Deja Vu? Almost

Everything was going along so well. I planned the look, the maximum size I would be happy with, the size of the slots, and the closure. Then I took off. Only had to cut once - ya! Realized that a flap would be better than a strap and solved the problem before it was to late - ya! Interface-free pockets are the perfect stiffness - ya!

Here comes the math. I started to put my needles in and realized that I counted wrong. By 5 circulars! 1, ya ok, it happens, but 5? Luckily I had room to double up a couple smaller ones and, really, when don't I have multiple projects sitting on needles?

Then I closed it. I forgot to put the snaps on! There's no way that I'm picking all those stitches. In this picture I'm using double sided tape to hold the flap shut. It works but it's probably not a permanent solution :)

I need an idea to close the flap that doesn't involve machine sewing, since I can only go through one layer on the body. It also needs to involve three spots (top, middle, bottom) to close the flap properly.

So far I've only come up with 3 options. 1) Three small black frog closures. I can sew them on by hand and they'll probably match. But, with shipping, they aren't cheap. 2) Green fabric loops on the flap side and buttons on the body side. Con: I would have to sew the green loops to the outside of the flap rather than enclosing them in a seam. It could look really sloppy. 3) Three Velcro circles. Ugly but it would do the trick and require the least amount of work.

I wish I had the ability to consider it a mistake, stick an elastic around the center and be done with it.

Start-itis and Stall

I had a small bout of startitis a few weeks ago. I started another chevron scarf and knit a few inches but I wasn't loving the colours - as usual. I was going for more brown/sand and less green. Look how green that one skein is? What was I thinking?

So then I started the Skuld Bag. I love the pattern but chose the wrong yarn. I was in a skuld-knitting frenzy until about 1.5 repeats from the end. Then I stopped. Now, not only has it been two weeks since I worked on it, but it's been that long since I worked on anything. Strange how that happens.

Oddball news of the week: I really enjoyed Ironman - the movie, not the race. I was taken against my will but it turns out that it was actually a good movie. I've had to endure the pain of almost every comic book movie and this is hands down my favourite.

Food News: YUM! It's Orange Sesame Tofu (but I forgot to add the sesame seeds) with Coconut Rice from Eat, Drink, and be Vegan. I'm having a tough time with the new diet but I think it'll get easier once I get past the initial few weeks of shock.

I feel so liberated

I had an epiphany the other day. Knitting, or any hobby for that matter, isn't supposed to make you feel guilty or bogged down, which is exactly what UFO's do to me. I avoid most of my UFO's because of my intense dislike for them. The others were left in the UFO rubbermaid when I got distracted by shiny new projects. Where am I going with all this? I've spent days frogging...and frogging...and frogging. Now almost all my ufo's look something like this...

Before

After

I did this to all my UFO's except the CPH and the sweater I'm knitting for a friend. Now I feel like this huge weight has been lifted. I have no obligation to finish projects I don't like and it's almost like having new yarn!