Newsflash: Knitting cited as cause for lower levels of self-control

A relatively new, but apparently fearless knitter, who we'll call the resident knothead to protect her identity, breaks down into tears as she relates her sad story to this reporter.

"I couldn't stop myself," she said in trying to justify her actions of yesterday. "I mean, I know I don't need it yet, but I just had to go get it."

Yesterday, in an obsessive-compulsive fit, the resident knothead dragged her 4 year old to Michael's to pick up two skeins of yarn (Lion Brand Microspun in Lime and Black) in order to start a new project: The Alien Illusion scarf from S'n'B by Debbie Stoller (see photos below).

"I got the book from the library just a few days ago. I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since." the resident knothead said. "I know my son would love it, and it seems like such a fun pattern. I've searched out pictures to include in my blog, and asked questions on message boards. This project just grabbed me."

The resident knothead then admitted that her son, the intended recipient, wouldn't have his birthday until August. There is no rush to get the supplies for or start the project, and she has at least a dozen projects that she needs and wants to do for which she already had the yarn... some of which are promised presents for this PAST Christmas, and some which are due much sooner than August.

As further evidence of the lack of self-control caused by knitting, the resident knothead ended our interview by saying "I'll probably cast on today.* "





* the resident knothead will probably have to return to the scene of the crime to acquire two additional skeins of yarn... thereby repeating the crime. in her haste, she didn't write down the pattern requirements.