”.
To my delight the sales lady said “we’ll ship it in the colours you want – no charge”. Well I think my wallet got whiplash as I pulled it out with shaking hands and a tremulous smile.
Well, it came today. Along with two books I’d ordered from Amazon – Sally Melville’s Colour: The Power and the Glory, and Martha Waterman’s Knitted Lace Shawls.
I wasn’t going to even open the box until after Christmas, but I thought I should make sure that they had sent the right sweater – you have to be careful right (yeah right)…
With Clancy looking on (she thought it looked interesting), the innocent box sat on the floor for a while while I argued with myself as to whether or not to open the box and release temptation into the air. Throwing caution to the wind, I grabbed my scissors and ripped it open. With heaving bosoms, I wrestled the sweater from the box and sat it on the floor. Far away from me.
For good reason.
I have to finish the following before Christmas:
- Debbie Bliss Sweater (I know, quit moaning and get to knitting the 40″ of moss stitch required to finish the sleeves).
- Complete Snowflake Afghan before real ones melt.
- Finish Sock or become good friend with amputee to give existing one to.
- Make more snowflakes than Mother Nature.
- Make buttonless towel toppers to go with the cool towels I bought today that I really shouldn’t have because I don’t have time to make them.
- Make matching thrum mitten before snow flies and fingers freeze.
- Make cute matching hat and scarf (pattern yet to be determined).
- Have head examined for starting Pineapple Doily.
- Knit toque for co-worker (how did I get suckered into this one?).
- Finish Manuel (Heartmade Blessings teddyghan).
Somewhere in there is sleep and work, but as it becomes closer to Christmas, I’m trying to figure out which is really necessary.