The project you started at the beginning of the war hold too much sadness and trauma. Frog it and make something happy for summer. We all need positive things around us. Love to you all from Australia ❤
I agree. I'm from Latvian brother country Lithuania. When Russia invaded Ukraine I was so shocked, I was not able to knit at all. Few weeks later I started a big black hairy sweater to make me warm if I'll be cold after not slept night. The sweater I made too big so donated it to local Ukrainian charity. The WIP of February... I finished it later but don't wear. Probably I need to get rid of it.
Thank you for sharing your WIPS. I know others say frog the blanket of sadness. I say when things are uncomfortable we need to lean into that sadness… give it to someone who needs to know this was made with your sadness, your heart your fear your empathy. Actually this needs priority. I would finish it for you if I could. … only my opinion
@@sallyidso182 I agree totally with this. Jana you felt/feel sad because you are so loving and care so much. Give the blanket with love. It will help you process the sadness and someone will cherish it.
I personally cannot stand having more than 2-3 wips at any given time. It stresses me out. But then I absolutely love watching everyone's wip parades and living vicariously through those who cast-on whenever they feel like with no worries! Thank you for sharing your wip parade! For any project you were undecided on, I'd say frog it. If you are not enjoying knitting it for any reason, no purpose in forcing your way through. Knitting is for joy! And there are always new, fabulous patterns coming out that the yarn could be used for! Take care Jana! ❤
I agree with all rip it out votes for the blanket of sorrows and maybes. Life is too short for working on projects that aren't a joy and the yarn can go into something that is. ❤ Love checking in every year with all the wips!
Maybe you can cast off the heavy feeling garter st blanket and add some cheery granny squares around the perimeter and sweeten it back up. It’s beautiful and someone will love it.
Loved seeing your WIPs! I’m currently recovering from knee surgery and have a lot of knitting time. I pulled out all my WIPs and am focusing on getting most finished. Isn’t it funny how they become WIPs? I’ve discovered a lot just needed finishing ( which apparently I hate, like sewing in ends) or I made a mistake and needed to frog and it got put down. It’s very satisfying to see them go from wip to done. As for your war blanket, it’s a lovely child size blanket that would be appreciated by a refugee family. I’d do a quick finish, give it a lonnggg soaking bath in something nice smelling to wash away the sadness and pass on the love and goodness of your heart.💕
Rip all the undecideds and rip the garter blanket, saying goodbye to all the sorrows, you have so many wonderful wips to continue with - a fantastic episode ❤ maybe one row at a time on the coat. 30 mins a day on the nearly finished stuff you still want ❤
Hi Janna! I had 30 wips in my WIP hall of shame. Frogged five. Started 3 more. 😮😅😂 Keep the shawl… maybe make it for your daughter. She might love it. Bind off the blanket and give it to an elderly person who has no family.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching your WIP review while getting some time in on my WIPs and avoiding going through my pile...okay okay I will still do it 😂. For The blanket during the war, I would say if you don't want to see it, either finish and donate, or frog it and use the yarn over in a new project infused with happier thoughts: a renewal for you both. Glad you are keeping the ones that you are; sometimes if I pick up a WIp I was unsure of and start going again (assuming I know where I left off), I am glad to have it going again (other times, I can't be bothered and away it goes!). See you in a week! Have a fun week with the kiddos (and find some quiet time for yourself).
Your blankets are beautiful!!! Maybe you don’t like to make blankets as much as you like to start them? Such beautiful blankets and you were not excited about knitting them. And you are so far along that it would not be a chore to finish them. Granny stripe and the one made of small granny squares were both my favorites. Maybe you don’t have to make them as big as you originally planned. Good luck with all of the WIP’s.
Lots of WIPS! I think if you take the ones you have decided to frog out of the bags you will rip them out, but in the bags they may get forgotten, and do the same with the undecided. You can see them and then will be able to make a better decision. I think it is cool that you can keep track of all your WIPS, I can barely remember what Line I am knitting on my current WIP!!!
Love your videos! BTW, I have a little kitty tag that goes on your WIP bag. You write on it with magic marker what is inside! Viola! No more mysteries! Happy Easter from Minnesota ❤
Loved the walk through your WIPs! I’ve never been a monogamous knitter but I have learned to let things go. I noticed that a lot of your older knits were either greys or browns or neutrals. It’s lovely that you’ve incorporated more color into your knits more recently! Hope we all get to experience spring soon! Thank you for your channel. You’re a ray of sunshine. ❤
Thank you! I used to knit mostly with solid colours, lots of greys and teal. It's good to expand the palette, it opens up a whole new world of happy colours. I never knew I liked orange this much. 😄
I am so happy to see you have so many WIPS. I count mine every January, and this year my count was 35. I’ve made good progress in finishing though; I have finished 8 of the 35. And only three new cast ons.
I enjoyed seeing your WIPs. I'm working on dealing with mine. I haven't counted them but I feel there are too many. I have just finished a cardigan I started 2 years ago and am now working on a stuffed sheep that I started 3 years ago. I think I need a support chicken now! Thanks for sharing!
