“My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have…”

“…but in my lack of control of them.”

You know how it starts...

"I’ll knit things for people I love for Christmas presents. What a good idea. La la la."

You how it develops...

"Oh you’re pregnant?! Congratulations! I’ll knit you something for the baby!"

...and develops...

"What? It’s TWINS! Oh that’s amazing – I’ll knit for them both!" 

... ...and develops...

"That’s a nice pattern. Oh and that one’s nice! And obviously I’ll need to do two of each..."

... ... ...and suddenly I’m knitting on a deadline!

I need to:

• Finish a sleeve and all the finishing for a Christmas jumper for my niece. (That can wait, but it’s annoying to be so close to finishing!)
• Finish a jumper for my friend’s goddaughter. (That technically can wait, but I’m seeing her in a week or so and it would be nice to give it to her rather than having to post it later.) 
• Knit two jumpers for twins due in November, but likely to come early. (Need to do these before the end of October really.)
• Knit two baby hats for the twins. (Not necessary but so cute!)
• Knit a hat each for my niece and nephew
• Knit a set of mittens each for my niece and nephew
• Knit a pair of booties for my niece to match those made for my nephew. (There's no strict deadline on any of these cold weather woollies, but it would be nice to have them finished for when the weather starts to get cold.)
• Knit a dragon for the twins. (Again, not necessary but so cute!)

So essentially I need to knit everything all at once. Which kinda takes the fun out of it…or at least balances out the fun with stress.

After I finish all that lot, I get to start all the projects for ME.

*Quote from Jack Kerouac