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I suppose this says something about me as a knitter, but I need an instant gratification project every now and again. The three major projects I always keep on my front burners are socks, lace, and Something Big. (Right now, it's a sweater.)

Finishitis is an angry little itch, and I needed to scratch it so what else did I do besides cast on for something new?

My instant gratification project these days is Wavy from an old Knitty, in some really delicious Merino Twine from Creatively Dyed Yarns.

I cannot believe I am knitting a freaking scarf for instant gratification.

Tell me of your personal instant gratification projects!

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colourfull

Sweet fancy Moses, you know how long it takes me to knit a scarf?? Heh. Bless your heart for calling that "instant gratification"... I admire you.

For me, it's cowls/neckwarmers - also my default project for a pesky single skein of yarn that I just HAD to buy (side note: why do I keep doing that?!).

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pinesandmaples

Sweet fancy Moses, you know how long it takes me to knit a scarf??

The first time I knit this pattern, I wanted to stab my eyes out. It took the better part of two months. Then I went off, made tons of socks, several lace shawls, and a few really stupidly big things. Those projects take a long ass time. This thing is quick compared to the dental floss I normally knit with.

Sitting down and knocking out a 44 row repeat a day is pretty fast, for a scarf! And this particular scarf is only supposed to have 10 repeats so that's 10 days then boom! Substantial FO! Sadly, I'm adding to the length (want to run out of yarn) so I'll have closer to 15 repeats, but hey, it's still faster than a sweater!

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colourfull

I think I can actually knit a sweater faster than a scarf. Socks? Definitely faster. My problem with scarves isn't the stitch count or yarn, it's the boredom factor... although, anything with a 44-row repeat gets my vote, because yeah, that would go a whole lot faster than, say, one knit in mistake rib or something. :)