procrastination in e major

This post might make you wonder about me a little; but hey, I walk around wearing chocolate as an accessory, so there you are...

Because I have become an expert in the fine art of project avoidance and procrastination in general, I thought I would deliver today’s post in song (or lyrics), to the tune of the Major General Song with some a ton of variation here and there (with apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan and to you, really).

I am a fine example of a modern knit-procrastinator

I have so many ufo’s they can’t be counted with a calculator

There is a tomten needing ends weaved in

But weaving ends does not make me grin

Even though it involves touching wool

And though that usually makes me drool

I just don’t think weaving ends is that cool.

To avoid weaving in my ends

I make the most of gifts from friends

Kirsten sent me merino, take a look at this:

I spun the wool and set the twist

I really think it’s fabulous

I have no idea what to do with it

I don’t want to let it sit

But I try to be good and put it down

Then I pick up the tomten and go to town

But I want to knit everything I see—

This has been made worse by Ravelry.

Instead of weaving in my ends

I imagine purchasing new project bins

And filling the bins with yarn I do not need

Due to my very slow knitting speed

And my stash is larger than it seems

It is the stuff of knitting dreams

I’m not complaining

I’m just saying

I have a lot to occupy my time

And fitting in all my interests is an uphill climb

To achieve some balance I try and take a rest

But my conscience always becomes a pest

And I think about the tomten sitting in the wings

I know all the other projects are really flings

But every time I take time to sit

I find a way to procrasti-knit

In my weaker moments I rediscovered the quilting bug

Because to me, sending a quilt is just like sending a hug

I sew badly but make great haste

I take the time to pin and baste

And when it’s time to bind the quilt

I leave that too to try and spin some silk

(My procrastination knows no bounds

It’s not as bad as it probably sounds)

When my hands get tired, I turn to the internet

There’s so much inspiration there, I kind of need some limits set

First Brooke began her weaving kick

Her work is so amazing it kind of makes me sick

I would love to weave things half as good

But I don’t weave and instead of knitting as I should

I troll the web for some sort of simple loom

Special K says, “you’re crazy we have no room”

But I think something small and simple would be fine

And it would likely not take up a lot of time

And time is quite the commodity

But still I return to the internet to scope what else there is to see

But I try to avoid spending more time on Ravelry

And then I go to flickr and note that Mandy dyed some wool

That struck me as really cool

Have you seen the singles, I don’t think the yarn will pool

When all is said and done, I just go and bake a pie for fuel

Because it’s Wednesday and I am a pie-baking fool

And I am still avoiding all those ends

I need to find a way to make amends

But there are so many ends to weave in it’s ridiculous

They make me feel like Sisyphus

But I am not discouraged because I like to procrasti-knit

And I’ll always find a way to let the knitting sit

It’s not as though I’ll every quit

Because I love knitting and it loves me

But weaving ends is as dull as dull can be

And I’d rather ignore all the ends I see

But then Little Sir gives me a face

And it puts me in my place

So I pick up the knitting and weave in ends

Keeping in mind advice from friends

I’ll finish the tomten, but bit by bit

Because I’ll still be prone to procrasti-knit.

I know.  It’s a special kind of crazy.  Info about today’s pie is in flickr.  Things should return to normal (which for me, admittedly, is still a little crazy) at the end of the week.  There may even be an fo!  No, not the bain of my existence tomten...

Comments

[stacey]

That was great!! you are too creative!! (and i bet it was a great way to procrastinate some more!)

[katie]

yummy! love it all. the quilt is beautiful!

[Jessie]

Everyone in the office is wondering why I'm laughing so hard. And now I'll have Gilbert & Sullivan going through my head for the rest of the day...

[Loribird]

Brava, brava! I love the song, and the Tomten (in progress) looks fantastic too! The quilt, the spinning, and the pie are nice additions, but again, it's Little Sir who steals the show...

[Erin]

Nicely done post. The poem/song is very creative. And the pie...soooo yummy.

[Opal]

Oh that Merino really is fabulous. Must. Spin. More.

[Kristy]

So you're saying (singing) that the un-woven ends are driving you to spin pink yarn? Your world is really turning upside down!

I love that first quilt picture. It's so crisp.

[Heather]

Are you sure you're not really a gay man with a love of show tunes trapped in a woman's body?? Because that song was amazing!

[kathy]

Fabulous! I love it all from the chocolate to the child! Hey I'll be in your woods in April... can I stand in awe near your stash? *grin*

Oh, how many ends could you have woven in in the time it took you to write that???

[Mintyfresh]

I cannot compete with you and Pam for writing whole blog posts in verse. I really should just close up shop and move away right now. amazing.

so you're not done yet??

[Stella]

You are too cute. As is everything else in this post, but perhaps most especially that quilt. Love it.

[brooke]

Little Sir, that face is too much! He must get everything he wants. I'm sure we can convince Special K there is room for a loom....

[Kirsten]

What a fun adorable post!! Keep plugging along on those ends!

When I saw that spinning on Flickr this morning, I had no idea it was the fiber I sent. You spun it up beautifully!

[Jen]

WOW! Very impressive, to say the least. That was lovely!

[Rachel]

you know me, being all anal and list driven lately, had to wonder how many ends you could have woven in during the creation of your song? :) actually it makes me happy to see others procrastinate. Makes me feel better about myself! Is that wrong?

loving your quilt...really like the white base with the colorful squares...some very cool fabric in there! can't wait to see it finished.

[Punkin]

This post was fabulous. It made me smile. I enjoy your creativity. Your projects are inspiring, as always.

[Rae]

HILARIOUS!!! I love it. Also loving your cute Little Sir pic and the new quilt! Adorable.

[earthchick]

Oh Nova, you are fantastic. I totally get the whole procrastinate one craft-related bit of unpleasantness by turning to another bit of crafting. I think we procrastinators get so much done b/c we have to find ways to avoid doing the things we are trying to put off!

Everything you're working on looks amazing! And what a great pic of Little Sir. Yay for more Little Sire!

[Beth]

I really wish I could hear you sing the song. Couldn't you use one of those voice recorder things? Great thoughts for the procrastiknitters amongst us.

Last night I baked cookies to avoid the Koolhass that is sitting in my bag waiting to be picked up. It got put down when Adam walked in the door with his broken arm and there it sits. I haven't decided if I can continue or if it needs to be frogged to become something else.

[Oiyi]

Wow, you were not kidding about taking the time to baste your quilt. I get lazy and don't use a lot of pins. I space them very far apart. I hear you about the binding thing.

I love procrasti-knit!

[Mandy]

I know you've written a nice poem and have lots of funny things you've said, but I'm completely distracted by your handspun. It's great. P.S. Get some dyes!

[tiennie]

You rock! Little Sir, the pie, the tomtem, the spinning, the quilt, the poem....awesome!

[Brenda]

Very funny! The yarn you spun looks lovely, and I don't blame you a bit for procratinating with all those ends. Fab photo of Little Sir as usual.

[Liz K.]

You're silly!!!!

[Kwana]

I love it! As a super procrastinator I'll be singing it all day. And may I say, Little Sir is just the cutest!