Hello, my name is Erin and I'm a yarn addict...

I have a bad habit of buying yarn because it's pretty and not because I have something that I want to do with it. If I'm in a bad mood, I go to a yarn store and peruse, pick up a few things, and come out about $50 lighter in the wallet but feeling so much better and with beautiful colors in my bag.

The only major problem here is that I have NO room to have this much yarn. My entire life at the moment is crammed into a 12' x 14' room... Yay for still being a college student, eh? And I have a sneaking suspicion that when I go home, my mom will infiltrate my stash... ::sigh:: That just means I'll have to do a LOT of knitting before school's up. 6 weeks and counting... =D I have at least two pairs of socks due then, and possibly a hat. We'll see...

I think I need to make another list of promised/started items...

PROMISED:

• Annie's Socks
• Jeremy's Socks
• Rina's Socks
• Jeremy's Hat
• Ellie's Hat
• G-Baby's Socks
• Zack's hat/scarf
  

STARTED:

• Courtney's gloves (second sock syndrome on that one... finished the first one and the needles and yarn are just glaring at me because i haven't cast on the second one yet...)
• My Magical Felted Bag (started it, ran out of yarn, found more yarn, re-started it.... still working on it... It was going to be for my spoilee in the DiA Swap, but now I think I might just keep working on it, make it bigger, and keep it... Considering I don't want to give her something that's demented and I'm pretty sure I messed up the bottom of the bag... oy.)
• James's Scarf (Started it, got distracted, not sure if I should scrap it and start over or keep plugging on...)

I really shouldn't be looking at ravelry patterns or buying more yarn, considering I have SOOO much that I'm doing nothing with at the moment... ::sigh:: but it's SO much fun...

I would totally quit school and knit for a year if I could... =) But I think it's better (being as close to DONE as I am) to just finish the degree and knit while I'm looking for a job... =)

ALSO, I need to stop "donating" items to people... I started an Etsy account for a reason... I should make people use it... But that feels so cruel... How can I ask someone for money?? Granted, they ask me to make them things and yarn is not free... ::sigh:: Yeah, I guess that if I do decide to help support myself by knitting, I'm going to have to not be so nice when it comes to receiving compensation for my time and yarn that I've put into their items... That's not going to be easy...

OK. On to more knitting!!! =D

~e

"more" free time means

More knitting!

Yes. No longer having an SO (significant other) to talk to and go out with and whatnot gives me more time to knit furiously... Good thing I have a mild yarn addiction and therefore lots and lots and lots of pretty yarn to use...

Also, good thing it's spring break and therefore I have ample time to use the pretty yarn without having to worry excessively about classes. =)

I started knitting a bag (that I intend on felting) on the 7th. It's looking pretty good, I think... But I'm afraid that I'll run out of yarn soon... hmmm... go me for "reading" the requirements before starting a project, eh? Oh well... I'll post pictures as soon as I get around to taking them =)

Ok... time to get to work... =p

Knitting!

Ok, since my last knitting update:
~ I've almost finished a pair of Dragonfly socks (my first "big people" socks ever!!)
~ I've started my first felting project
~ I finally finished Juliette's hat =)

I'll post pictures as soon as I get my camera back. =D

The "big people" socks =)