UNFINISHED BUSINESS……...

YOU’RE PROBABLY WONDERING WHAT THIS HAS TO DO WITH KNITTING. I KNOW I THOUGHT THE SAME THING WHEN THE VOICE IN MY HEAD SAID YOU HAVE UNFINISHED BUSINESS. IT WAS VERY PLAIN THAT I NEEDED TO ADDRESS THINGS IN MY LIFE THAT I HAD LEFT UNFINISHED FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. OF COURSE, I CONTINUED TO IGNORE THE VOICE UNTIL I GOT THE SMACK UPSIDE MY HEAD AND DECIDED I NEEDED TO FINISH UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

I WADED INTO PAPERS AND OTHER ISSUES I NEEDED TO ADDRESS. ONCE I FINISHED THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES, I DECIDED I NEEDED TO ADDRESS ANOTHER AREA IN MY LIFE. MY WIPS OR FOR PEOPLE NEW TO KNITTING/CROCHETING WORKS IN PROGRESS. WHO DOESN'T HAVE WIPS?

I TOOK THE BRAVE STEP AND WADED IN. I WON’T TELL YOU HOW MANY I HAVE BUT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW. I REALIZED WHY I WAS ALWAYS SEARCHING FOR NEEDLES WHEN I STARTED SOMETHING NEW. I HAD BEEN IN COMPLETE DENIAL OF THE FACT THAT MY NEEDLES WERE BEING HELD CAPTIVE ON UNFINISHED PROJECTS. I DID HAVE ALL THE WIPS NEATLY IN PROJECT BAGS. I'LL HAVE TO ALSO ADDRESS MY INABILITY TO STOP BUYING PROJECT BAGS BUT THAT'S FOR ANOTHER DAY. THE TASK BEGAN! I HAD TO LOOK AT EACH PROJECT AND DECIDE WHY THEY WERE NEVER COMPLETED.

AS I STARTED THE PROCESS IT WAS EVIDENT SOME WERE LEFT UNDONE BECAUSE THEY WERE BORING. I HAVE TO HAVE PATTERNS WITH INTEREST OR A CHALLENGE. SOME WHERE LEFT UNDONE BECAUSE I DIDN’T LIKE THE YARN. I NEED TO ENJOY THE FEEL OF THE YARN. I HAVEN’T DONE IT YET BECAUSE I WANT TO GO THROUGH THEM AGAIN BUT I'M SURE SOME PROJECTS WILL BE FROGGED AND THE YARN WILL BE USED FOR OTHER PROJECTS OR GIVEN AWAY. I DID PULL OUT TWO PROJECTS TO WORK ON. I WAS HAPPY TO FINISH ONE THIS WEEK A SUMMER SHELL CALLED DERECHO BY ALISON GREEN. I LIKE THE PATTERN AND YARN. IT HAD WRAPS AND TURNS, YARN OVERS ETC BUT THE ENDLESS STOCKINETTE SENT IT TO THE UNFINISHED PILE. MY SECOND PROJECT IS A WRAP FROM A VOGUE MAGAZINE IN 2015. YES 2015. THE YARN AND THE TENSION YOU KNIT WITH CAUSES THE SQUARES TO FORM. AGAIN, IT'S JUST KNIT AND PURL STITCHES AND I LOST INTEREST.

I'VE COME UP WITH A STRATEGY TO HELP FINISH SOME OF MY PROJECTS. NO IT'S NOT STOP STARTING NEW PROJECTS UNTIL THE OTHERS ARE COMPLETE. REALLY!!! THAT'S A CRAZY IDEA. WHAT KNITTER/CROCHETER WOULD DO THAT? I'M GOING TO TAKE BREAKS IN BETWEEN MY CURRENT PROJECTS AND SPEND TIME EACH DAY ON A WIP.

SO MY QUEST TO FINISH UNFINISHED BUSINESS CONTINUES. HOW MANY WIPS DO YOU HAVE? MAYBE TAKE THE FIRST STEP AND GIVE THEM A ONCE OVER. SHARE WAYS THAT YOU HAVE COME UP WITH TO KEEP YOUR NUMBER OF WIP'S FROM GETTING OUT OF CONTROL.

ON MY NEXT POST I'LL TAKE YOU ON A TOUR OF A LOCAL YARN SHOP THAT I VISITED FOR THE FIRST TIME. STAY TUNE