I’m really more than o.k. with the fact that my knitting stash and many accouterments that accompany it have pretty much taken over the house. It annoys my family that there is no where to go that they couldn’t accidentally sit on, step on or potentially fall over something related to my knitting. Frankly, I’m not overly concerned about that either. If they don’t like all the yarn, they can move into the basement. There is no yarn down there, and while they are down there, they can finish painting.

But, what is rather worrisome to me is the way I keep getting trapped by my own clutter. Let me explain. My husband and I share a double recliner. It’s a love-seat with two recliners that work independently of one another. So, what happens is this. I decide I want to start a new project. I require lots of options to peruse to see what I should begin next. I grab a stack of books. I grab the yarn(s) in question. I sit down. I pop the recliner and put all that crap by my feet. My husband comes in and pops his side of the recliner.

The deed is done. I’m effectively trapped. I have knitting in my lap, a stack of books that will topple if I push down my side of the recliner, and I cannot get up to go to the bathroom without rearranging everything.

Don’t bother suggesting that I keep a table next to my side of the couch. Got one of those. There’s no room on it for even a drink. I also have a little cubby that serves as a bookcase sitting right next to me. I still get stuck. I guess what I need is a rope hanging over me, so that I can shimmy up it and swing out into the middle of the room. Nah, I’d hurt myself.

Just be aware that if you call, I can’t get to the phone right away, because I’m on the couch, and I’ll have to figure out how to free myself before I can answer. Yeah, so just leave a message.

OTN: Nothing that isn’t going to get ripped out. But, I did just finish the “Classy Slip Up” socks from Knit Socks! I used Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock Multi in the “Child’s Play” Colorway.