I had decided to make my tote square, (all sides 24 stitches, bearing the staghorn cable). I began the cable pattern. I got tired of second guessing myself, and I frogged. I’ve now decided to make the front and back of the tote wider than the sides. My sides are 24 stitches wide, and my front/back is going to be 28. Not a huge difference, but I think it needs it. I might frog and bump it up to 30. I don’t know yet. The cable pulls the stitches in a bit, and I think that the front and back will need the extra width.

As for what I’m doing next…….

I received two skeins of this yarn for Mother’s Day. The girls chose the color. I personally would not have. It is a really bizzarre reddish, pinkish, brownish sort of thing, that I don’t think matches anything in my closet. BUT, they picked it out, and I think that if I use it right, it can become more versatile. I know there are a lot of Bottoms Up Bucket hats on the blogs right now, and I want to make one too. I know that I should follow the pattern exactly the first time, and mess with it from there, but I’m not going to. I think that a straight shot with this yarn would be pretty dull, and virtually unwearable by me. SO, I’m going to tinker.

My bright idea is to do it in a nice stitch pattern. I have the daily stitch calendar on my bedside table. In it, I’ve noticed quite a few diagonal stitch patterns. I’ve had difficulty thinking of ways to incorporate diagonals into my knitting. Perhaps they would make a very nice skirt, if the skirt were covering a very nice, little bottom, (which I don’t have). And then I thought, “Oooo, wouldn’t the Bottoms Up look cool in a diagonal?”

Now, if I were smart, I’d try it out before throwing it all out there for the more experienced of you to possibly scoff and say, “Heh heh, silly girl. This will be amusing!” But I’m not. I’m kind of proud of my brilliant idea, and if I can pull it off, I will be glad I didn’t start it off like a coward. Plus, I really have no problem admitting that at times, I am insane.

This is Veronica, helping me on my way to uncharted territory.

The kids really love winding hanks. The husband does too. It’s fun!

That’s that. I’ll work on the tote ’til the Diagonal anticipation gets the better of me. Then I’ll begin the occasionally thrilling, more often frustrating journey of trying something that never should have been attempted in the first place. But really, that’s the whole fun of it.

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