the seasons are a-changing. . .

. . .so I'm going to spin you a yarn

well, knit myself a thinking cap, perhaps

as well as some of my other artistic endeavours, I'm a knitter

*cough splutter*

but knitting's trendy now - so I have no shame in admitting to it; as a knitter, I have a stash of yarn

I used to be obsessed with adding to it. . . everywhere I went I would search out wool shops

(unlike Wallace, it never lead to love)

I'd buy yarn, yarn and more yarn. . .I'd buy needles, needles and more needles. . .

I'd have my favourite yarns that I'd want to buy more of. . .

I'd see funky needles and just have to add them to my collection

if you're a knitter, or indeed any kind of collector (or obsessive) you'll understand this
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(you do understand this, don't you?) (if not, it's a tad tricky to explain!)
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dear reader, you know how my circumstances have changed in the last couple of years. . . I accept and take responsibility for where I am, here and now; I know that I no longer have the funds to add to my collection of yarn and needles
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but!!
never fear:
despite credit crunch and/or
change in personal circumstances. . .
I have my stash!!

so, I'm currently knitting my way thru the stash - mainly scarves and beanies (not to a pattern, just as the mood takes me) (once you understand the basic principles of knitting a plain pull-on wooly hat, it's really easy to knit an interesting hat) (and a total joy if the yarn is fabulously interesting too)not that any of my hats look like those (I don't waste yarn on bobbles, for a start); I'm thinking of unravelling a couple of jumpers I knitted last winter and reknitting them into something else

I threatened (yes, threatened - they were really really really annoying me) that I'd knit the POVSs their xmas gifts (I'd rather spend the money on a new coffee machine for myself. . . something that would improve the quality of life for all of us!)

but there are some things I won't be knitting