Startitis

Startitis is a knitting affliction where the knitter has a powerful urge to start a new project (or six) even though they already have several projects going. Most people are struck with startitis in the spring, when the snow melts and the world becomes bright and green again. Apparently, I'm not one of those people. I have startits now. I've had it since school got out six weeks ago. The bag I'm knitting with Phantom of the Opera on it? There is nothing wrong with that bag; it's soft and very pretty and I designed the chart for the mask myself, and yet I don't want to knit it anymore. I'm not saying that I never want to finish it- I just don't want to finish it now. I'd rather be knitting something else, and I feel bad. However, I have come to a conclusion: There is no knitting police that will come and get me because I didn't finish the bag (and I still haven't re-started the vampire socks- but the knitting police still aren't coming). Knitting is supposed to be fun, and if doing yet another round of 264 stitches of double-knitting makes me want to tear my hair out unhappy, then I shouldn't do it, right? At least not now.
Here's what I've been obsessed with for the past few weeks: Norwegian Totoro Mittens. In case you're asking, "What's a Totoro?" the mittens are based on a Japanese animated movie called "My Neighbor Totoro" that was written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Totoros are shy forest spirits. It's a very cute movie, so if you haven't seen it, I recommend that you do.
Since the knitting police still aren't knocking at the door, I'm going to go start those mittens.

Happy knitting!