I’ve been putting off the argyle. I have. I wasn’t sure how to proceed, what to do, etc. To be honest, I knew I was going to have to take it to colored pencils and paper, but I was in denial. I didn’t want to spend the time.

I had previously written out which colors were going to which stocking, intentionally mixing all 8 of the colors up over the 2 stockings to blend the color scheme together, with 2 colors overlapping. But finally realized that wasn’t going to be enough and did some sketching.

The first stocking just wasn’t looking right, so I sketched again, leaving the yellow cuff I’d already knit to Clark’s upcoming stocking of stripes.

Much better.

This is not very fun to knit. It’d be much better if I were knitting it flat. I don’t know why I’m being so stubborn on that. I’m hoping as I get more done, it’ll feel less messy. To motivate myself, I organized and put away the pile of books, magazines, and distracting yarns in the corner of my living room so I wouldn’t be tempted to look at lace shawl patterns or koigu sock possibilities instead of biting the bullet and getting the stockings knit. We’re well into November now. Christmas looms, and my attention is wandering.