And that is why I generally don’t have 14 hundred WIPs going on at once. I like the process, and I like arriving at the end.
I don’t leave things unblocked. Or without buttons. Or unseamed.
I am a finisher.
And therefore, it is not comfortable to have eight things going on at once. Or at least eight projects cast on at once. And also, not good for me. Because I tend to knit a lot. Obcessively. Trying to make progress on all of them.
Trying to finish…
To top it off, my started projects have not been successful.
The green socks (River Rapids by The Sock Bug, rav linky) are going to be some other socks. I adjusted her sizing to my foot size and gauge. After finishing the gusset decreases, I tried it on, and it was too small to be comfortable. I knew it, and therefore, I frogged it. I tried to adjust the size, because I really like the pattern, but with the sock weight and the eight stitch repeat, combined with my narrow feet, it was not to be. Back to Charlene Schurch’s Sensational Knitted Socks, and a perfect fit for the green handpainted. All I need is to cast on. Maybe later.
The Branching Out scarf is no longer. See...Silky Tweed is NOT Silky Wool. Ms. Susan Lawrence specifies that knitting with Silky Wool, one will get about 27 repeats of the pattern. After 14 repeats, I was almost out of yarn. What gives? Then I gave thought on the fact that I know of the yardage difference between the two above mentioned types of Elsebeth Lavold yarns. Both nice softy yarn for knitting, and both ‘Silky’, but a difference in yardage of…oh…about 10-12 repeats!! Lovely pattern. Maybe later. Much later. I am sort of disgusted with myself on this one.
Swallowtail was working okay, just starting the second chart, when my markering system screwed me up. I will try that again. But after.
Sweet Peasy has started well, and is going to be a nice car knit with lots of stockinette.
First I finish the February Lady, and Sunkist (which is flowing swimmingly).
Because really? I am a finisher.
Stupid 'must knit' virus...
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July 7, 2010
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6 comments:
I have found that I can have several quilts in progress, but not knitting. That is one project at a time and it is finished (or maybe sometimes frogged) before proceeding. I am a process knitter not a project knitter.
Oh dear, I really hope you soon will be back to one-at-the-time-project-time! It seems like you have more on its way that feels comfortable for you :-(
But I must admit that I, in spite of loving finishing things, I even more love to start new ones, and if I have less then five projects on the needle at the same time I really got nervous and depressed:-)
Take good care of yourself!
You'll get back to one or two at a time....
Nothing stupid about "must knit" at all! Keep those fingers flying! Obsessively!
Maybe I should figure out how to knit socks. It seems much more practical to have more wool socks than I will ever need than more cotton dishcloths than I will ever need...
When I was in High School I learned to crochet. My first project was a granny square afghan. I made it for my brother. I almost went insane crocheting all those little granny squares. I thought I'd never get done. So I made the squares bigger. Then I taught Rhonda how to crochet and she helped me make a few. Then I got done making the squares and sewed them all together and crocheted around the afghan a pretty little border and then I gave it to my brother and told him to go buy a chrochet hook and tuck all those little strings under where they wouldn't show. (Can you believe it?! I made an afghan and never tucked under one end of the yarn when I changed colors! I just thought I was suppose to wait and do that when I was finished.) Ernie used the afghan but never bought a crochet hook and never tucked under the yarn. And I never made another granny square afghan that I can remember. Yah, the afghan looked pretty funny on his couch with all those threads sticking out all over! How embarrassing! I wonder how many people he told I made the afghan. I can't believe I never finished it! But I had more important things to do...like ride around in cars with boys!
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