Overwhelmed By My Heart's Desire

Before I get into my knitting story, a couple of you have asked how you can get on my email list to regularly receive Knitting: A Love Story.  I have talked to my Tech Genie, Catrina, who says it will be easy for me to set this up. She also says, Knitting: A Love Story hosted by Weebly has an RSS button (the orange button on the right side of the bar.)  It doesn't work for people who use Google Chrome.  Her guess is for those of you who couldn't get it to work for you, that is probably why.  I will work with Catina to get the email list set up.  Thank you so much for asking.

You all know that I am rather obsessive/compulsive.  If one is good, three are better, etc.  You have seen my tubs of yarn in the Stash Studio.  I am currently on overload and this is why.

These are all project I am currently working on with most being started in the past 6 weeks.  All of a sudden I realized, I am overwhelmed.  I don't know where to start and I don't know what to finish.  Starting in the upper left hand corner and going clock wise: (I have always wanted to use that phrase!  I see it all of the time in knitting magazines when they are describing yarn or knitting accessories or projects.) 1) the yarn for the yarned bombed chair for the Chairity Auction; 2) Knit the Sky; 3) Noro entrelac bag; 4) Brioche Cowl from Spun class; and 5) a second Caterpillar Arrow shawl.  I really don't know what to pick up first.  I knit a little every day on Knit the Sky.  I have until September to get the chair done.  I love knitting Caterpillar Arrow.  Brioche is my new obsession.  I am just searching for a pattern to combine Brioche knitting with gradient yarns and I will be in heaven.  Can you imagine my excitement at combining Brioche and gradient yarn?  I think that issue will come up again.

I would like to say these are my only projects on the needles but that would be a lie.  I have almost as many projects on the needles as I have projects in the Queue.  I am working on a post about what I have in the Queue.  I think you will swoon with all of the beautiful things I have waiting.  You might even wonder when Jan's Stash Studio will become a LYS.  I really do have enough yarn to open my own shop.  But remember, I am not just a knitter I am a yarn collector.  

I thought maybe if I looked at this from a different angle I would be inspired.  Each has its strengths and each has its weaknesses.  Brioche is the newest so it definitely is the most exciting.  I still have that "planning for a project" excitement with Brioche.  Sometimes I think the best part of the knitting process is every thing you do before you start knitting.  In my case that always means going through my tubs to see what I have that would be perfect.  I will complete my Chairity Auction chair without buying an inch of yarn for it.  I will complete my Caterpillar Arrow without buying yarn.  I love finding the perfect pattern then finding the perfect yarn.  

No matter which angle I look from, I can't make up my mind.  The Knit the Sky will be done by the end of the month.  The Chairity Auction chair will be done my September 1.  Caterpillar Arrow is my current car knitting.  SOOOOOOO, I guess that leaves Entrelac Noro and Brioche for me to knit on tonight.  I must say that Knit the Sky and the Chairity Auction chair have almost become "have to knitting."  Maybe I'm on to something here.  could the "have to knitting" designation be putting a damper on these two?  

As I'm writing this, I'm thinking about a pattern called Shock Wave which makes my heart race and and a smile cross my face.  Now the big question is, can I finish some of these projects before I dive into Shock Wave with reckless abandon?

I would like to say writing about it has made me feel less overwhelmed, but I can't.  I guess I'll go ponder this over . . . KNITTING!