WIP Chat Post

[afuna]

Ahhhh so I have a problem -- or rather, I have eleven of them!

I currently have eleven unfinished projects on my needles. I've been trying to cut down, but every time I finish one of my current projects, or even finish half of one (one sock/mitten etc), I cast on a new project to replace the old one.

So I was hoping I could find like-minded folks to chat about WIPs. Anyone want to join me in sharing your WIPs to cheer each other on? That glove lacking a second half, that beret that just won't get past the ribbing, that scarf that just won't stop, that lacework that you've squirreled away in a bag so you're not tempted to throw it across the room, that thing you need to tink back a couple hundred stitches before you can move forward again (and if that sounds familiar, all the best of luck to you!) Or even that one project that's just flying off your needles so we can all remember that it can be done? And if that's you, I'm envious, but do share *G*

Maybe we'll even finish one of them eventually! (And maybe then I can stop fervently hoping that mismatched gloves, or gloves matched with mittens, or one-sock-only would come into style >_>)

Comments

[melusina]

I have many things I ought to frog/kill:
1. A raglan sweater that's way too big for me. I ought to frog it and start over, but it's so disheartening, because the body is complete and I just needed to do the sleeves when I realized it was too big.
2. An orange mohair lace shawl that I screwed up the pattern for -- no way to frog this yarn back, so I just need to cut my losses (literally)
3. Another shawl that I started, hibernated, couldn't remember what size needles I was using, and then repurposed most of the yarn I was intending to use for it.
4. #1 of a pair of Dashing handwarmers - I've forgotten what size needle I was using or where I was in the pattern
5. A yoga mat bag out of nubbly cotton yarn - again, I've completely forgotten what size needles I was using and I HATE knitting with this yarn (it hurts my fingers and it feels like I have to yank every stitch to get anything like proper gauge)

And things on needles that I'll probably finish eventually:
1. A bear-eared hooded sweater for a niece or nephew who's due in August - mindless garter stitch knitting, but stupidly made in pieces to be constructed and now I wish I'd modified the pattern to knit it in the round
2. Sock #1 of a pair of cabled alpaca socks for my husband. The yarn is lovely to work with but OMG, so many teensy cables
3. A green Bitterroot shawl that I'm actually working on quite a bit
4. And not on needles, but a cotton washcloth that I need to weave the ends in on.

And yet, I'm contemplating casting on for a baby hat, because a. everyone I work with is pregnant and b. I don't have anything totally mindless on needles right now, and it's essential that I have something easy to pick up and put down for standing in line and other times when I don't want to have to think about a pattern (the bear sweater is close, but because it's knit in pieces, I have to be careful about making sure that everything is the right size and that my increases/decreases match up the way they should).

[jenna_thorn]

I think when faced with an almost completed too big sweater, I'd find a bigger-than-me friend. You know, the way kids grow... (Bear is as tall as Himself's mother as of last weekend.)

I can frog unfinished stuff, but I've got a (whoops, just realized I forgot it in the below list) blanket shoved under the bed that isn't even mine, someone else started it, and it's maybe a third done, and I just can't bring myself to frog it becuase there are so many stitches into it, so I'm having to learn how to crochet to finish this thing and what am I doing? learning how to crochet. *flail*

[pinesandmaples]

My wife and I have a frogging co-op. I frog things that she can't bring herself to frog and vice versa. It's wonderful because I can go take a nap and skip the painful bits. I highly recommend making a pact with a friend or yarn store employee about frogging.