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.... without a paddle in sight.
I finally got the most recent shawl finished, then washed - and now it is blocking.
Great !
'Monday, the start of a new week, all my chores are done, the sun is kind of out, let's go start something new !' I thought, enthusiastically.
And then I screeched to a halt.
As we have discussed before, I have everything I need for about the next 4 items on my queue, and I am trying to KTQ2013. However, there is a bunch of things not in my queue that have a deadline .....
A minimum of 2 baby sweaters, one just like the pattern below, and another one which I haven't yet selected, which will be in the relevant SIL's preferred color of dark red. Deadline: beginning of August.
And I know you will recall my ambitions to crochet a baby blankey for the same SIL. After requesting expert opinions on difficulty (or really, total lack of same) in the Patterns forum of Ravelry, I chose the Heirloom Lace Baby Blanket from the top book:
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Then both Mini Diva and Destructo Boy will need school sweaters or cardigans; 3rd deadline: beginning of September. I made myself a weak milky coffee and sat down with all of these:
From this angle, you can't see actually how many patterns are there, but I am pretty sure it is in the hundreds. Of course, I only had to look for kids' patterns; I have chosen 2 or 3 for each child to select from when they get home today.
And I cannot cast on for any of them, as - and I know you will guffaw in rampant disbelief and amazement as did my DH when I told him - I do not have any yarn.
Well, of course I do - and you know that, since I share all my acquisitions with you. But I have none of the right yarn: I have no pale blue or white baby yarn for the 1st baby sweater. I haven't chosen or found a pattern for the 2nd baby sweater, let alone that I don't have any of the dark red yarn required (no, my Austermann Merino Lace is not appropriate). I don't have yarn for the blankey, or the right size hook. Mini Diva will require black DK, and Destructo Boy needs navy blue: I do not have any. Well, I have odds and ends, but not a sweater's worth, for sure.
So I have
Browsing patterns and plotting is never wasted time - c'mon woman! However, I'm intrigued with your choice of an "easy" baby blanket pattern. Personally, I think that summer garden granny square blanket would make a great baby blanket - wonderful bright colors, and you've already got a lot of it done. :)
ReplyDeleteI'll look forward to seeing what the children pick out.
I guess if you do find a paddle you'd better row yourself right over to the yarn store, N'est-ce pas? Oh, that's French, isn't it? Maybe a few days in Paris shopping for yarn is in order. Can you row across the channel?
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I did guffaw, but more in total empathy than disbelief. You see, I also have no yarn. But guffawing does not seem appropriate from a DH expecting an Old Man Cardi, N'est-ce pas?