One thing that I can tell you for sure, is that from this point on, I will be weaving in my ends as I go.
Most of the time--especially with garments--I never ever weave in as I knit. Why? A couple of times I did just that and then ended up having the frog the entire shebang and deal with cutting out knots, finding where ends were woven in and losing a ton of yarn in the process, not to mention what I consider to be one of my better characteristics: Easy-going-ness. Ha.
So, I started, on a lark, knitting some log cabin squares. I haven't ever really knit a log cabin square so I poked around a bit and came up with what I thought was a wonky enough square that would lend itself to sock yarn leftovers that have color changes. I'm not a matchy-girl so it suits me just fine to knit the squares and have them look off kilter.
And so I knit.
And knit.
And I swear: I'm not bored. Just waiting for something to happen, if you know what I mean. Writers dabble in words or write whatever the heck comes to mind when the words don't come easy. Artists? I'm not much of one, but I bet they must have some exercise they do to get the juices flowing. Me? I guess I just knit squares.
Come to think of it, my last two books required that I knit hundreds of swatches. Square-shaped swatches. So there you go: Now that those two books are under my belt and the next one comes out this Spring, I'm back at knitting squares.
Call me an old dog, or maybe a horse that knows its way home when his rider falls off and dies or something. Or call me a homing pigeon, or one of those zany swallows that poops everywhere when they finally arrive back home.
Or maybe don't call me at all. I'm too busy with this thing.
I hate weaving in ends. Kudos to you for doing it!
Posted by: cimorine | January 26, 2016 at 09:41 PM
I sympathize with you, but I must say that your writing of this post was a very enjoyable read : )
Posted by: Shirlee | January 27, 2016 at 03:09 AM
yes... I can relate. what does one do when they have been spinning for 8+ years and most of said spinning consisted of 4 oz hand painted braids? https://www.instagram.com/p/BAP34JwoFO1/?taken-by=amyomalley
I'm loving this project - and making it completely random. Perfect for knitting in the passenger seat.
Posted by: Amy O' | January 27, 2016 at 12:00 PM
Amy: Great minds, huh? : )
Posted by: Wendy | January 27, 2016 at 12:17 PM
Love your log cabin squares! Could you share your recipe/pattern and size?
Posted by: Marty Ward | January 27, 2016 at 11:55 PM
You were ahead of your time. NY Times "The Health Benefits of Knitting."
Posted by: Keith McFarland | January 30, 2016 at 07:33 PM
Keith!
Posted by: Wendy | January 31, 2016 at 01:21 PM
Have you seen the Tiny Owl Knits Beekeeper's Quilt? It's fantastic, and a great way to use up extra sock yarn: https://tinyowlknits.wordpress.com/the-beekeepers-quilt/ . I just watch the instructional video when I need to cheer up :)
Posted by: Lorraine | February 02, 2016 at 10:07 PM