I’m stalled on my Faux Woven Shawl. I got two rows done at my chiro’s office today. I just haven’t had my knit on for it.

I haven’t had my knit on for anything yet this week. I feel like everything is in knitting limbo until I get my knit together.

And that’s just my knitting. That’s not my job, my classes, or anything else. All of that is part of the big spiral, too.

I need to get my knit together. I need to feel like I have something together. I just feel so fried when I come home that I can’t think straight. I’m running from work to social obligation after social obligation. If it’s not that, it’s all the small stuff. Laundry. Cooking. Dishes. Rinse and repeat. No time for knitting projects. No time for me.

I think what I need is something I haven’t had in a while: is a quiet day at home. Now that it’s cooled down again for a bit, it should be more enjoyable. It hasn’t really been fun to work with yarn when the temperatures are soaring and the humidity makes everything feel like the inside of a dogs mouth.

I need to just take an evening for myself; knit and watch a movie and enjoy a quiet evening at home.

I got the notice that my yarn for Linden has shipped, and should arrive on Monday. I really want to start work on that. I think it’s going to be a favorite for years to come and I’m really excited about it.

I’m also waiting for my copy of the back issue of Interweave Knits with the Wine and Roses Mitts in it. Mitts are a quick, quick knit and I’m feeling the need for a quick, satisfying knit to finish.

I still don’t have projects for all my yarn, but I’ve got over a year’s worth of knitting ahead of me as it stands. That’s a lot of knitting for someone who only started knitting a year ago this month. If I keep thinking about it all at once like I am now, I’ll go a little crazy and then nothing will get done. It’s simply too much to handle all at once.

So I’ve got to take it in more manageable chunks: work on the faux woven wrap. Knit some mitts and some hats. Knit a sweater.

Like a knit version of Dory.

Just keep knitting.
Just keep knitting.
Just keep knitting knitting knitting.