Stockinette Syndrome

Whoever thinks that our water supply has not been tampered with is obviously not acquainted with my circle of friends -- many of whom seem to be in various stages of being "knocked up".

I'm not complaining because I rather like knitting things for babies. The garments are so cute and so small, which generally translates into a quick finish. Not counting seaming, of course. That seems to be a rather large hurdle for me -- the seaming.

Actually, I think I solely dislike seaming sleeves on baby items. From now on, it's either a garment knit in one piece, or I'll be churning out rompers and blankets. Of course, I haven't thought of the option of knitted animals, but that present a sort of double sleeve dilemma. Really, what are arms and legs but modified sleeves?

My Bulky Bolero is somewhat stalled due to the fact that we've been experiencing weather that doesn't call for much other than a lightweight cardigan. Oh, and yeah, it may have something to do with a rather boring pattern of a six-row repeat of what amounts to three-row garter stitch ridges.

My lengths of avoidance were extreme -- I opted for ChickLit over knitting, but it felt nice to be motivated to read -- not mention have the attention span -- to read again.

I know that many knitters have multiple projects going at once. There's the project that is simple, portable, whatever. Then there's the project that requires attention and is rather like carrying around a small cabin. The Bulky Bolero is neither; it's just dead boring to knit. And while this baby garment -- pulled from the latest Knit Simple -- is comprised entirely of stockinette stitch, it will be the perfect foil as it's a rather simple and quick pattern.

Provided I force myself to seam the thing before month's end.