Three and a Half Things to Remember About Frogging
1. it sucks.
2. we all do it.
3. a stitch in time, and all that jazz.
3 1/2. ribbit. ribbit.
Ripping out your knitting is never fun.
It can sometimes feel freeing, but that doesn’t make it fun.
And most of the time watching all those stitches disappear just sucks.
(It stings less with experience, but I don’t think it ever totally stops sucking.)
It happens to everyone.
Sooner or later you’ll need to rip out a chunk of a project
Alternatively, you could completely detached yourself from the finished object.
(Frogging is generally easier than detaching. But then again, sometimes it’s not.)
A stitch in time. Rip off the band aid. Bite the bullet. Etc.
If you have that niggling feeling you need to rip out, just do it.
Frogging one inch of knitting is a lot less painful than frogging six inches.
(If you’re unsure, don’t frog. But stop knitting now, and check again tomorrow.)
And the half.
I can’t say frogging without mentally adding a deadpan “ribbit. ribbit.”
It always makes me giggle.
(ribbit. ribbit.)
I’m looking for yarn storage ideas. How do you store yarn?
So, part of dealing with bedbugs is having to wash/dry all your clothes & linens (and in my case yarn, fabric, and fiber) on hot, before sealing them all away in plastic bags.
The heat kills any bugs that might be living in the fabrics, and once they’re washed you seal them away so they can’t get reinfected before the apartment is treated.
In the endless cleaning and packing, I’ve realized a couple things,
: You can fit an amazing amount of crap in an apartment.
: I have a lot of shoes. And shoes are very hard to pack.
: This whole thing is a giant pain in the ass.
: And it gives me the chance to reorganize my yarn & fabric.
All my yarn and fabric used to live in bins under my bed, but that wasn’t very accessible. Plus now the idea of storing things under my bed creeps me out a bit.
Of course since this is an apartment, with somewhat limited storage, I just might end up going back to bins under the bed, with everything individually ziplocked.
But I wanted to ask, how do you store your yarn?
Maybe you have a system I can draw some much needed inspiration from.
So, how do you store your yarn?
Leave a comment and let me know!
a week of laundry and chaos
Not a whole lot of knitting this week. Mostly it’s been more laundry and more packing. My living room is a nightmare, but the exterminator came yesterday and treated the apartment, so I can at least start unpacking things soon.
It’s amazing how much stuff you can fit into an apartment.
But I did get a little bit done.
And bonus points for matching the dress I’m wearing.
Because the apartment is a mess, and my desk is in the living room (the very center of the chaos) I’ve been working in cafes and parks whenever I get the chance.
A little bit of Monday morning writing.
(I’m hoping to restart the Self-Made Wardrobe project again – soon!)
And some late night pattern writing.
Here’s to hoping for more knitting time very soon.
