WIP- Scrap Hat

So I have a pretty nice collection of left over yarns in corresponding colors.  They've been sitting in a big plastic bag, getting tangled up, looking like stringy, rainbow vomit, so I decided to separate them by colors, and ended up with a very attractive pile of blues and purples.  They looked so nice together, in fact, that I decided to knit a hat with them.

So far I have six different shades going on, some solid, some variegated with purple and faint greens.  It reminds me of the ocean, in the Caribbean, when the water glides over the sand towards the shore.  Or when you look from a distance and you see different shades from the sun reflecting on the water.  I don't know what to call it yet.  Perhaps a name will come soon.

Knitters Anxiety

It's that time of year when summer dramatically transitions from beach season to scarf season.  As a knitter, and crocheter, I look forward to this time of the year for many reasons.  From the colorful leaves, to layering up in colorful knit accessories.  There's just something truly special about knitting during this time of year, and I seldom knit during the warmer times of the year.  But here, in Cairo, thousands of miles away from my New Jersey home, I find myself suffering from knitters anxiety, a very serious, and very imaginary, made-up emotional sickness.  This anxiety isn't just partial to knitters, but to crocheters, and other crafters alike.   

What causes knitters/crocheters/crafters anxiety?

Knitters anxiety can be caused by a number of factors, the main being a lack of yarn on hand.  This can be either financial, or just not knowing where to find yarn.  Other factors are stress, personal problems, or just having too many ideas, or patterns, and not knowing how to channel your options.  Sometimes pets, mainly cats, can contribute to knitters anxiety.  It's difficult trying to knit, or crochet, when your cat thinks you are playing with string.

Symptoms include restlessness, inability to focus, or commit, unraveling finished projects, and even browsing Pinterest for long periods of time.  

If you're like me, and suffering from this anxiety, whether you knit, crochet, sew, loom, or even just do miscellaneous crafts, I don't know what to tell you.  But perhaps, with research, coffee, baked goodness, and an international charity for broke crafters, we can come together and rise above our anxiety.  It will be tough.  There will be tears, crumbs, over pinning, and tangled messes that will take hours to unwind, but if we can all reach out to one another for support, we can overcome our creative problems and turn them into creative solutions.  

This is a joke.  But in all seriousness, this is real.  Thank you.