Jana, I think I have about the same # of WIP's but am not brave enough to count LOL...most are squirreled away, out of sight but I can picture them in my head ! Many are worthy of finishing...so I get it ! There are just too many beautiful ideas distracting us...like absolutely needing my own Emotional Support Chicken and that gorgeous Swoncho...Love ya ❣
If in doubt - rip it out. That’s my knitting motto I agree with the comments below , frogging the projects you are not happy about will free up a lot of space both mental and physical Use your energy for the projects you really love. There will be lots more patterns to come for the yarn you recover from your old unfinished work. I loved the sweater you were wearing in the episode and your enthusiasm for yarn and knitting is so positive Looking forward to your next show -with love from Wales
Good to see "all the things": I have a completely unknown number of long forgotten wips that live in various places. Maybe one of the goals this year will be to at least look for them and "take stock". I think most will be frogged, but who knows, I may finish one of two!!!
I have a LOT of WIPs! I really want to make a proper note and track properly with a lovely new notebook I bought…but I need to make myself sit down and do it. Maybe I will take this episode as inspiration!
Thank you for sharing all your WIPs. I have about 9-10. Active WIPs are sitting at 3, a pair of size 11-12 women's almost entirely ribbed socks for a friend, a Norwegian style outdoor sweater by Kristin Drysdale and the Tessellated vest by Andrea Mowry. Its a good thing the vest is beautiful because it grows slowly. :) I sense the vest will be hibernating over the summer months. The sweater is bottom up and is almost at the part where I knit the sleeves and attach them. One of the socks is done and the other is already at the heel.
I love seeing all your wips and to potential there!!! And making sweater patterns into dresses, I so want to do that! I have 6 yarny wips right now (I think) plus blankets. I used to have heaps but have been enjoying working on 2 at a time so trying to work on at least one Wip each month. So far it's working great. Just what's working for me right now and I'm really enjoying getting the objects I want too!!
Wow!! You sure needed to do “finish it February “!! You have such a pile to worry over- it seems weighty to consider what to do with them all. Why not do something like dedicating a day each week, or certain full months this year to finish things? You could assign random numbers to items and pull from a hat to see who wins the finishing prize this month? Another idea is to have a set of them in a pile, and spend a certain number of hours on one, then shift your the next one (like 5-10 hours each item in the pile until completed? ). I don’t have cast-on bug. I have the “completed” bug, so I don’t have a pile of wips- just an incomplete sock and the seemingly endless westknits Aurora cabin shawl. Then I get very impatient to decide what to do next. Of course, I’ve always had time to squeeze in another handspun gnome. The psychology behind the war blanket is heavy. I understand the drive to knit away the worry and sorrow. Now it’s time to meditate while you pull it out and turn it into something else. If that yarn still holds too much sorrow after you rip it out, you could knit some hats or cowls for those in Ukraine that would benefit from them. A little love and pretty color for kids living a dark life?
I have 4 current wips and 9 (or 11 if you count the two projects that need repairs) older wips. One of my current ones is socks that I keep in the car. I always have a car project, One is a current mystery kal with a wonderful German knitter/podcaster. There will be 2 more weekly clues and I'm up to date. One is my current sweater project (For Keeps Cardigan by Samantha Guerin). When that's finished I'll cast on the next sweater. And I have another small mindless wip (After Midnight MItts by Thea Colman) to pick up when I need something easy and mindless. When that's done I'll probably cast on something similarly small like a hat or mitts or another pair of socks, or pick up one of the older wips. I have another 12 virtual wips: those are projects I definitely want to make. I already have the pattern and yarn set aside in a project bag. Just haven't cast on yet. Not sure if that counts as a real wip - but they feel like wips to me! Most of my older wips I hope to finish. But the Stephen West Twists and Turns I might decide to frog. I never got past the first clue and I'm not sure I would wear it. I think you should finish your Migla Shawl and the 'Ukraine War Blanket". I think there is too much important emotion in the blanket to frog it! I loved this episode. Have fun with your kids this week! Greetings from Virginia, USA
Thank you for sharing your tiny chicken. Thanks to Franny I have two frogs, Fiona and her little brother Phillip. I personally didn't feel the need for emotional support chickens but apparently they did so now they each have one and it makes me smile every day! I guess it's not easy being a frog!😂 My husband just shakes his head.
Loved that,I tried to start my craft room last nightI had to walk out after less than a minute!maybe if I'd had clucky lol, well done you 🙂,cant wait for next vlog,ive been catching up all week as a new subscriber 🙂🐑⭐
I have way too many. I have crossed over to 3 digits in my WIPS. I need to be much more brutal in frogging. I am a serial starter. I do need to get more serious about letting go things I will never finish. I love seeing all of what you are doing.
