“ ‘Would you tell me please which way I ought to walk from
here?’ ‘That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,’ said the
Cat. ‘I don’t much care where—‘ said
Alice. ‘Then it doesn’t much matter
which way to walk,’ said the Cat.” From Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
I found myself extremely focused this weekend. On to the finish line with many-a-project, I
was. My sweater is done and ready for
steam blocking prior to wearing. (Toshi loves it. . .or maybe she just wanted dinner?)
Joanie’s
vest is as done as it’s going to be until she decides for sure on whether she wants
a zipper or clasps as closures.
I have
two Little Coffee Bean sweaters awaiting new born children to warm,
and a cute bracelet from a kit I purchased last spring.
and a cute bracelet from a kit I purchased last spring.
I frogged my Acorns sweater that I began last June, deciding
my lack of serious progress on it meant it wasn’t going to be a joy to work on
for me, and made good progress on a vest I’m knitting for a friend. I have been FOCUSED. And honestly?
I feel pretty darn good about it.
My juniors and seniors would say I was using Habit 2, Begin
with the End in Mind, from Sean Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly EffectiveTeens. (Guess what we’re reading in
class right now?) I have a goal. Today begins October, and while the weather
is somewhat fickle this time of year in these parts. . .cold weather is
coming. For my friends and family, this
means mitten weather. I’ve designated
this October as “Mitten Month”. Want to
play along?
I’ve been so caught up in the excitement of other things
that I’ve neglected some of the things I love.
I have a couple of new stitch dictionaries and technical knitting books
that I’ve perused, but haven’t really put to good use. I haven’t written up any new designs lately,
and I’ve been feeling bad about it. I’ve
gotten bogged down by larger projects that I’ve neglected to finish. To say my chi has been blocked might just
about cover it.
How does this all connect to Mitten Month? I can hear you asking. . .I’m committed to
doing some design work this month, committed to completion, committed to
getting some gifts in my gift basket ready for the holidays which are only
eighty-some days away.
Four Weeks + Four Designs = Eight Warm Hands
That’s it. I’m going
to knit four pair of mittens this month; designs that have been banging around
in my head for a while will finally find their way out. And just to keep my focused my intent is to
write up the patterns and have them submitted or self-published by
Thanksgiving.
I’m sure you’ve seen some cute mitten patterns along the
way, check out your Ravelry queue, they might have made it there. Or look through your library, I’m sure you’ll
find a pair of fingerless mitts or two you’d like to cast on. Or do a pattern search for a pair that gets
you excited. Pick a pair, knit
along. Just knit one pair. For you, for someone you love, to donate to
someone who doesn’t have a warm place to put their hands.
No real rules, just knit mittens. You know you want to. . .Mitten Month. Everyone's doing it.
