(Uggg... I was typing this in MT rather than somewhere else first and just inadvertently erased the whole entry while shifting between screens. How frustrating!)
I love weeks when the mail box yields knitting catalogs and magazines. This week was a good one. The summer update of Patternworks, KnitPicks, and Ram Wools arrives. Plus, I picked up the new issue of Interweave Knits last week. So, I've had plenty to look through.
It's good timing since two local yarn stores are having upcoming sales, and I'm constantly drooling over things Rob highlights on the Black Dog site. Every day I go out to read what he's doing, what they're stocking, and so on. And every day, my mind starts spinning anew with what I could do next.
That's not a bad thing, of course. Especially as I wrap up the projects I'm working on now, I'm spending a lot of time thinking about what I want to work on next - especially what "major" project I want to have on the needles (not counting incidentals like hats and scarves and even projects for the boys).
I have plenty of things started and tucked away throughout the house, plus a basement of stash. But, I'm still planning on hitting the first sale tomorrow.
My birthday is coming up in less than a month (I'm 30-something). I always get in a bit of a creative funk around that, so having a caderie of new projects to work on or to grab whenever the "I need to start something new" urge hits will hopefully help balance me out through the philosophical life crisis that seems to hit every year and that feels especially painful again this year as I'm spending all my time being a mom of an infant and less of my time writing and programming. A bit of an identity crisis, I guess.
New Books
I noticed there are a bunch of new books either out or getting ready to come out this summer. There were a ton. But here are a few that jumped out at me that I'd like to thumb through:
Knitting on the Edge : Ribs * Ruffles * Lace * Fringes * Floral * Points & Picots - The Essential Collection of 350 Decorative Borders by Nicky Epstein
Hot Knits: 30 Cool, Fun Designs to Knit and Wear by Melissa Leapman
1000 Great Knitting Motifs by Luise Roberts
25 Bags to Knit by Emma King
25 Cushions to Knit by Debbie Abrahams
Hip to Crochet: 23 Contemporary Projects for Today's Crocheter by Judith L. Swartz (I really enjoyed their first Hip to Knit.)
Exquisite Little Knits : Knitting with Luxurious Specialty Yarns by Iris Schreier, Laurie Kimmelstiel
Bags: A Knitter's Dozen (A Knitter's Dozen series) by Elaine Rowley (Editor)
Scarf Style: Innovative to Traditional, 31 Inspirational Styles to Knit and Crochet by Pam Allen, Interweave Press
The Little Box of Scarves (Rob highlighted this recently - and ThreadBear has a better price than Amazon. Looks like a great collection. I haven't convinced myself I'm a "scarf-wearer," but I still think I need this set.)
200 Crochet Blocks For Blankets, Throws, And Afghans: Crochet Squares to Mix and Match by Jan Eaton, Interweave Press
I may have completion issues, but I absolutely love patterns and the "what if" they allow.
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