Works in progress

Time to take stock and make a plan

I've never been a great one for finishing everything I start. I'm thinking perhaps an occasional Work in Progress round up might start giving me more focus on getting things finished, just when I feel like project bags are breeding. Hopefully it might help make a proper dent in my stash!

So where to start, I have projects stashed all over the place!

1. crochet bits and bobs towards making crochet garlands

2. Microwave heat bag cover

3. Wisp scarf, this ones been on the needles for um over a year...

4. Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino Vest - this is for a two year old, the intended recipient just turned four! Luckily my friends keeps supplying new under two year old boys. One day it will be finished, I'm really not sure how it got left behind.

5. Ugh it's still there, most drama filled knit ever. A splintered cheap needle meant a change of needle brands half way through, and it dramatically changed the tension. I blogged about that frustration here. Frogged and started over, travelled all the way back to Aus with it, knitting with intentions of finishing while I was there - had too much fun, not finished....and I trod on a needle and broke it! After a blitz of Christmas knitting I found an old Carpel Tunnel problem returned and I couldn't complete even a row without a totally numb left hand. So the recipients grown another six months by now, and my interest in this is closer to revulsion now. Nothing for it but frog it I think, when I can bear to look at it again.

6. My first socks. I had grand plans last year of learning to knit socks and making a pair for everyone for Christmas. Big fail, I've only completed half of one sock! Am spurred on again though with my new book purchase, and determined to learn '2 at a time, toe up socks, using magic loop', and until last year that phrase meant absolutely nothing to me, so I'm going to count that as progress.


7. The tapestry that I laughingly thought I would finish in a year, four years ago. Haven't touched it for a while, the extended Winter we are having here instead of Spring is keeping me in knitting mode. If we ever get some warmer weather I'll be back to it.

8. The most shameful of all - most of this is still with me, this year really needs to be a year of destashing!

Of course that's just the textile 'to do' list, I'll have to do a painting round up soon - I fear that's a longer list of unfinished objects.