The Georgia Knitter’s Blog

OTN
¤ Blue Snow
¤ Lesli’s Hat
¤ Joel’s Hat
¤ Mock Cable Cardigan
¤ Baby Lace Cardgian
¤ The Never Finished Turquoise Bag

Projects To Come
¤ Baby Outfit for Amy Gordon
¤ Baby Blanket for Brittany and Bubba Freeman
¤ Hats for Mom’s Students
¤ Hat for Miss Whitney {need finished for New Year’s Eve}
¤ Cinderella Socks
¤ A Sweater for Moi!
¤ Straight Jacket for MOI!

Okay, so I haven’t really blogged this week, but I’ll fill you in on my knitty endeavors as well as my oddball life.
I’ve been working alot on the hats I need done before the 23rd. And I’m nearly done. I’ve only got to make Lesli’s hat and Joel’s hat. And then I get to make Miss Whitney a hat for her Christmas package. I knit the boys’ hats for my Sunday School students with Red Heart variegated yarn — I also chose a variegated yarn from Red Heart for Whitney and Robbin’s hats. Here’s the issue. The girls’ yarn knits up soft. But the boys’ yarn knits up scratchy like its a worsted wool from the olden days. Neither mom nor I can figure out exactly why. We’re hoping that washing the hats before putting the hats in the stockings will get rid of the scratchies. So, everybody, cross ya’lls fingers if you will. ^-^
I’ve discovered this tres magnifique web site. Knit Picks. I’m flipping through the pages of the site and just drooling. Maybe if I get some free knitting time and knit up a bunch of hats and baby booties and sell them I can go on a shopping spree and contribute to their wide spread success. As if that’ll ever happen. I’m too bloody busy knitting for everyone else. 90% of whom I don’t bloody know!
You know what I really need to do? I need to organize all my stash and get it all into one place. And put all my other knitting materials {i.e. my Knitting Binder, pattern books, needles, etc.} with it. And dedicate the bar area in the Game Room turned bedroom into my knitting. And only take out what I’m using and then when I’m done with it, put it back. Yeah, AS IF! I’d love to meet a knitter who actually manages to do that and not stop doing it! lol No, seriously, I found a ball of yarn I had when I was crocheting a scarf in 10th grade under the bathroom sink today. And yesterday? Yesterday I found a knitting needle in the pantry and it’s partner was hiding in front of the computer! It’s time to take control over my knitting paraphenalia and keep control. So, my New Year’s Resolution is this ::

Organize my stash and knitting paraphenalia and contain it in the bar area of the Game Room and only take out what I’m using when I’m using it and return it back as soon as I am finished using it.

And now, all I’ve got to do is clean the bar area of the Game Room and I can start working on my New Year’s Resolution. Woohoo!
Did ya’ll know that you should perch barbecue sauce precariously on a table in the living room over the giant ball of WHITE yarn you’re using for Blue Snow especially when the cats are racing and chasing? I didn’t think about it. Guess what happened? I spent 2 hours unwinding that giant ball of white yarn in the kitchen sink that was full of scalding soapy water and scrub-a-dub-dub-ing it. And then I had to use the culindar to drip dry most of the water out before I tossed it into a mesh bag to put in the dryer. And now I get to spend Christmas Break with my mother detangling it and rewinding it. This is going to be FUUUUUUN. Mom says I can’t just cut a few ends loose and tie my tiny inconspicuous knots. Which means that I won’t be blogging much because she’ll have to book me a room in the loony bin!
Alrighty, I think that’s it for now. I’m not sure though. ^-^
I’ve gotta go now. I need to go uptown to get gift bags for my hats for Lesli and Tammy.
Keep on Knitting!