[mcnultya] feels inadequate…

but she’s checking in anyway…Seriously. Hi. I’m Anna, and I graduated in 2006. I was a Philosophy major and a Russian, Central, and Eastern European Studies concentrator. I now teach high school English and live in a city fortunate enough to have wonderful yarn supplies and gaggles of knitters who collect at my neighborhood coffee shop on a regular basis.Preface: I’m not good. I’m self-taught, not very disciplined, and have too much going on in my life to be terribly dedicated to my craft. But dear lord, I love it. Show me a cozy soft wool and I will twist and writhe until I break down, buy it, and find something to do with it.Here’s what I’ve been up to lately… This is the project I cranked out in a fit of knitting last weekend. Foliage from the current issue of Knitty. I knit it with Malabrigo Chunky in the most delicious colorway I’ve ever ever seen. The lacey detailing doesn’t show up in the above picture because it is both out of focus and not opened up (i.e. on my head). Suffice it to say: this hat is the hotness.Next up…This is Monkey, a fabulous pattern published a few Knittys back. I am not a total Knitty whore, but there are some divine, simple lace patterns in there that I really do enjoy. I’m only this far into my first one of the socks, but they’ll get done someday. Knitting on one of my very favorite yarns, Dream in Color’s Smooshy. The colors are to DIE for. Plus, the yarn is 100% merino wool. Superwash. LOVE IT.My Dream in Color yarn fixation extends to another project that remains on the needles. Reversible cable scarf from Scarf Style. I LOVE THIS PATTERN. The texture is gorgeous. I cannot wait to wear this someday. Amazing. The other big project on the needles is the one that really needs to get done. And, thus, it is the one I can’t bring myself to finish. This is the Cardigan with Moss Stitch Edging from Debbie Bliss’ Baby Cashmerino 2 book. It will soon find itself on my newborn niece, Eulalie. I HATE the finishing. I know it’ll be worth it. I really rationally do. I just… ugh. Can’t explain my aversion to putting in the hour or two needed to wrap this one up. But I need to in order to make sure she gets to wear it once or twice before outgrowing it…All right. So. Otherwise, I’m just cranking out hats for my younger brother. This year’s knitted goods for the little man will be boring. He requested hats. I’m 2/3 of the way through the first one, knitted in my new woolen love, 1824 Wool. SO SOFT. LOVE THE COLORS. Pictures will appear when the hats actually look like hats.Thanks for holding me accountable to knit! I need to get inspired, friends. Thanks for the nudge back toward my needles…!