I was on Twitter this week and asked all my Twittah Knittahs how many unfinished projects they had on the needles. I was surprised that the numbers could get so high. Some people had up to fourteen projects on the needles. Fourteen! My first thought was I'm glad our apartment is too small to house this many projects! I have four and I thought that was a lot!
I have decided to clean up my unfinished projects. I looked through my project bags and found my sister's sweater, the socks I'm making for Patrick, the cable afghan for Glenn and a shale scarf I'm making for my friend Roseanne.
I've put them all aside for various reasons. I have my sister's sweater in the closet. I started this in February. Of 2009. I misread the directions and knitted twenty rows beyond what I was supposed to and I got pissed off. Al was nice enough to frog back to the correct place on it but I haven't been able to pick it up again. I think I'm scared of the finishing of it and it's intimidating me but I'm determined to pick this up and finish it soon. Like this week soon.
Patrick's socks I just put down and never picked up again. I should be finished with these by the end of today.
The afghan for Glenn. Sigh. This is a five panel blanket and I shorted one of the panels. Seems a lot of my mistakes are math related. I guess counting has become beyond my capabilities lately. I frogged back and have to add a couple of inches and should be able to seam this up and get it done by the end of next week.
The shale scarf I've just been taking my time with. It's a four row pattern that's easy television knitting so I've been lazy with it. Not anymore!
I've promised myself not to cast on anymore projects till these four are completed. By the end of next week, I hope to have at least three, hopefully four, of these projects to show you.
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Girl, I'm one of those people with multiple unfinished projects! I have a baby blanket on needles in a bag in the basement. I have a baby alpaca sweater and another baby outfit still on needles from when I was pregnant. That was back in 1999! It was a depressing time for me (early miscarriage) and I put them away. I don't want to frog because they're almost finished yet I don't want to finish because of the memories. Now if I could just get past that and finish them, they would make nice gifts for someone.
Then there are my quilts.....
I have, um, several UFOs too but I don't fret about it. Usually I get back to them when the mood strikes again and sometimes I end up frogging them but I figure this is all for fun so unless I really need something I'm not going to worry about it. That said, I love the patterns that meld perfectly with where I'm at I plow through them and finish right away. Good luck with your UFOs! Hope you share pics when they're done.
Honey, 4 is nothing! If I ever get down to 4 I'd feel nekkid!
In fact, after finishing up 3 lingerers I've been unable to knit for weeks. I feel like I'm all done! Apparently without stress or guilt I'm not as compelled by the knitting.
Go, Susie, Go!!! I'm cheering you on to the completion of these four projects & I want to see the pics of them, too.
Most of my knitting mistakes are also math related! So, frustrating when simple mathematics overwhelms my brain..... lol
Have fun!
Cathy
"Cast on" is one of the most alluring phrases in the English language to me, right after "yarn sale". If you can resist its siren song, please tell me how! :)
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