Peaks and valleys

That tie really sucked the life out of my knitting.  I hate it when a project does that.  I am a finisher:  I hate leaving things undone.  But with knitting, I certainly do abandon projects.  There are the slippers for Lulu that simply need one cuff reworked.  There's a diaper soaker, a tote bag and a lace scarf.  For whatever reason, I decided that I didn't like the yarn, pattern or finished object anymore, and now they're in limbo.

I'm just tired of knitting this tie.  I wanted to finish, and those conflicting desires left me knitting nothing.  It was terrible!

I'm back on now:  Doodle's sweater is coming together quickly.  I'm knitting a bottom-up raglan, and I've got the body ready to join in arms and finish up the v-neck and shoulders.  One sleeve is on my needles, and I'm itching to move on this one.  It's so much nicer than the tie:  a bulky yarn, size 9s . . . I can *see* the progress (unlike the fingering yarn on size 2s).

This sweater will go forward, and soon I'll be casting on for Beatle's dress, which is what I really want to be knitting.  I try to use my impulses to move the work along:  I can do this *after* that is finished.  Like that I don't end up with too many UFOs.