110 thoughts on “Nope

  1. Any woman who sets a full mug of tea, which stains permanently, next to an almost finished white blanket is tempting fate. I hope the wool arrives very soon!

  2. Oh,dear. You’ve admitted to project-stall, pointed out the spinning wheel. Can’t see the Kick Me sign, which is presumably between your shoulder blades. Over to you, Presbytera, in three, two…

  3. Seriously?
    I’ve checked on here a couple of times today to see if you have the yarn yet, and I don’t even actually know the people this blanket is for.

  4. my needlepoint thread arrived last night – judging by the envelope, it was lost in some foreign war for a time. Hope yours isn’t and that it arrives SOON!!! Handwarmers in the meantime…

  5. Thanks. Totally justifies my frequent checking to see if the yarn came and you posted about it. (Tho when it does come, you’ll be far too busy to post. So I don’t understand my own logic!)

  6. Elegant photo! Ought to be a still life painting, or something of that sort…
    Hang in there. (I keep being told that patience is a virtue. Mind you, people who say that to me tend to get an over-the-glasses glare, but.)

  7. I too have been checking regularly to see if the yarn has arrived. Maybe tomorrow? I am not very patient either when it comes to waiting for packages to arrive. I ordered some a while back and it took almost a month to get here, I was so excited when it finally came in that, even though my brother and his girlfriend had been visiting, I immediately opened it to check it out.

  8. I notice that things can move along quickly in this blog since you knit so fast. So I’m fully expecting to tune in soon and see the blanket not only finished, but wrapped in a cute photo around a newborn. The end is definitely near!

  9. Quick, start some booties. The new yarn will arrive right as you finish the first one.

  10. Yes, please move the tea. I’ve been checking to see if the wee babe has arrived, not the wool.

  11. Robin is right. It is the same rule that says if you sit down to eat, the last guest will arrive.
    Also, I am now committed to using the phrase “dig that!” in conversation in the next two days.

  12. I got yarn from the States in the mail today, and I live in northern BC… just sayin’ 🙂

  13. I remember it…do YOU?
    I find it helpful to keep the roving and wheel sitting out where they are easy to get to, and then they get used more…of course, as we all know, they are quite decorative even when not in use! :o)

  14. A watched yarn never arrives. You simply must get into something else wonderful so that the yarn interrupts it. Work with Murphy here.

  15. Yes, you look very patient, indeed.
    Hey – I have a spinning wheel, too. It’s pretty dusty right now. I should just bag the baby alpaca and try something a little easier for my first serious spinning, yes?
    And I love the Bodum teacup.

  16. What does it say about me that I didn’t realize at first that was tea – I thought it was beer? Maybe you should try that instead to make the waiting easier!

  17. Rams, I’m remembering a mention of recent spinning stash acquisition somewhere… can’t remember where… so let’s add “shiny new batts and rovings” to that list of dangerous circumstances.

  18. I long ago arived at the conclusion that Canada Post requires me to look like an impatient fool before they will deliver anything to me. No matter what it is, no matter how long I’ve waited for it, no matter where it’s coming from, all I have to do is send the seller a frantic message “OMG, it hasn’t arrived – are you sure you sent it? – is it totally Lost In The Mail??? OMG, what shall we DO?????”. The moment I hit the ‘Send’ button, the Canada Post delivery van pulls into the driveway with my parcel. I swear, they wait around the corner, spying on me somehow.

  19. If the liquid in that mug is tea, you are NOT waiting patiently.
    However, you are waiting VERY patiently if the liquid in the mug is bourbon!
    Hope the yarn arrives soonest. In the meantime, start a sock or handwarmer, something simply you can easily put aside when the yarn arrives.
    And don’t even think about that spinning wheel until you’ve seen your new niece/nephew for the first time! (Then start spinning some yarn for his/her 6-month birthday sweater. . . .)

  20. Just moved to a new house and it seems that I have also forgotten my spinning wheel…in that there are no singles spun on it. It looks so lonely in it’s new spot. I must spend time with it or it may begin to cry.

  21. I’m thinking about that poor woman…trapped in her pregnant body…while you wait for yarn and sip tea. And take pictures about it. Remember how strong your mojo is…it took premature twins to break your the-baby-doesn’t-come-until-my-knit-for-it-is-done rule. You DID order it express, right?

  22. Seeing your wheel reminds me that I’m supposed to be at my wheel for Spinzilla. I’d better get back to it!
    You haven’t spun much lately … isn’t your fiber stash about to overtake your fiber cabinet by now?

