I did it

I brought my knitting with me to school.  I brought my knitting to school in a hopital.  Yeah, that's right (um, bitches?  I'm supposed to say "bitches," here, I think?), I'm on rotation and I am going to freaking find some time to knit, already.

I'll try to snap some iPhone shots of myself hiding in the library with my knitting later.  Yes, that is my plan.  Me, medical library, knitting, and possibly a library-approved drinking container of coffee.  I am a wild woman.

Did I knit yesterday?

N...no.

There just didn't seem to be enough time. I think I kind of ended up trading my knitting time for exciting new food available at the new local bar. It was worth it, I think, but..

But...

I really really want to break this pattern. I want to churn out the finished-ends-weaved-in-perfect-in-every-way-except-for-whatever-mistakes-that-are-totally-forgiveable objects. I want to wear a different hat every day (when it's cold enough). I want to make every pair of exciting gloves with transformation power that I see. I want to cover my apartment in throws and cabled pillows. I want to be a knitter again!

...I also want a nap. Is that going to win today? (Well, after I get home in a few more hours...)

Blogging to knit?

I started this blog on the spur of the moment because lately I've been having trouble actually getting any knitting done, and I'm trying to restart myself. I read knitting blogs and book, I'm listening to a knitting audiobook, and often I drag my knitting around with me and sometimes even pull it out but don't get started.

I have to admit it. I'm in a knitting slump.

As much as I want to get the beautiful projects done, as much as I want to master new patterns and as much as I want that feeling of relaxation and productivity from feeling the yarn move through my fingers and into that magically-growing fabric, I haven't gotten so much as a row done in at least a month. It's been years since I posted any pictures or any projects in Ravelry. I've even tried to motivate myself to finish things by going on a yarn diet until I finish some of my projects (and not even disliked ones)!

So maybe putting it out there will help kick-start me out of this weird lack-of-knitting habit and back into my true existance as a knitter. It couldn't hurt, could it? (Especially when I'm blogging during, ahem, borrowed time during school and not cutting into possible knitting time at all.)