Taking action is my default. I move and take action. I used to do it (unconsciously for the most part) to avoid feeling or digging into my not so proverbial stuff in my closet. Now I do it because my muscle memory insists that moving and doing are my normal.
And frankly there is nothing wrong with doing, right? Still. What is it that I'm avoiding or shoving to the back-burner in my business life? Will making more hats and gloves and socks and mittens (and a SWEATER) miraculously bring out the truth I'm clearly trying to avoid?
This is a knitting and making blog after all. So many deep questions just send me deeper into my stash. Still, I'm wondering what my compulsion to stash is really about? Is it about the yarn?
So here's (some of) what's on the needles at the moment:
I'm also working on a sweater for Michael. (it's grey!) and a pair of amazing sockies for Butter and a shawl that is way too complicated and still amusing. The scarf for Dad and oh yeah. I made a hat this weekend. The Pattern of the Day in my calendar was a neat little intarsia pattern named Mountain Lake. I cast on a few times intending to make a swatch. But you know, it had to be in the round. And my dpns were otherwise occupied (see socks above) and the smallest circulars I had were the perfect size for a hat. So while the hat is too small for an adult head, it is great for a child. Yes. I made a whole hat so I could try a pattern. I liked it. (and it was good for avoidance too -- I mean, you can't be called too much of a slacker if you make a hat in a weekend, right?) Okay - don't tell the non-knitters that you can.
