I’m an idiot and other acceptable excuses

The second fingerless glove was one row away from completion when I noticed something awful.  I’m an idiot.  This is a fairly well known trait, but it creeps up on me unexpectedly from time to time.  I’d added a couple (er well, 4) extra rows so one was a fair bit larger than the other.  Yep… had to frog back to the thumb base.  I’m finishing it this afternoon.  For real.

That’s ok…. “I’m an idiot” is a perfectly acceptable excuse in my circle of friends.  As are the following – I almost finished in time, you’ll get it next week; My roots are showing so I can’t _______  (insert whatever you wish here); I couldn’t find ________ so I ________ instead (again, insert to your heart’s content); and It sounded like fun.

My all time fave and probably most used though is…  I have a reason, as soon as I know what it is, I’ll let you know.

FO’s in general

Just got off the phone with TJ… we were discussing my knitting.  I have to admit, for a dedicated non knitter she’s pretty understanding of my addiction.  She informed me that 4B CONSTANTLY bitches about my knitting.  Did you know that I never finish anything? We both had a good laugh over that one.  She possesses 6 finished objects including a pair of socks for her daughter, two baby blankets and a fuzzy, cozy scarf.  He has one pair of finished socks that he wears constantly.  The pair of leisure socks for soldiers is currently drying on the couch behind his head.  The stole for dear sister is blocked and neatly folded on the ironing board (what else would I do with the thing?! geez!) waiting for gifting.  One finished fingerless glove is sitting on ‘my’ couch, the other is 1/2 finished and on the needles virtually in front of his face.  Then there’s the Christmas Stocking, the shrug/wrap for myself…..

Those are the items we came up with just off the top of our collective heads.  (She doesn’t know the gloves are for her… she thinks they’re for me, since she doesn’t read my blog she won’t realize until they’re gifted *big grin*).

True, I have two pairs of partially finished socks and the socks for soldiers on the needles but hey… some things DO get finished.