On Bag Ladies.

At first, as I sit down at the computer, there seems not much about which to post. So I'm presenting a photograph of the Japanese Tourist scarf exchange ladies at the SLC S'n'B Anniversary earlier this month. Don't they all look fabulous? And touristy? It's enough to make a non-participant very jealous. Enough to make even a non-participant into a participant of the next exchange, a Bag Lady swap. (Although we can often be quite unladylike down at the ol' Jitterbug on Tuesday nights). I'm making a bag for Heather and I'm sweating a little. I'm having a tough time deciding on which bag to make; luckily Heather is pretty easy-going. As far as I know, the only preference she expressed was, "Nothing red".
And I was mistaken when I said I had nothing to report. I ripped out the first Interweave cabled baby sock I had worked in the beautiful watery green Artyarn, divided the ball into two balls, and cast on two socks today at Highland Perk. I had turned the short-row heel of the frogged sock last week, so at least I know I can handle it (that was a big event, turning that heel, working on it until 1:30 in the morning while Nephi snored next to me). It was fun to sit in the cozy room with Margene, Susan, Eliza, and a new fellow named David who works late on Tuesday nights and can't join us at the Jitterbug. He was working on his first sock and making a brave go of it. I've done lots of other knitting lately too, working on hats for kids and friends, and a pair basic ribbed socks for me (I am now knitting all socks two-at-a-time to combat sockitis). It's a tired refrain I often say to myself: so much to knit, so little time. I recently made a list of all the projects on my needles strewn about the house, all the projects for which I've bought the yarn and are waiting to be cast on, all the projects in my head that I want to knit as soon as I can finish what I've got going.Those were some long lists--I discovered that I had at least eleven projects cast on, not including some UFOs at the bottom of the stash. I think I need to practice my ability to focus. I love knitting, but sometimes it makes me a little crazy. Hopefully in a good way. (And Susan, I said 400 grams of EG Kauni, right? Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!)