An Open Letter to my Immediate Family

(New Jersey branch, disregard -- you folks are all good)

Look, people. I want to knit gifts for you, really I do. But you live in Texas, fer cryin' out loud. I knit you a scarf, you wear it what, like 5 times a year? And it'll last you for 10 years. Gloves? Maybe twice a year it's cold enough in Dallas for gloves. I'm not a fast enough knitter to be knitting everyone shawls every year (and Dad, you'd look pretty silly in a shawl anyways). But I want to make things for the ones I love. So here's the deal. You're going to get something knitted this year (or at least something handmade), each and every one of you (my NJ peeps, this includes you, too). It may be a small something or a silly something, but there will be something. Now, there are 15 of you (and I'm probably forgetting to count someone -- you know how I am with math and, you know, counting). Keeping that in mind, if there's a special something you'd like me to make for you, now is the time to ask for it. Thanksgiving is too late. Halloween is too late. Now is the time to ask.

People who are not in my immediate family, maybe next year will be your year. Let's see how this year goes first (the immediate family people still have to invite me to things if this turns into a huge fiasco).

No Becky pic today, sorry -- work is crazy and I had a root canal, so that pretty much took up all my time today. Work is also interfering with my knitting time, so not much progress has been made. Well, I got to the start of the decreases on the right front (that means all the button holes are done! Yay!)...but I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to rip out the left front and redo it. There's something just not right with the cable that runs next to the button band. I'll look at it again when the right front's done and see how they look side-by-side, but I'm pretty sure. This does not bode well for poor little Gracie. This whole making-a-living thing is really just not conducive to knitting. Though it does contribute quite a bit to the whole "stash" thing, now that I think about it. Does that make my boss an enabler?

Speaking of, I think I should be totally honest here and tell you I've already broken one of my resolutions. I got an email today from Webs. Friends, they are having a summer closeout sale with $3 cones of yarn. $3. For 2+ pounds of yarn. $3, folks. How could I not? I suppose it technically qualifies as both a really, really good deal and a one-time thing, but I feel much guilt. No remorse, but much guilt. Also a little panic about where I'm going to put all those cones.

(I just had to teach Blogger the word "knitter." Also the word "closeout." Who are the people who wrote this dictionary?)

posted by Laura Y. @ 5:01 PM