Not on the list

Recently, I realized that I had a lot of projects on the horizon.  I kept forgetting what I'd planned to knit and bought yarn for, so I decided to make a list.  Though my usual prerogative is to write such a list on the back of an envelope, I actually got out a partially used notebook with a gorgeous beaded cover, moved the bookmark, and knighted it my new knitting notebook.  When I make calculations about gauge, plan out decreases (damn you "decrease evenly across the row" !!!!), etc, I will now write them all down in this pretty notebook.  

So the first thing I wrote in the notebook was the list of upcoming knitting projects.  Things that I had planned to knit and had bought yarn for already, things that are still just in the planning stages, and projects already on the needles.  All in all, it totalled about 12 projects.  Within 48 hours of writing the list, I had crossed off three.  (Beam proudly here.)

But.

But after I finished the C Family's knitting (Prince Chase, Prince Alec, and Princess Brooke's hats, King Nate's mittens, and Queen Vic's socks - see previous post), I had lots of scraps of mission falls cotton in a variety of colors.  So I decided I had enough to make a striped hat for The Princess.  And after I'd knit it, I knew I had just enough cotton to make a little matching scarf for her.  I finished it all last night, and while I don't have any pictures today, I can assure you, they're both really cute.

So, the point is - I wrote out this lovely list, and after accomplishing just a few items, I knit two things completely off the list.  So glad this is working out.