This winter has been exceedingly inhospitable to my hat collection. It's been a warm winter. I made several hats in October but haven't worn them much. I've been about 10 rows away from completing a Felicity since early December. The hubby requested a Wurm in gray for Christmas, but I didn't make it. What was the point? I started spinning some nice Kool-Aid dyed BFL with the intention of making a certain ear-flap hat with it, but have all but neglected the wheel following the realization that it would be a waste of perfectly good BFL. I must remember to stick to lacy things.
The bad hat weather has led to advances in other interest areas. I have made two potholders which were sorely needed. I made a re-usable Swiffer pad. I've made two successful batches of bread since the last fail. I've sewed an apron and a skirt which is good enough to wear in public (it even got a compliment!). I've learned to play a few banjo tunes. I've embroidered. I've read several books. I made a hair kerchief. I read more of the Bible than I have ever read in my whole life. I've been making all kinds of food from scratch. I have been keeping my apartment reasonably clean (well...relatively).
I am trying to keep my knitting compulsion under control and not work on things that I do not need, or will not use often. The problem with many of my hobbies is that they result in more stuff, and I'm the kind of person who feels trapped by her stuff. I cannot be creating things that I don't need. Knitting and spinning are not the most practical hobbies for Texas, but they do have their place. I like spinning fingering and lace weight yarn, which is good for shawls. Shawls and other lacy things are good for this part of the country. How many shawls does one person need? Not very many. This is why I don't spin as much as I would like.
The goal lately has been to cultivate interests which do not result in stuff. Banjo playing has been very interesting. I'm also trying to plan out some kind of container garden for my balcony (we are moving in April, so opportunities are limited here) which results in perishable, delicious stuff. Bread has been a hobby which is also delicious and perishable. I also do a fair amount of cat wrangling.
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