UNDERGROUND JUSTICE AND HANDMADE LUCK

thunderstorms this morning made staying in bed the most appealing thing in the world. i eyed up my bag of knitting and my big fat envelopes of zines that i’ve yet to read and i thought, well maybe. BUT there is so much to do that i just can’t justify that kind of day right now. my options are: working on the new apartment or going to the office. my fingers still feel raw from pulling up carpet yesterday, and neither i nor my toolbox can face any more staples right now, so i choose the office. whereever you are, i hope it’s not raining.

so. knitting. a little while ago i knit this shawl/scarf with the spinning bunny corriedale singles i mentioned maybe last month. it’s really basic but i think a good choice for showing off the yarn. meg and i recently had a discussion about needle size, and i will share with you something i have learned about myself: i knit pretty tight. like almost problematically so. and try as i might, i just can’t stop it. i also tend to favor smaller needles and finer yarns. i always think bulky yarns are pretty, but i am less inspired by them in terms of imagining completed projects. i am slowly learning to overcome these things, however, by giving in and using larger needles. i am weirdly proud of myself for knitting this scarf on size 13 needles. i am weirdly proud of myself for even owning size 13 needles. i am promising myself that when it comes to needle choices from now on, i will go big or go home. to seal the deal, i even bought myself some addi turbo size 9 circulars. see? i’m invested in this now.

this is all. ravelry details for this project do exist. my crazy ominous neighbor is moving out of the downstairs apartment soon. jess gets here tonight. i feel like that poster that says “hang in there kitty!”