Knitting Addiction?

Well, I've been productive the past couple of days, but not precisely in the way I should have been, most likely.

I've been feeling completely icky for about the past 48 hours, which I won't go into any detail about, except to say that it meant that instead of going to my friend's cookout today, I sat in front of my computer and knit while watching old episodes of Star Trek.

Upside of this is that I have finally, finally finished a poncho I originally started over a year and a half ago. And, contrary to what I was expecting, I actually like it. I'd spent so long ignoring it and not wanting to work on it, I was sure I was going to hate it when it was done. I was determined to finish it mostly because I didn't care to frog the darn thing, either. Now that it's all done, I do rather like it - especially the fringe, which is what I spent most of the afternoon putting on.

Fringe is hardly difficult, but it is time consuming.

I'm also feeling accomplished because yesterday, after sending in a job app (yay!), I finished off my aunt's scarf. One Christmas present is done!! Whoo!! All I have left to do is block it, which I aim to do either tomorrow evening or Monday. Depends on how exhausted I am after work tomorrow.

In any case, since I've finished off those two projects, I've been working on my sister's Christmas scarf - at this point I just plan to use the whole skein, and I know I'm getting close - should be able to finish it up soon. If I get that done, that'll mean I only have one actual WIP sitting around - my lace afghan. And I've actually been wanting to work on that, since I've figured out better how to follow the pattern. I may have to frog it and start over, though - I need to pull it out, take a good look at it, and figure out whether or not I totally messed it up yet.

I'm also excited because I found a pattern I think will work for a couple skeins of purple boucle I picked up at the Knit-Out in February. I'd been wondering what I would do with those, but I saw a pretty pattern for a wrap that should work, just need to test it out.

If you can't tell, I have some major urges to finish things off and start clearing out some of my stash right now. Some things I just want to get out of my way, some projects I really want to work on, but either way, I'm finally clearing out some of this stuff that's in my way.

Of course, part of working on clearing out my stash is that I'd have room to buy more yarn. I've spent the past 20 minutes or so drooling over some yarn over at Sereknity - which I checked out solely because I loved the name. I am really, really, insanely tempted to buy a couple skeins - particularly that lovely skein of Blue Lagoon lace yarn - I know that a lace shawl is still somewhat beyond me, but as soon as I looked at it, I wanted to snatch it up and cast on for an overly-complicated, but absolutely gorgeous, filmy lace shawl. It would look sooooo pretty. And just about any of the sock yarns, too.

I've also been getting urges to make myself another pair of socks. hand-knit socks really are nicer than store-bought.

Yeah....so, right now, want to clear out my stash and finish off projects, and I want to buy some absolutely drool-worthy yarn. Knitting is getting rather addicting.

I wonder if I can justify buying that yarn as a way of keeping my spirits up while I job-hunt?