The Problem With Having a New Project Obsession

Why is it that I already have too many projects, but yet I still want to start more? I feel this is every knitters problem. It is Ravelry's fault. One second I am updating my projects, the next I am trolling patterns for the next pretty thing I want to make!!

First things first though, I have to finish my current projects. I have the quilt to finish, hooks to screw into my key holder thingy for my room, then I can focus on knitting. The projects I have going right now are my Rocky Coast Cardigan (San Fransisco Peaks Cardigan), Hourglass Rib Socks (Cali Girl in the Snow Socks) and my Matching Beauty project, which is a scarf I have been working on for awhile (2 years now...oops) to match a hat I already finished (Simple Beauty) from the Hermione Hearts Ron Pattern. For a long time I wanted to make a scarf to match the hat so I took the hat pattern and adapted it to make a scarf with the same lace and cables design. (If anyone wants it they can comment or message me on Ravelry). I briefly debated frogging the scarf, but when I got it out last night to frog it I realized I had an almost finished scarf on my hands. And well I couldn't frog something that was so close to being finished! So this project has now been bumped to priority #2 in my knitting world.

Last night I started the ribbing section on the bottom of the back of my cardigan project! It is very exciting because after that it is time for sleeves! I already have size 10.5 DPN's for the sleeves, but the thing is that I am not the biggest fan of DPN's. I just knit so much more slowly on them then I do with circulars. BUT I can't justify buying 10.5 circulars when I already have 10.5 DPN's. So I am just going to suck it up and make pretty pretty sleeves for my pretty pretty sweater.

Now for my new project obsession scheming. I know I am not going to start anything new until I finish the sweater, and scarf. And I am not going to start socks until I finish my current sock #2. BUT I have a couple projects in my Ravelry queue I am already excited to make.

As I have previously expressed, I am waiting for someone, anyone, I know in my family/older friends to get pregnant. I am waiting for this because I love knitting for babies. Every person I know who gets pregnant receives a hand knit baby hat. The most exciting thing was when I gave a person who I know a baby hat for their little girl, and when she was born and pictures were uploaded to facebook, SHE WAS WEARING MY HAT. It was exciting for me to know that when they look back on the day their child was born, she was wearing my little hat! They most likely don't even remember it was me who made it and gave it to them but still, I know and that makes me happy. Okay I'll stop rambling and get to the point now. I love knitting for babies and there is an adorable little project I found a long time ago in a knitting pattern book I use a lot. The book is Knitted Gifts by Ann Budd and it has so many fantastic projects for gift giving and for yourself! The socks I am making came out of that book. The cutest little thing I want to make so badly is called Motor Baby Bunting and it is both genius and adorable. It is a little warm bundle-y thing that zips at the bottom to keep the babies legs warm, but makes them easy to change and has little sleeves and a hood. The best part is that there is a hole in the middle so that you can strap the baby into a car seat without moving anything, taking anything off or making them cold. It is perfect for people who live in cold weather places. PLUS IT'S ADORABLE. So yeah I want to make that, but I am waiting for a baby to make it for.

Adorable right?

The next project I want to make is a cowl. It is called the Greyhaven cowl, and I have had in my Ravelry queue forever. When looking at the projects page, I saw someone who made this cowl with madelinetosh tosh merino. I have been dying to work with Madelinetosh yarn because it is just so so beautiful. The colors are hand dyed and variegated and I have wanted to work with it, but hadn't found the right project. Until now.

This cowl pattern

With this colorway of Madelinetosh. It is called Baltic. And it is gorgeous.

This yarn

So that is my cowl fantasy. I have narrowed down the socks to a few different patterns, but I am not going to detail those out just yet until I narrow it down to 2 or 3 winners, then I will post the options!

I am so excited to do these amazing projects. But for now I am just going to finish the projects I already have! Keep you updated with everything as usual!