What does my WIP pile have in it? The bottom half of a knitted sock monkey, one blue sock I started 3 years ago, a crochet shrug that I’ve only got a portion of the collar done, half of the back panel of a men’s basketweave jacket, a front panel of a boy’s pullover sweater, and one completed slipper of a pair of felted slippers. I know it’s terrible that they are sitting around waiting to be finished. Of course I had every intention of completing them when I started, but I have this little problem, and maybe some of you can relate. I get bored easily and when I come across a pattern that is more interesting I immediately want to try it out leaving the unfinished project to be added to the growing pile of WIP’s. In my defense though the main reason why I haven’t delved back into any of these projects is that they weren’t being made for anyone in particular they were patterns that I found interesting and I wanted to try out, well except the Men’s Basketcase Jacket by Tara Jon Manning published in Men in Knits – that was my November NaKniSweMo (knit a sweater in a month) project - which obviously I didn’t finish.
NaKniSweMo Project: Men's Basketcase Jacket |
Wakefield Diagonal Scarf by Melissa LaBarre materials used: Cascade Yarns Cherub Collection DK in brown, size 3 needles |
I would alternate for each new project you make finish an old one!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the suggestion, that sounds good and I could actually do that instead of dreading the WIP pile.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this. Whittle away at old projects but keep new ones coming!
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, you should just finish that Sock Monkey as-is and place him under a pile of books for a little humor in your life ;)