Focus….

 As I’m knitting on one of the advent scarves, there is a focus problem!  The pattern is based on 80 stitches!! Yes, 80 in each repeat!  Thank goodness, I only cast on 240!  The first clue given was to cast on what you think would be a good width for a loop scarf—80 x ?  Some chose 400!! I’m having trouble with 240, can’t even fathom more than that—now, I’m thinking 80 would have been reallymanageable!  

My brain has this knack of wandering....... never mind that I have this small problem with my brain, there is always the minor interruption-- like someone walking into the room and  talking to me!  Wait...I'm losing count!  Stop!  Right there!  bummer, I lost count and need to start all over!

I tried putting post notes across under the text (just can't follow charts either!) but that didn't work--lost where I was.  So, then I just put one postanote under where I was at the time of the stitch--that worked.

But, somehow, when I'm knitting, my brain starts thinking of something totally out of context!

It's like a 'squirrel" moment every few minutes!

I've got to FOCUS! FOCUS! FOCUS!

I WILL get through these 54 rows without a mistake--well, close to being perfect!

Oh no, breaking news just popped up while I was waiting this--