Slightly off kilter

What would being on kilter feel like?  Ideas?

Look what I was doing!

Tiny Candy Corn!

Until making them took the last tiny bit of will to live I had.  A great plan went down in flames, people.  Perhaps I can rally and make enough to surprise someone next year...

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Subconscious Mutterings

1. Crying ::  Endlessly
2. Reluctant ::  Always
3. Decade ::  Wasted
4. Mustache ::  No Thank You
5. Water ::  Daily
6. March ::  of the Penguins
7. Stripes ::  Optional
8. Friendship ::  Flourishing
9. Weirdo ::  Yes I Am!
10. Contacts ::  Foggy

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As some of you know, I was knitting a sweater a for my mum.  It was going well until I realized there would be issues with her being able to put it on/take it off.  Ripped it.  Need to get another skein or two so I can knit something for me with that fabulous mallard colored yarn.

Cast on for a sweater for me with that green BFL handspun.  The knitting is going well.  I love the yarn and how it's knitting up.  However, there may be an issue.  Not a kill it with fire style issue.  Just something that may slow me down a bit.  Not crackers.  But there do seem to be a few crumbs rolling around.

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Meanwhile, I'm looking at this mitten pattern.  While wondering if our Ruth will be doing her mitten along in the new year.  Heaven help me, I may be knitting mittens... again.

I have the right yarn.  Sort of.  There's yarn in the stash that I could use, it is the right colors, and I do want to do the color work thing again. 

However, I do live in a Mediterranean climate and, therefore, mittens seems like madness.  Like a fun challenging slightly sexy madness.

Yes, I am clearly doomed.

Then again, aren't we all?  ;^)

Comments

[CindyCindy]

Answer to #3. If it's this one, it is not wasted. Look at all the knitting you've done;-P I wondered about the Mum sweater and am glad you're doing one for yourself. The mitten is gorgeous and you should knit it for a dear friend who lives in a very cold climate in the northeastern part of the US. But, color knitting? I am impressed dear one. Very Very impressed. Hugs.

[margene]

Just knit, have fun, and when you've finished you decide who to send the mittens to. You can always keep them just to admire.

[Cheryl S.]

I can't imagine making a whole bowl full of those little candy corns.

Clearly your mom needs a poncho.

Sorry you've hit a snag with your sweater - hope you get it resolved.

Darling mittens! Don't you have one or two cold days a year?

[Marilyn]

As for kilter...I never know when I'm on kilter only when I'm off.
Candy corns! Love em!
Hope your sweater knitting issues get fixed.
I've got a couple pair of stranded mittens promised to my kids. Pattern is quite similar to yours but these are lined with alpaca. You probably don't need more warmth! ;) The pattern is amazing though...so complete...no errors.
xoxo

[Beverly]

I am so with you on #4!

[Stacey]

1) What about a giant candy corn? Kind of like the giant minion.
B) You can always stop before the top and make them fingerless. I did that on a lovely mitt. Hopefully it will become a pair one day.
iii) Kilter is never good. Off kilter isn't either. You'll want to be slightly off.

[Kitten]

Did you mean to reply to Cindy in your comments? Those.mittens are fantabulous and you need to make them. Even if all you do is pet them and tell them how pretty they are.

[Datagoddess]

Before we can figure out what on kilter would be, we need to figure out wtf is kilter?

[Carrie K]

I could have turned on my lights and passed out those candy corns! And then been surprised when they egged my house. Or not.

Isn't your sweater perfect?

My laptop is zapping me for trying that link. Maybe it knows I don't need mittens either.

[Karen]

Being on kilter is of course being asleep:) Otherwise everything is just plain off.
The candy corn are adorable. I can't imagine knitting a whole bowl full but it would be fun to watch the double takes they'd get.
Knit the mittens. You only live once and should have a really nice pair of mittens.

[gayle]

I shoot for semi-kilter. Good enough.
A bowl full of mittens would be even prettier than a bowl full of candy corn. (Either the edible or the inedible kind.)
Knit away!

[Natalie]

Candy corn? That's kinda crazy. Glad you gave up.

The mittens are lovely and who cares if they are practical or not. Plus they're a heck of a lot faster than a sweater.

[gale (she shoots sheep shots)]

Love those tiny candy corns but totally get it. I wouldn't make it past 1.5 of 'em.

[Kelly]

Ooh, lovely mitten pattern! One of my friends nicknamed me mittens since she always saw me with handmade handwarmers on. (One pair was commented on and judged well by a well known lace pattern writer!)

[Patty]

I lived #6 for four years. I'm hoping your #1 is short lived. That candy corn...waaaaaaay too much patience.

[KnittyOtter]

LOVE!!!