Spurred

I did crack out the ol' needles (which I think of as kneedles, since they're knitting needles and my propensities for conflationary typos are mighty) and start a swatch. For a boring sweater. A boring grey sweater. I need one. I need a boring grey sweater that I can wear over boring shirts and boring trousers at work. I need it to be a little bit warm, but not so warm that I regret it by the time the heat of the day kicks in at noon. I need it to be practical, not embarrassing and not particularly one thing or another. Just vanilla, please.

Actually, more like cinnamon, which is the spice that goes with so many foods it's hard to believe in. We occasionally discuss the two major food groups: "chocolate" and "salsa". This is sort of a way to separate the world into savoury and sweet foods, although there are a surprising number of things that are difficult to restrict to just one group. Anyway, cinnamon is definitely OK combined with chocolate and it's definitely OK combined with salsa. So, I'm looking for a cinnamon sweater, I guess.

Hopefully, its plain-ness will help it be a quick knit so I can move on to the next (interesting) thing in a hurry. You'll note that there are no photographs of the 10 or so rows of plain grey stocking stitch I managed before bed. Brace yourself for more no-photo posts. I guess we could have some very dull photo posts. There is this thing about being able to take something dull (like 10 rows of grey st st) and photograph it in a way that suggests it is the coolest most desirable thing around. It's not a skill I make claims to. Nonetheless, the blog is about skill-building and spurring. Watch this space ...