After I finished the Rivendell socks, I was a bit listless over what to knit next. I had bought some Mountain Lace in a nice navy blue that I want to make Aeolian out of, but the idea just wasn’t getting me excited. I kept thinking I wanted to knit something out of some of my handspun. I hadn’t done that in some time. There’s something really nice about knitting with yarn that you’ve spun yourself.
I had managed to get my hands of some Spunky Ecelectic Corripaca before Amy ran out of it several months ago. The colorway I chose was Estuary, which was a pretty mix of green, brown, and natural. I spun it up as a 2-ply lacewight getting approximately 509 yds out of the 4 oz.
I thought with the brown and greens the perfect pattern would be Laminaria. So, I cast it on last Thursday. I’ve gotten through the star chart and have completed the first repeat of the blossom chart. So far, I love the way the colors are stripping up. I think with the edging it will really look seaweedy.
I should also say thanks to BigAlice and Sandy for their comments on my last post. Since they’ve given me permission to whinge, here it is, in all its silly glory….
First off, I’m an introvert; being around people can be tiring, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t like to be social. Things in my life got a lot better when I accepted the fact that I am an introvert, that I’ll never be an extrovert, and I learned what I needed to do for myself. However, knowing and accepting don’t always help when I go through periods of profound loneliness. I lament that I don’t have many close friends; I pity myself for not being invited out to do things. It leaves me feeling like there’s a hole in my gut for a few days, then it passes. I have to remember that I probably don’t present myself as someone who is interested in going out and doing things, and frankly, I’m not sure how to even give that impression. I don’t know how to make instant friends with people, and I have only a slim number of lasting friendships.
I’m not looking for a pity party, but just explaining where my head was earlier this week. I’m hoping maybe by putting some of it into words I’ll get a better grasp on what it is that bothers me.
Now, on a lighter note… YARN!
I’m an introverted extrovert. Means most days I’m happy to be just chilling in my living room with my wheel, my yarn and my computer. Unfortunately, the rest of my family gets peeved if I do that too many days on end. It took me several months to work up the courage to go to a stitch n bitch at a local library but once I did, it was good. I didn’t say much, just sat there, and listened and laughed. As time went on, I got more comfortable. Fiber people are good people.
You’ll know when you’re ready for a change. Doesn’t mean you have to change who you are but maybe sometime you’ll let people see what a good person you are.