Plans, Take 2

This will be the week when I plan to finish the cashmere fingerless gloves, the zip-up cardigan for Julian, and the fun fur trimmed miniskirt. This will also be the week when I give out gifts to people (either in person or by mail) at which point I can post the photos, the patterns, and their reactions to the knitwear.)

The problem with making a sweater for a baby or toddler is that the baby doesn't really care about the sweater. So instead of having the motivation of a recipient who is desperate to get the hand knit object, you have a recipient who refuses to try on the item to see if it is large enough to (hopefully) fit in the fall. Add to this the whole irritation which comes with sewing on a zipper and you can see how this piece would remain in the unfinished state it has since January.

The miniskirt is another source of irritation. I just would prefer not to attache a lining, but I know I must, and this makes me crabby. So it has also been lounging around the house in pieces for weeks and, with the weather improving and a suspicion that I won't have a chance to wear it until the fall, I have no incentive to finish it anytime soon.

The cashmere fingerless gloves (made from cashmere I recycled from a pair of cashmere gloves which had holes in the fingers) should be finished. They are so close to being finished I have no excuse (I also have no photograph.) But when it is seventy degrees outside, starting a shawl or socks (i.e. something which might get used between now and october) seems so much more appealing.

So, this is the week when I stop making excuses and finish the projects so that I may post the patterns here. At least, that is what I am telling myself today, Monday. Things always have a way of not working out the way we hope. Especially when one is planning one's knitting around a toddler.