Dear Mom,
I sort of took your advice. You gave me "permission" to start a new knitting project, and I thought it would be good to knit the pattern I had picked out for that super bulky rowan yarn you bought me at Webs while the weather is still appropriate. The pattern I like calls for 11 (I think) balls, and I have 10, but I think I can shorten the sweater. It looks like it goes to the model's knees, and I think I can live with it shorter. The thing was I had a half-done sweater already on my gigantor needles. I know it won't take long to get it done (I mean, c'mon, it's like 9sts over 4 inches, and I'm knitting it in the round to avoid super thick seams) so I figured out where I had left off in the pattern, finished the body, and knit 3/4 of a sleeve while watching the season premiere of America's Next Top Model. It's silly bulky, but the yarn is so fluffy and light; hopefully with slim black jeans I won't look too much like a football player. Even if I do, I'll be warm.
Love,
Ruth
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Dear Ruth,
I have forgotten what that super bulky yarn looks like that we got at Webs. Send pic at some point.
Gosh, I love it when I say something right, even sort of. Getting stuck in boredom with knitting is like getting thrown off a horse. Get back on. No one ever said it had to be the same horse. And see? You dragged the old horse along in spite of its behavior, and now you are headed for the barn with both.
Staying warm is good. Remember the craft show when it was 27˚ at set up---outside show? Next morning the director showed up in a bright pink snowmobile suit. She matched the color of the museum where we had the show. The fact that she had a very outgoing personality was the only thing that saved her from a write-up in the fashion magazines. I admired her resourcefulness. It's not just anyone who can carry off " solution fashion " well.
Happy knitting.
Love, mom
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