WIP - starsky and via diagonale - need motivation!

geekgolightly · 05-13-2007, 12:03 PM

I have been stuck for at least a month with neck spasms that I am mostly over now, and am getting back into knitting, but now my projects seem so ...old and boring. Even though I know I will love them, the they seem stale or something. Should I continue or just go on to new things?

starsky

via diagonale

possible yummy yarns to make _____?

220 yards of the blue variagated sport weight lornas laces
220 yards of the yellow/purple/greens sport weight shepherd sport
450 yards of the emerald greens with yellow variagation light sport weight. its a hand dye merino i picked up locally. beautiful stuff. picture doesnt do justice to it.

Jan in CA · 05-13-2007, 05:59 PM

Ooooo love Starsky!! I know the feeling though. Maybe if you did something else first you'd feel more up to working on your other projects?

Glad your neck is better! I have arthritis in my neck so I understand neck pain.

geekgolightly · 05-13-2007, 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by Jan in CA

Ooooo love Starsky!! I know the feeling though. Maybe if you did something else first you'd feel more up to working on your other projects?

Glad your neck is better! I have arthritis in my neck so I understand neck pain.

Arthritis in your neck: ouch! I am sure you are well familiar with my problem then; if I go too long knitting, my neck begins to stiffen up and become sore. It is dissapating, although not as quickly as I would like! Do you have to monitor how much knitting you do at once?

I think working on something else would be a good idea. Already just looking at the pictures of my objects make them seem more interesting rather than the objects themselves. Weird, that.

Sue Madelin · 05-14-2007, 01:45 PM

Go ahead and knit something else if the urge takes you. :D

But don't give up on the Starsky all together - I made mine in an almost identical colour to yours and I just love it. It's really snuggly and very warm - I'm sure if you come back to it and finish it by winter time you'll be very glad you did.

Good luck and I hope your neck gets better soon.

sara_jayne · 05-14-2007, 02:58 PM

Starsky and Diagonale are beautiful!

I'd knit something else until the desire to knit these two come back!

MMK · 05-14-2007, 10:57 PM

Before cold weather comes again, please finish your Starsky. I wore the heck out of mine this past winter. Living in Louisiana, I could use it for almost any weather. I was surprised at how the alpaca was warm but never made me feel sweaty or hot. I got lots of compliments and no one believed I had actually knit it. So finish it and I'll bet it will be one of your favorite FOs. Just be sure not to make the sleeves too long like I did. I had to rip back and re-rib them after the whole thing was put together.

geekgolightly · 05-18-2007, 02:49 AM

you guys made me feel all warm and fuzzy thank you!

im knitting a scarf for my husband out of some panache i had laying around, and im back in the swing. i will finish starsky and diagonale. probably diagonale first bc i can use it this summer. im glad to hear so many people get use out of starsky. it certainly looks warm and cozy; im glad it actually is.

thanks again!