Hitting A Snag

Is there a knitter out there who can stand up and say, in complete truthfulness, that s/he does not have one neglected project? I marvel at the crafters of all types who whip up fingering-weight cardigans in less than a week, stitch up an intricate quilt without blinking an eye, or transform a thrift store purchase into a piece of wearable art with a day of bringing the bag throught the door.

Sadly, I am not one of those people. I am a procrastinator. I am one who allows projects to languigh once the bloom of youth has passed. I cannot say what it is drives me to complete one project whilst abandoning another. If I knew the answer to that, I think it would be a great pearl of wisdom to apply across the board in my life. As it stands, I can only continue to stuff one project into the bottom of a basket and then cast on for something shiney and new.

Anouk. A lovely pattern. So full of promise when I started this for my cousin's baby some time ago. A review of my order history at kpixie indicates that "some time ago" can be narrowed down to mid-June 2006.

Thankfully, another cousin just had a baby girl, so the fact that I have the back of Anouk finished made for what I thought would be a fast project. Once I finally picked up the needles, that is. And when I did, I discovered that keeping a project with the needles in wasn't a bad idea in general, but keeping said project next to the armoire and catching the needles in the armoire door on a regular basis is a bad idea in specific.

Alas, my attempt to make the process of knitting Anouk a bit easier by switching needles was thwarted when I discovered how wildly my gauge had changed. An 80-year old with cataracts could have seen the difference -- from a distance of 2 yards.