Mindless with amazing handspun yarn is much better than boring sleeves. The downside that the sweater with sleeves in progress now seems to be living in the Ottoman of Shame. The weather has taken a turn for the winter-like, so I should be knitting sleeves.
However...
As we all know 'should' is not a fun word.
OMG that is pretty yarn!
Go with the mindless and skip the should. If your cold weather is coming as soon as ours is you probably wouldn't get the sleeves done anyway...although you knit like the wind so maybe you could... :)
xoxo
Posted by: Marilyn | Friday, January 02, 2015 at 02:55 PM
That is so pretty. I can see why the sleeves have been ottomanned. Mel knitting this!
Posted by: Silvia | Friday, January 02, 2015 at 03:29 PM
I'm knitting some sleeves, too, in a solid color. Not that interesting. But I started this sweater in Feburary 2013, and set it aside when spring 2013 came. The body is done; it just needs sleeves! Must. Knit. Sleeves.
Oh, hey, squirrel!
Posted by: pdxknitterati/michele | Friday, January 02, 2015 at 04:28 PM
But what is that going to be?
Posted by: Datagoddess | Friday, January 02, 2015 at 05:47 PM
I'm stranded on sleeve island myself. But I NEEEEEED to finish this sweater. So. Sleeves it is! Or, ya know, surfing the 'net...
Posted by: Anne | Friday, January 02, 2015 at 06:07 PM
The scarf is shinier than the sleeves. Just sayin'
Posted by: Stacey | Friday, January 02, 2015 at 10:28 PM
I want to live at your house. You have such pretty yarn and furniture.
Posted by: Mo | Saturday, January 03, 2015 at 07:26 PM
I am on Sleeve Island, as well. Working on a baby sweater, in a hazy green color. I'm halfway through the second sleeve, and hating every minute of it.
I think I need an Ottoman Of Shame...
Posted by: Gwen | Sunday, January 04, 2015 at 12:39 AM
(I'm still trying to figure out why "should" and "don't want to" seem to mean the same thing...)
Knit on with the pretty!
Posted by: gayle | Sunday, January 04, 2015 at 08:22 AM
Sooooo beautiful! Sleeves are over rated!
Posted by: Patty | Monday, January 05, 2015 at 07:08 AM
The new Ottoman was hungry, and needed to be fed.
Posted by: Cheryl S. | Tuesday, January 06, 2015 at 05:05 PM
Hey, you have a blog! Who knew?
So.....that's not a sleeve in the pic?
Posted by: Carrie#K | Friday, January 09, 2015 at 02:43 PM
And here we sit, bored and bereft, while you gallivant around on Sleeve Island...
Posted by: (Not That) Joan | Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at 03:30 PM