There are a lot of reasons I have not knit a stitch nor posted a blog in the past TWO WEEKS. Above all else, I should blame the lack of productivity on myself -- surely a motivational seminar/book/hypnosis CD would encourage me to make more out of the hours in my day. Here, however, are a few reasons there are FEWER hours in my day, leading to frustration, leading to a lack of desire to knit:
1. Commute. I spend upwards of 2 hours per workday in my truck. Now, I love my truck very very very much, not least of all its ample store space (a console large enough for Roxy ipod speakers, my Juicy slouch hobo, Nissan owner's guides, 4 Lancome juicy tubes, 3 pairs of sunglasses, AND a current knitting project...!), but the recent gas hike is really cutting into my yarn budget. As much as I like both having time to unwind before getting home and the fact that I am physically separated from my place of business by over 40 miles, the fact of the matter is that this is 10 hours per week I could be spending knitting.
2. Commitment to craftiness in other mediums. This past weekend, I revisited one of my favorite crafts -- t-shirt making. In college, we would make t-shirts for nearly every occasion. I can't think of a party, birthday, or event that didn't consist of a trip to Target for a 3 pack of boys Hanes tees, along with hours in a dorm room with fabric markers. My 2 besties, Em and Linds, are training for the Flying Pig marathon in Cincinnati on May 4th. In addition to being phenomenally committed runners, they were also chosen by Cin Weekly to blog about their training and experiences. This led to a series of photo shoots, interviews, celebrity sightings (even I was shown on the cincinnati.com home page thanks to these ever-popular ladies!), least of which was their constant re-appearance in Cin Weekly. So, I fashioned them some tees to wear as they run about town. I will post a pics as soon as I get them (hint hint!) By the time I nailed the logos of all the sponsors I wanted on these special shirts, this turned into a weekend-long project (but one well worth the hours invested!)
1. Commute. I spend upwards of 2 hours per workday in my truck. Now, I love my truck very very very much, not least of all its ample store space (a console large enough for Roxy ipod speakers, my Juicy slouch hobo, Nissan owner's guides, 4 Lancome juicy tubes, 3 pairs of sunglasses, AND a current knitting project...!), but the recent gas hike is really cutting into my yarn budget. As much as I like both having time to unwind before getting home and the fact that I am physically separated from my place of business by over 40 miles, the fact of the matter is that this is 10 hours per week I could be spending knitting.
2. Commitment to craftiness in other mediums. This past weekend, I revisited one of my favorite crafts -- t-shirt making. In college, we would make t-shirts for nearly every occasion. I can't think of a party, birthday, or event that didn't consist of a trip to Target for a 3 pack of boys Hanes tees, along with hours in a dorm room with fabric markers. My 2 besties, Em and Linds, are training for the Flying Pig marathon in Cincinnati on May 4th. In addition to being phenomenally committed runners, they were also chosen by Cin Weekly to blog about their training and experiences. This led to a series of photo shoots, interviews, celebrity sightings (even I was shown on the cincinnati.com home page thanks to these ever-popular ladies!), least of which was their constant re-appearance in Cin Weekly. So, I fashioned them some tees to wear as they run about town. I will post a pics as soon as I get them (hint hint!) By the time I nailed the logos of all the sponsors I wanted on these special shirts, this turned into a weekend-long project (but one well worth the hours invested!)
3. Learning to blog. My brother is nothing short of a genius, who I am sure has something of a cult following on his own livejournal. It took me no short amount of time to figure out how to incorporate the links above, but I am v. proud of this accomplishment. Thanks for your help, Michael. :) I am still wading into the unknown waters of html editing, but I'll get there someday.
4. Pets! April 20th we celebrated the 3rd birthday of Lilly and 4th birthday of Roach, our two large and wolf-like dogs who I love more than life. We spent most of the weekend eating bones, watching tv, and laying on the floor together. Here is Lilly singing "Happy Birthday":
We also welcomed the addition of kittens! We have 3 outside cats, the result of their reluctantly-inherited-when-neighbor-moved-away mother (rest in peace). All 3 of them seem to have spurred kittens this weekend. We are unsure of how many exactly, or whose are whose, but I did snap this pic of all of them sleeping in a heap.
5. Ravelry.com. I am new to this online knitting community, and I have already lost countless hours browsing patterns, other members' stashes of yarn, blogs, and so on. I spent three days just looking for a pattern for a blanket! This site is AWESOME -- certainly the greatest resource a knitter can have. I am excited to delve into it more.
This weekend, I have SWORN to do three things:
1. Sew handles onto the felted diagonal striped bag.
2. Post pictures of said felted bag.
3. Watch at least 4 of the 34 new episodes of Knitty Gritty on my DVR.
And, as a stretch goal, my 4th ambition is to cast on a tank top (my first apparel item!).
We'll see what distractions come up this week...
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