Since I felt a bit under the weather yesterday, I stayed home and finished the table runner and enjoyed the rainy, spooky Hallowe’en day. I will post a proper photo of it once I get the film developed. I enjoyed that so much that I intend to start another table runner today — for Thanksgiving. I have good reasons for doing so.
First, whenever I enjoy a project, I find that ideas for doing it a little differently come to my mind, so I want to go ahead and do it again with variations. In this case, I felt like doing lovely sinuous vines for the pumpkins — but that would not have worked with my funky, primitive Jack o-Lanterns. So I am going to do another with applique, using blues and fall colors so it will look good with my Blue Willow. I have a cool idea for piecing Indian corn from my Hallowe’en table runner scraps, too.
Second, I have more people coming to Thanksgiving dinner than I had thought — excellent news — so I will need to use more space to set out the buffet, and will of course need a runner for it. That’s not much of a reason, but I’m sticking to it. And third — because there has to be a third — table runners are to quilting what scarves are to knitting: relatively quick, flexible as to size and shape, and not needing much in the way of materials. So they are a good way to try out new things.
The reason that I need these excuses — er, reasons — is that I still have 10 knitting projects to complete before Christmas. I will therefore have to complete roughly one project every five days in order to have everything finished in time. And I still have to go to work and to the gym every day and class and rehearsals several times a week, keep house, feed people, care for my family, prepare my music, read, and otherwise conduct my life. Well, some of the knitting projects are small. Some are big, too. Hmmm. I have four more repeats to go on the second DNA scarf. Perhaps that will become a completed project in the next five days. Depending how much time I spend on the new table runner.
Okay, first before I forget….no, I don’t take statins. If my cholesterol is still up once we get the results of my blood test my dr said I’d probably have to take something. My mom takes something for her cholesterol and it’s really lowered it, she doesn’t like the medication…but her reason for not liking it is the cost and trying to remember to take it!
I love your pumpkin table runner!! I understand your excuses…er….reasons well. I don’t have so many projects to finish before Christmas (mostly because I didn’t plan far enough in advance). I only have 2 pairs of pjs to get sewn before Christmas (and one fleece sweat suit for my daughter). But I’m sure by the time Christmas nears I’ll have several other things to finish. I love knitting socks because I can try out patterns on something that goes quickly, and I’ve done 2 baby hats so far to drop off at the hospital for the new babies. (another excuse…er…reason to try new patterns) 😉
10 knitting projects!?! wow…and thanks for your comment will look into that…