An excercise in selfishness
Posted by Breeze on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 4:00 pmCategory: Breeze
I’m a reasonably selfish person, by which I mean that I’m not unselfish, but when it comes to knitting, I’m nearly incapable of making something for myself. It’s ridiculous, but I’ve made dozens and dozens of things, but only kept a few for myself. Sometimes I even start a project intending to keep what I’m working on, but I inevitably decide that I just have to give it to someone else before I’m done. This winter I’m going to knit, and I’m going to keep it. It’s mine! All mine!
My first act of selfish knitting is a cute pair of fingerless gloves called Fetching from Knitty, a site I love to check out for inspiration. I’ll get pictures up when they are finished. They knit up fairly quickly, as the pattern says, but it’s still slow going with a baby sleeping on my lap. I finished the left one today, and I hope to start the right one tonight. The gloves may not compare to Tulip’s five mommy-made sweaters, four of which fit her this winter, but they are my first attempt at cables. I’m excited to wear them, maybe as early as this weekend, assuming that I manage to keep them. I can barely finish a row without mentally giving them away to one of my sisters. (Girls, if I try, tell me no, please.)
While I am fairly sure that I’m going to keep my gloves on principle, I know I won’t be able to keep from knitting stuff for at least my kids this winter, even though they don’t need anything. Tulip is the most excited recipient of hand-made gifts I’ve ever met. I know absolutely that she would rather have something I made her than something from a store that is far more likely to catch a 3 year old’s eye, so I will take a little break from selfish knitting to make her something next. Maybe some cute little socks. Maybe a stuffed animal. Definitely a tiny carrot. All she says she wants for Christmas is a basting brush (go figure), tiny horses, diapers for the tiny horses, and a soft carrot to feed the horses. I’ve found a cute carrot pattern, and I think I’ll felt it down to the size she’d like it to be. Pictures to follow. 
November 30th, 2007 12:20
L loves tiny things right now also! For X-Mas, he wants a tiny brush and comb, tiny salt and pepper shakers, and a tiny light switch he can reach.