on counting.
…honestly, this is not my strong suit. I don’t remember if I was better at it before I found so many things to distract me. but always I think I’ve counted, re-counted and triple-counted to make sure I have the right number. of stitches. of balls of yarn. of cups of flour. of forks and knives to set the table.
and now it’s boxes. I packed my first five yesterday when I packed up my room. only one box for my stash (it was a big-ish box, but still, just one) and another for knitting bags, and charity projects, and scraps (and needlepoint!) and then three for books and magazines. I still have have another big-ish one to go for my swift and ball-winder and a few other odds and ends, but still. I think six boxes is pretty good for anyone who knits as much as I do!
so I was feeling really good about all that until this afternoon when I was talking about all my yarn being packed away. and what I was knitting. and I realized…
this is all I’m knitting.
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| abigail in the blue, chaleur in the cream and my first holiday project in the purple |
until I unpack.
optimistically, I think this needs to last three weeks.
and then I think, what am I thinking?! I probably won’t even make a dent in this…especially as I’m spending nearly all my time now counting boxes!
8 Comments
Carole Knits
This will give you great incentive to unpack quickly! Worst case scenario you can always grab a skein of sock yarn from your yarn shop and cast on a pair of socks.
Lydia
good thing you work in a yarn shop! i hope you properly vetted the movers so that NOTHING happens to this precious cargo!
Anonymous
🙂 Let us know if you have any extra boxes! Good luck packing the rest! xo
martha
I'm with Lydia! Good luck!
Anonymous
you are too funny! this is *all* i'm knitting. . . good luck packing!
Honoré
Yeah, I'm with everyone…you have plenty of other options for more yarn/projects… and I expect your free time is pretty much limited for a few days…have fun!
Cheers~
Kym
Well. . . it looks like a nice variety, at the least! 🙂 In my experience, it's hard to knit while moving. . . but it's impossible to move without knitting!
Patty
Very exciting Mary and I agree with Kym, having the knitting around will keep you grounded! 😉