For example, a wine bottle cozy that was supposed to use up "deep stash". The main part of the knitting went quickly in February, in 2011, but I put it aside awaiting a knitted icord. As I picked it up again and started in on the icord, I realized that I needed to come to my senses. Why was I knitting yards of icord? I can't knit as much as I used to, so why was I spending time on knitting a length of icord. I wove in the ends, found some ribbon and it is done.
I then moved to making gifts for a couple of people, the guy who cuts my hair and the woman who cleans my house. I bought the yarn and spent lots of time searching through patterns on Ravelry.
The hat is a cute pattern, Windy City Hat by Jodi Haraldson. Despite making a swatch, despite washing the swatch, despite careful measurement, the hat is too small. At least I think it is too small because I realized don't know what size to make. Love knitting with Madelinetosh Vintage in Cousteau. Love the pattern. But I forgot that knitting in the round requires a swatch knit in the round. Set aside without finishing for now.
Started fingerless mitts, but even at gauge they seem too small, and I can't be sure because I am in the dark again about sizing. Beautiful Malabrigo Merino Worsted in a Marron Oscuro. Didn't even set the one I started aside, frogged it.
And I came to my senses. I need to go through everything and see what is doable and what isn't, what is worth doing and what isn't. When I give my end of the year gifts tomorrow, I will ask if they want the knitted things that I was planning to make and if they do, I will get actual measurements. If they don't, I will chalk it up to a lesson learned.
Feels good.
