The WIPs are piling up…
Instead of finishing things I appear to be starting new things.
Current WIP list:
– baby blanket
– child’s hat (awaiting pom pom)
– child’s mittens
– 2 x wrist warmers
– scarf (scarf-gate continues)
– Christmas stocking
– pullover
I get so excited about a new project and put everything into it until something else comes along. Concentration span of a gnat, sadly not the work ethic of an ant, so easily distracted!!! 🐜🐜🐜
It’s fun to have a variety of things to work on. But prioritise the ones that have a deadline. None of mine has a deadline, thankfully!!
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Such wise words but sadly deadlines are quite fluid in my world 🤔
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I know exactly how you feel. I am overwhelmed with the number of knitting and cross stitch projects I have going. So I am trying to be good and not start anymore – even though I have started a new crochet project. It is so hard to resist so many beautiful patterns and yarns and fabrics, isn’t it? I love your pile of projects 🙂
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Thank you and many thanks for the moral support 😃
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I only allow myself 4 working projects (one is always a hat and one is always a dishcloth for stress free knitting and easy to carry along), I have had 5 but that stresses the heck out of me. If I want to do a new one, I have to finish or rip one of the two remaining ones out, ripping rarely happens.I have had one sit in time out long enough that I had to rip it out tho’, a child’s sweater I had made some changes to and when I went back to it I couldn’t remember what changes I had made lol.
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I’m afraid I don’t have your discipline 🤔
I have finished the child’s hat and mitts since my post in my defence!!!
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hehe, it’s not discipline, it’s to keep my stress and anxiety down, which is what having to many open ended projects going does, much like being late to work or a doctors appt :P.
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My pile is double that – oops! Quite agree, attention span of a gnat (at times!) though perhaps we could also so attitude of a worker bee ….. trying to ‘be’ positive !
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Like the worker bee idea 🐝
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I made a throw this year to work through one colour scheme of my stash, but I still have some colours left over. It’s a tricky balance, to have crafting supplies but not too many of them.
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Isn’t it just 😎
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Your post is so relatable! I’m trying really hard to change this habit, but it’s difficult when new projects are calling my name. 😅
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I know! I am like a kid in a sweetie shop – I can’t choose so want to try everything …. Thank you for looking in 😎
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