I
mentioned that this burst of blogging is somewhat inspired by the
(writer’s block busting) activity of NaNoWriMo.
It turns out that I am hardly alone in this aspiration. Someone
else has coined the NaBloPoMo
term for national blog posting month — blogging every day this
month. That certainly captures the spirit of what I’ve been
trying this month, although I am resisting any urge to sign up.
Stubborn individualism, I guess.
There is also a NaKniSweMo
— national sweater knitting month — focused on knitting a 50,000
stitch sweater (to match the 50,000 word novels of
NaNoWriMo). I’m really not doing that — if
nothing else, because I don’t take sweater projects on travel.
However, I did the math: I figure my sock project is running at
10,000 stitches per sock. I am about to finish my first November
sock (the second of a pair — expect pictures!). I
might put another 10,000 stitches out, depending on what happens with
personal travel next week. Nowhere near the 50,000 stitch mark.
I guess, no matter whether you slice it in words ore stitches, 50k is a
lot. Even for knitting, which is essentially OCD with a
productive output.