I have heard much about startitis, the almost pathological urge to cast on new projects, but until the last couple of days, I had never experienced it for myself. Now, I have a bad case of it.
Usually, swatching is a barrier to entry when it comes to sweater knitting. I don't want to do it. The start of a new project is my least favorite part of knitting, if you'll believe it. So you can imagine my surprise when I started swatching. Big swatches, too, not just a scanty inch to figure out if my gauge is anywhere in the ballpark. No, 4+ inches. For multiple projects. In fact, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to swatch for another project before work now.
Yarn, luscious yarn, in colors dark and creepy, waiting to be turned into things of beauty. Or things that are accidentally interesting...
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haha! i get startitis all the time, sometimes its unnerving. it reminds me of a type of knitter's anxiety..we get this panic and urge and its like we can't quench it...8)
Considering how much I hate to cast on, I get not wanting to start things.
Which is why I have a pair of socks on the needles and that's it right now. I really should start something else, but then I'd have to cast on!
KNIT ALL THE THINGS.
I've never actually had startitis. I thought I did, once, but I started one thing and suddenly all my other projects were giving me guilt.
Oh, I have the worst case of startitis you have ever seen! It doesn't just affect my knitting, either. I get it in my reading, writing stories, and anything else creative that I try. So sorry to hear you are afflicted with it...but it really is a fun way to live. Now excuse me while I locate that shawl I started last June...
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