Friday, January 15, 2010

separation anxiety

Will somebody tell me that this is madness? Exhibit one:


(L-R: Two skeins of Colinette Jitterbug, Dream in Color Smooshy, two skeins of Malabrigo Sock, and some handspun superwash BFL lurking at the bottom)

That is enough sock yarn for six pairs of socks, only two of which are intended to be plain old-plain old – and of those two, one pair is slated to be weirdly constructed and requiring of squinting at computer screens. I am absolutely not capable of knitting six pairs of socks in four months, people, and yet I am sorely tempted to cram all of that into my suitcase. Yes, in addition to a pair of socks in progress, two pairs of fingerless gloves in progress, a sweater that has been in progress twice so far (stupid gauge), two pairs of fingerless gloves-to-be, and a spinning project. I have classes! And more sock yarn already at school! Alack, alas, how can I choose?

(Lest you think that is the extent of my madness, allow me to assure you that my sock yarn stash is rather larger than that – remember, sock yarn doesn't count. The photo represents only that yarn which I felt most compelled to pack, least rationally.)