Mo! Which way do I go? I don't know! The pain of indecisiveness is gnawing at me once again. Oh, nothing of any great importance, but you'd think it was the end of the world the way I'm carrying on. Simply put, my mom gave me two gift cards for Christmas - one to JCPenney and one to KnitPicks - and I cannot for the life of me figure out what I want to get.
The JCPenney card isn't as hard to figure out as the KnitPicks one, actually. I'm pretty sure I want to get new shoes, so I just need to go try some on and decide which ones I like best. KnitPicks is giving me fits, though. See, as I've said before, I am a slooooooooooooow knitter. I am also a very distractible knitter. Those two facts mean that I rarely finish any major projects. However, for some unknown reason, I have a little voice in my head telling me that I want to knit a sweater. A wool sweater. A nice, bulky, warm wool sweater. This in defiance of the fact that I live in the land of (almost) eternal summer, and have yet to pull anything heavier than a denim jacket out of my closet this winter. It should also be noted that I am currently still trying to finish two different pairs of socks, both of which I started more than two years ago. Yet the voice in my head is quite insistent that I want to knit a sweater.
Part of me wants to just give in. Pick a color, order the yarn, start knitting a sweater. Another part of me is squeaking "No, no, no! Not practical! Get something practical!" For example, I have a ball winder ($.50 at a garage sale! ) but no swift, which would definitely be useful. I can always use more knitting needles. There are all sorts of goodies available - all I have to do is choose. But can I? Noooooo, I can't!
Why is this so hard? It's not as if there is a right or wrong here. The gift card is mine to use as I wish. So why am I being so incredibly indecisive? I think it's the "gift" part of it that's causing me problems. When someone gives me a gift, I want to make the best possible use of it. I don't want to waste someone else's money or effort. So even though I know that Mom absolutely does not care what I get with that card - as far as she's concerned I could make silk and alpaca toilet-bowl covers - I care. And that makes it tricky.
So what do I do? To be honest, I probably will end up getting wool for a sweater. I know in my heart that's what I really want, and if I get something else I'll not be satisfied. A sweater is always useful, and even if I live in the south for the rest of my days, I know I'll still visit up north. (deep breath) Aaaahhh.....I think I just made a decision! Yay!
Now what pattern do I want to use? Oh noooooooooooo......here I go again!
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