The past few days, it seems that all I can think about is Blue Cable-y Goodness. How much longer will it take? Will I have enough yarn? Why are there so many ****ing ends to sew in? Et cetera, et cetera.
I was at the opera this evening ("Pelleas et Melisande," which was lovely, by the way), and at one point I realized that I was knitting in my mind and not even paying attention to whatever was going on onstage. At a different point in the day, I started having the "What if it doesn't fit my friend" jitters. Another point, I started to wonder why exactly I'm spending so much ****ing time knitting a sweater for a friend, when I could be out finding myself a husband instead. OK, well, we doubt there's a reasonable chance of finding a husband, but that's the kind of thing that runs through my mind, alright?
Anyways, when I came home from the opera this evening, I had a bite to eat and at about 1:45am-ish, I picked up BCG. And I knit through two movies, both of which, ironically, involved amnesia and female lead characters named Lucy. OK, well, "While You Were Sleeping" isn't exactly about amnesia, but for a while they pretend that one of the characters has it. "Fifty First Dates" sure is, though. Good knitting movies, both. Although I have to admit that I teared up when Bill Pullman slipped the engagement ring through the subway token window to Sandra Bullock. I'm a sap, even when I knit. What can I say?
So my obsession with the sweater is the main reason I haven't putzed around with the laptop to get the Asia photos online. I will. I promise. But don't be surprised if there's some photos of blue cables, too.
Oh, by the way, two movies worth of knitting, at least tonight, came out to 9 rows, which is over 1,600 stitches. Two cable rows tonight. And can I just say that it's a whole lot easier to cable with a cable needle than with a cracked bamboo DPN? And yes, I understand the concept behind cabling without a cable needle. I knit too tightly for this to be a practical option, sad to say. So that's that. Now, sleepytime for Jon!
Posted by Jon at February 3, 2005 05:36 AMI knit through 50 First Dates myself one night last week and I agreee that it is a great movie to knit to. Hope you have much quality knitting time ahead in the next few days.
Posted by: Jessica at February 4, 2005 07:27 AM