  23. I’m furloughed here in the US. Spinning does make the waiting easier. And I’ve been a lot more productive at my wheel this past week than the US Congress has been in decades.

  24. Tea, beer–and here I’m thinking, great apple cider, that’s something you don’t really see in California and the natives have no idea what they’re missing this time of year. Safer around wool, too.
    The wool: all in good time.

  25. Not to be all doom and gloom but what if your yarn is a victim of the US gov’t shutdown? Isn’t the post office part of that? Ak.

  26. Love the composition of your picture. The blanket looks great. There will come a time that the yarn will have come and the baby also and the blanket will be done. Everything in it’s time. 😀 Enjoy your tea.

  27. Oooh, beautiful picture. Sell that to a puzzle maker. I would love to piece that together.

  28. Lisa & Steph: While the USPS (U.S. Postal Service) is a government agency, it is NOT affected by the shutdown. Their budget was changed several years ago to be self-sustaining rather than subsidized by gov’t money. I can’t speak for customs and border crossings….

  29. I was just working on a baby blanket tonight. I kind of realized I was racing you. It’s not really a fair fight though—mine is worsted yarn held double on big needles, and I have all my yarn. And the baby is here already. Okay, and by baby, I mean his first birthday is Thursday. What can I say—I aim for baby showers, but first birthdays are my backup deadline. And this kid was premature, so he kind of cheated.

  30. Spinning! My living room is overtaken by the drowned rats formerly known as chocolate shetland locks. A did a quick little test spin, and it does somehow become yarn.
    Cleaning them all was a bear.
    Molly : )

  31. While I am hoping you get the yarn soon and that the baby (and mama) can be patient a bit longer for you I have to admit the minute I saw the picture I headed to the comments – I knew rams and Presbytera would be chiming in!

  32. Hey, what’s all the comments/chatter in there about shoes on a desert island?
    Ditto on the puzzle…lovely picture.
    The yarn will be here in time for the wee one. That is my prediction. So have some cider, tea, beer, bourbon, or whatever else rings your bell, and work on something else–even though we all know that you are (patiently?) awaiting another birth in your family. 🙂

  33. I also thought you were taking the delay rather well because that was a mug of beer there…go figure.
    Since you have nothing better to do you could make us all a chart for that pretty little blanket….just thinking of you, you understand.

  34. I had a dream about your blanket last night. The join for the new yarn was barely hanging on, I accidentally unraveled it when looking at the blanket, but successfully rejoined the yarn.

  35. I’m chiming in about the puzzle option – huge fan of the composition of your photo. Nice work!
    As for the yarn and the baby and all this “Waiting” – aren’t we all supposed to be “expectant” like poor Robyn? 🙂 Expect that good things will come & they shall – the yarn will arrive, the babe will be glorious and all will be well.
    🙂 Definitely keep posting though – we hate going through Blog withdrawl, just sayin …

  36. Isn’t there a Wild Apple Bohus sweater in your UFO closet?
    Lots of pretty colors there, and even straight stockinette would be better than pacing around waiting for yarn.

  37. I completely understand your reasons for making these special blankets as one-of-a-kind heirlooms for their intended babies. Instead of writing up and selling the patterns, how about doing a tutorial on designing our own pattern. You could tell how you choose the various stitches and give suggestions for how to assemble them into the perfect blanket. I know I would be especially interested in how you decide on and add the beautiful borders you use.

  38. We are lucky to live in a small country. In the UK, most things (from the UK) can be ordered for the next day.
    Sorry that probably didn’t help much. I hope it come soon.

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  40. Going to second/third/fourth all the comments about sliding that tea further away from the blanket. Otherwise, I like the idea that it could be hot spiced cider. Mmm…
    By the way, are you working on a Rhinebeck sweater???

  41. Just saw you’ll be at DFW FiberFest! I’m OVER THE MOON!!!! (have you ever had Milk Stout Nitro from Colorado) …. planning ahead

  42. So… I was just looking at the pictures from yesterday and I think it looks great with just the seed stitch border and the little zigzagof holes… do you really need the rest of the border? Maybe you have too much wool?

  43. Man I wish I had some time to spin! My wheel’s been gathering more dust than I like to admit, and I have so many pretty things waiting for it…
    We’re all willing your package onward!

  44. Um. Sam *is* your daughter, right? She’s been matchy-matchy for a really long time, right? So why does this come as a surprise to you?
    After reading Presbyteria’s comments, it looks like the apple didn’t fall too far from the tree, either.
    That said, I am also like that. Very hard to not at least resemble each other (other than shape).
    You might as well give in, and knit another mitt. After all, you’re still waiting for yarn to arrive.

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