Wednesday, 25 June 2025

I don't have to like it

Knitting continues to be sluggish.  I wish I understood the problem.  I love knitting this sweater.  My thoughts are consumed by knitting, always by knitting.  I wake in the morning looking forward to knit.  Oh well.  Sluggish it is but I don't  have to like it.

I was awake by 5 this morning and did a couple of rows.  That felt better.  All was moving along nicely until I noticed that there were stitches not on a cord.  I took the unstrung tip out of my work and a tiny spring fell out.  Tiny spring fell to the floor and is gone.  It is what it is, but I don't have to like it. 

This is a big problem.  I don't have any inactive 4.5 mm tips of any kind.  I have one set of 5 mm tips and lots of 3.75 mm tips.  I have been thinking of getting a few more tips  in the 4.5 and 5 and 5.5 mm sizes but I really don't want more.  And now I am going to have to.  It is what it is but I don't have to like it.

Now, all this, makes it sound as if I am grumpy.  I am really not.  I am just about to switch to the last colour on the sweater.  I think.  I have been measuring and debating how long this sweater should be.  I want it long enough to keep the chill off my lower back and the optimal length for it, should be about one more colour set plus hem rib.  Then sleeves.

I am looking forward to these sleeves.  It will be interesting to see if I left enough yarn of the various colours to complete them.  For now, it is time for another cup of coffee and I like it.  


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