When I was working on the starter dish cloths, I discovered that I spend a lot of time waiting. I wait for things to boil. I wait for cookies to come out of the oven (my oven has issues, I can’t leave them alone). I wait for everyone to be ready to get in the car. I wait for Ellie to get her shirt on the right way ’round. And pick up her toys. And for everyone to stop rolling around in the Big Bed so that I can make it up. I wait the eternity it takes for Ellie to eat six green beans.
This year’s dish cloth was great for waiting because it was easy to tell where I had left off. I kept one on the needles in the hall and another on the kitchen table. Once the starters were finished, I didn’t want to spend all that time waiting without anything to keep me company. So I relocated the CounterPain to a smaller basket and moved it from the kitchen counter (where I never touch it) to the kitchen table.
Genius! The red paper clip is holding my place in the pattern.
I had to get a new project to live in the hall. Because I don’t have nearly enough to do. What I do have is a lot of sock yarn ends.
Which explains my instant attraction to The Beekeeper’s Quilt.
I had the clever little pattern memorized after one repetition and I am excited about the finished throw! It will be Very Blue. I have made quite a few blue socks.
I’ve got four honeycombs and a CounterPain Square finished. If you don’t consider that I need three hundred and something of the honeycombs and you do consider that I only need about 30 more CounterPain Squares, my incremental knitting is going quite well!
PS Dish Rag Tag Signups open on Monday.
Oh! Love that quilt! What is the stuffing? That part makes it seem not ‘carry around’ knitting to me.
Oh Emily! I do love that blanket, but….eeww, I’m way too old to start that! By the time I enter a coffin, it would have to come with me…unfinished!
Sheila
can’t wait for the pooch pattern!
Cece, I have a big bag of polyfil that I inherited from some place or another in the closet. I thought this would be a great way to use it up. I stuffed a gallon ziplock and put it in the basket that I am using for the finished honeycombs. When I run out, I’ll just fill the ziplock back up.
I know your quilt will be amazing. I dont have the patience…..but I adore each one i’ve seen finished so far~
Getting so excited for Dish Rag Tag. The old link from last year does not seem to work. Where will we sign up tomorrow?
Hey, again, I can’t find the sign-up page. What am I doing wrong?
I just saw the Beekeepers Quilt on Ravelry yesterday in one of the forums – Wow – I will have to do this – glad to hear the pattern is easy to memorize…..
I love your blue knitting bowl!!!! I covet it!
I broke down and purchased the beekeeper’s quilt pattern too. I haven’t started yet. I’m using it as a reward for when I get a few things off my to do list. I really want to knit a hexipuff!!!