The Magically Expanding Knitting Queue

I try to be realistic with my knitting queue, adding to it only those projects that I honestly, truly plan to knit someday. And at last count on Ravelry, I was up to 72. YIKES. But how can I help it when I see designs like Corsica?

Cables get me every time.

I’ve got a few new things on the needles now, despite the few*old* things awaiting some finishing touches. The first is my dad’s cabled hat:

I spent the first few hours muttering insults at this one under my breath. DPNs are not my best friends! But once I began cabling, things magically began to get more interesting. This is also my first project cabling without a cable needle, a la Grumperina. Holy cow, SO WORTH KNOWING.

I also needed a “mindless television watching” project, so I cast on a simple purse stitch scarf in this alpaca yarn:

I purchased this last month at a local fiber fair — aren’t the colors pretty? And once I saw the name of it — “Middle Earth” — I had to buy it, despite the fact that I’d just been telling Cinnamon Sheep that I was not going to succumb to impulse buys.

Pictures of a finished Petunia Tote and Green Gable coming soon!