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Why I Didn't Get Much Knitting Done Today

Well, first I didn't get up until 12:30, (I had woken up earlier, but I was having an interesting dream, so I fell back asleep) but that's hardly relevant.

I spent half the day (okay, that's been about three hours) looking for my other ball of yarn for Backyard Leaves. I KNEW I'd bought five balls, but I could only account for four, and it's nearly time for me to need that fifth ball. I eventually found it in the small chest in the living room, where I normally just keep video games.

This frantic search made me realize two things: I need a better yarn storage system, and I need to speak to the maids about NOT MOVING MY YARN.

Aren't my Disneyland stitch markers cute, though?

2005.05.19 at 06:25 PM | Permalink

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You've got maids?!? If I had maids, I'd make them knit for me, mwahahaha!

Posted by: grumperina | 2005.05.19 at 07:03 PM

I can barely translate knitting patterns into English. Having to translate them into Spanish might make my head explode!

Posted by: Kate | 2005.05.19 at 07:31 PM

Yup, I always blame things on my maids. It makes me feel better :-).

Posted by: Colleen | 2005.05.20 at 07:03 AM

Blame it on the butler, the butler is always the culprit. Okay I watch too many old mystery movies.

I'm going to take pictures of all my yarn and that tape it to the tub the yarn is in, at least this is my current brainstorm for stash organization.

Posted by: Rebekah | 2005.05.20 at 01:04 PM

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