See this bag....rather empty hey? Well....I decided to be honest with myself and pull out all my unfinished projects....hhhhmmmm......dangerous ground.
So first one out is this ten-stitch twist....reason it's in the bag is that I've forgotten how to do it....simple problem easily solved I guess...
Second one....a pair of two at a time socks, put down and not picked up again.....
Last Dance on the Beach CAL.....I have done over half of this ....possibly even 2/3s
This is a re-entry....you may be able to just spot the issue....its a beautiful blanket, but the side has unravelled and I need to remember how to do the stitch so I can fix it again.....so simple, but again, enough to stop me getting on with it. (Actually, I see that there a lot of areas along the side that look dangerously like they will unravel in time, so I'm actually wondering about sewing a border onto it and catching it all up with the machine, I think the yarn is quite smooth and therefore is slipping out where its been sewn in....ggggrrrrrr!)
This hat has never been near my head, as I could probably fit three heads in it...I was so gutted I just put it away...but brave I must be and unravel....maybe I should choose a different hat pattern altogether now....
Dream Stripes shawl...put down, never picked up again....
Another crocheted shawl which is just s-l-o-w, I like it, but I can see me putting it in the bag as it needs to be about ten times longer!
Another light weight wrap thing....I found the joining method on this so difficult to understand that although I got it right twice with some help, I can't remember how....(notice a theme here?)
A 'made-up as I went along' shawl which is really pretty, but it's a bit small and I need to add some more on to make it more wearable.
A started baby blanket, which stopped when I ran out of the multi-coloured yarn and couldn't find it again...so frustrating...
A Christmas table runner....no idea where the pattern is....
A shawl which I gave up on because the pattern was difficult to follow, although I wonder on looking at it now why exactly as there seems so little detail for so much effort....no idea where the pattern was from.....ooooopppppsss!
My first ever crochet project, stopped as I ran out of one of the reds....if I hadn't already sewn so much together I would add another colour in....rookie mistake...no idea what to do with this....its fairly wide so far, but pretty narrow.
Oooohhh....I had totally forgotten about this one, my temperature blanket with a square for each day showing the lows and highs of temperature....I think I've done two months....
A last minute whim Christmas pattern which I just could not get my head around....
The cable beginning of wrist warmers....this really was the most fiddly part of the pattern, all they need is the sides putting on and sewing up.....
So that is all the projects neatly folded and sorted back into my big bag.
I've seen a few people referring to unfinished projects and I've always been slightly in fear over what was actually in my big bag....it isn't as bad as I thought somehow...in fact, I wouldn't even feel guilty if I started something new ;-)
But seriously, first port of call is the CAL blanket, as it is pretty close to finish, then I need to bite the bullet and unravel some of the things which I put down as I really didn't like them and then oooohhh, I can start planning some more unfinished projects :-)
My eyes got wider and wider as I scrolled down. If you're not feelin' a WIP anymore, just frog it. No one would hold it against you. Work on what you truly love.
ReplyDeleteYou are not alone my friend. Toss out what does not make you happy. Reclaim yarn that you like if you can, life is too short not to be happy creating.
ReplyDeleteMeredith
This is awesome! You've got an amazing sewing skills. Thank you so much for sharing the designs.
ReplyDeleteMore love to you.
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