It is Finished!

I did it! Felt like pulling teeth in the end. You see, the pattern wasn't difficult at all...it's just that I love to start new projects, but when the newness wears off, I am usually off to another project. I am addicted to the "high" and adventure of a new task, but hate following through when the "high" wears off. I guess that goes for nearly everything in my life. That is why finishing this silly cardigan is such a big deal. I finished it! Yay for me! Babysteps to a new me. Small victories! Press on!

On the Needles

So, my sewing machine is sitting idle, collecting dust and feeling quite forlorn, I'm sure. I can't always choose what is going to inspire me or motivate me. Today, it is a ball of aquamarine (varigated greens, blues and white)sock yarn that is the object of my affection. I already have 3 socks in various stages of completion (one of which I started nearly 2 years ago)...so I didn't need another lonely sock. My mind wandered to what else a ball of sock yarn might be good for, and a quick search on the internet revealed a whole new world to me! So, I find a pattern that has my favorite words "free" and "knits up quickly." Bingo! So here I am knitting up a cardigan for my daughter's AG doll. Yes, I am wasting perfectly good yarn on an inanimate object, but hey, it could be worse, I saw a pattern for an apple cozy, no really, a cozy for an uneaten apple. My brain told me I could whip up this adorable cardigan in half an afternoon. Too bad I forgot I was using sock yarn (fingering weight) and size 2 needles...3 days later my mind is wandering to a really awesome scarf I want to try (knit in bulky yarn, yay!). Not sure how much longer I can hold out before this too gets relegated to the abandoned projects pile and is replaced with something new that catches my fancy. We'll have to wait and see. Here is a pic I took on the 6th (it's now about halfway finished and has 1 arm). Ah, the life of an ADD knitter...:o) Here's the ravelry link if you are interested in seeing what it should look like when finished.

New Beginnings

So, here's the first entry of my first blog. I have had days to think about what I would write about (since I can only have one "first" blog post). Should I start with who I am, why I am doing this, or just random entertainment? In order to relieve the stress of a perfectionist trying to create the "perfect first blog", I will end it here. There is plenty of time to get to know me. As far as why I am doing this...consider it an online journal. I plan on recording the evolution of my life this year. Call it an experiment, if you will.