Practicing Monogamous Knitting

I am not one of those knitters with an incalculable number of knitting projects on the needles. I make it a habit to have no more than three.

1) Something complicated and challenging.

2) A portable one for on the go knitting.

3) And an instant gratification project so I’ll always have something to show off on the Gram.

But for some reason although I have those other projects to turn to I am only interested in knitting this sweater, Tuileries Pullover by Julie Knits Paris. When I put it down and try to work on something else it calls to me. When I am busy, I crave time to knit on it. I am in love with the pattern and the 100% cashmere yarn I bought for it from Nordic Yarn. They say you can’t make a “Ho a Housewife. But this project has tamed me.

Having said that…If anything can break the spell this sweater has on me, it is the sleeves. I am so tire d of knitting the seemingly endless ribbing of the sleeves. I have always been privileged enough to have two arms but knitting all this ribbing makes me jealous of amputees.

Like most of my knitting projects I am filled with fantasies about what I will be doing while wearing my sweater. Soon it will be fall and I will be glamorous in my white cashmere sweater. It will give me confidence. Or…I’ll simply be me, but warm. All I know is I can’t quit this sweater. It is true love.