A touch of Startitis

Heirloom Blanket Section 1

Even though I TOLD myself I'd only knit a couple of rows of my Heirloom Blanket before Christmas.

Even though I SHARED here the project I have planned for the NEW YEAR.

Even though I meant to focus on the 3 hats and 2 pairs of mitts I still have to make for Christmas, I came down with a dose of Startitis.

For me the first symptoms are a rumbling in the tummy.  A kind of excited bubbly feeling that I call 'the Christmas feeling' (which can take hold at any time of year).

Then fingers start to itch and a strange restless energy takes over.  I find myself desperately wanting to get organized; photocopying patterns, gathering yarn, sorting out files, needles and setting up a 'project bag' (more on those another time).

Once the virus takes hold I can do nothing but surrender to the creative process - casting on stitches and happily playing with the new yarn, feeling how it works on the needles, enjoying the movement of the fabric being created and absorbing the colours in the yarn.

Don't touch - highly infectious waistcoat yarn!

This time, however, I think I've managed to get on top of it before it wreaked havoc.  I did a little sorting of yarn for Mr M's waistcoat before I rallied.

I've still got the tail-end of a section of heirloom blanket but once this bit is done I should be well and truly back on track with hats and mitts.

This little dose was very yarn related...but I am also susceptible to the fabric and needlework startitis strain too.

I'm mindful that there's always a lot of Startitis around at this time of year and aim to keep myself strong by maintaining a healthy focus on the work in hand.

A couple of post-Christmas days quietly working on new projects should have me feeling much better.