All your projects are really beautiful. Please finish your husbands birthday jumper, that would be the most special project to finish. The sad blanket, cast off and donate to an elderly charity or person as a lap blanket or shoulder wrap to keep them warm. Then the sad memory would be overtaken with a generous feeling that you warmed someone up who needed it. You don’t want to reknit it as the yarn would still be a reminder of sad times. Good idea to turn the jumper into a dress and you will wear it. Lots of love xxxx
The pink shawl that you stopped working on because the fabric was too dense: it doesn't look very drapey at all. I'd frog it and use it to make something where you love the fabric.
Jana, keep the beautiful pink Migla Shawl and finish it for your daughter. Even if she doesn't start wearing it right away, she would surely enjoy it within a few years. I love the vintage look of it. It's a pattern from Latvia, isn't it?
I just love your wip episodes. It is fun to see and hear why some projects have not ended up finished projects. I would just bind off the sorrow blanket. Make baby knits to make it a baby set and give it to charity. Family who gets the set won’t know your feelings and sees just a lovely blanket. I did this in first covid year. I knitted chemo hats and gave them to local hospital. I made over 100 of them in about 10months. I could not knit anything I would see in my life.
Not counted but my WIPs approximately 8. I like to vary like you do what I work on. I’d keep the blanket started as emotional support. It’s beautiful. If you find you can’t use it then gift to a charity. Hugs x
Oh my goodness! I don't think I could have that many WIPs! My maximum WIPs that I've had is 6 but I currently have only 3. Birds of a Feather Shawl by Andrea Mowry, Bits and Bobs Blanket (also lives in my living room and eats leftovers) and Ranunculus by Midore Hirose. I usually always have a pair of socks on the needles too but I just finished a pair today. I suspect I will start another pair tomorrow. Sock projects get done when they get done and are the project of choice to take to work, meetings or appointments. Enjoy the winter break with your kiddos!
Maybe have a Finish It Friday?!? Just work on your wipes on Friday and you know that is the only time to do them. Gives some structure to the process but not pressure 😊
I have no idea how many wips I have. I know I have 3 crochet blankets, 1 is the Battenburg, I hate joining the squares. I have numerous shawls and beanies. I'm almost finished a crochet vest and I have half a sock that I forget where I'm to.
I love seeing all your projects, always so beautiful! The war blanket clearly doesn't bring you any joy. If you can bring yourself to finish it you could then give it to one of the many people you helped at that time. Your heart will let you know who needs it most. 💖 I think even if you frog it and use the yarn for something else it will still hold too much sadness. Just my opinion. Thank you again for another enjoyable episode! You are a gem☺
I only have ever 1 wip on the go and that’s my actual knitting! I annoy myself by not letting myself cast on anything else till that single project is complete. Odd exception might be a sock if I am looking to take knitting away at any time. I’m maybe not the fastest of knitters but I do have time every day to knit. My other trait is never getting castonitis. I take ages messing about looking at patterns and wools before I get going. Envious of people who can cast on with gay abandon . Says something about me I suppose but all that said, I love knitting. Enjoy yours 😊
I enjoy this type of episode 😊. As I declutter my life, I ask myself...if it were gone tomorrow, would I miss it? If the answer is "no", out it goes! Also, I love the philosophy of Ruth, of Ruth Loves To Knit...if in doubt, rip it out. This weekend I've knit a couple of swatches (one is for the newly released Aase Sweater, check it out❤)...and I'm going to frog a couple of projects today that are not giving me joy 🙂🐸🐸🐸
I just cast off a sweater , and cast on another, and that is it ! My one and only wip , I am truly a one at a time knitter. I love your Swoncho so much, but then I love everything you make. You are inspiring. xxx
Wow, it would stress me out so much to have that many WIPs. I am mostly a monogamous knitter, although sometimes I'll have a more mindless project to switch to when I'm working on something more complex, or some socks in between something bigger. If I don't want to work on something anymore I generally give myself one new project and then return to the previous one to either finish or frog it. I do love planning projects though, so if I get the itch, I'll browse patterns to go with yarn I have or the other way round, and plan out what I can make next. It helps me to finish a project if I'm excited about the next one!
Oh Jana, I looked so forward to this episode. Let that “heavy” blanket go, bind off and donate- it would be a good cuddle for a child. Thanks for making me feel better about WIP pile😘 in 2022 I had 15 wips, 2023 I had 12. We will see how it goes this year🧶🧶
Put garter stitch blanket in your shop and ask customers to knit stitches when come in then gift..makes power of community spirit triumph..if frog its beaten you. I will do a virtual row for you❤
Hi:) this was amazing. And I got a point, if I will stay with numbers of needles and numbers of project bags as it is right know, My maximum wip number can grow only to 5 :D:D:D ha ha. But i feel stressed out, if some of wips stay unattached too long, I am now on process to finish wip from autumn. But I have many new ideas and I have that feeling, that I really want to cast on something new! Also I have a rule, for all thing in my home (except books) : If i didn't touch it or I wasn't in need I get rid of them, I think I would frog all one year old wips, that I didn't knit.
That’s a lot of WiPs 😳 Mind you, you’ve populated your Frog Pond quite nicely and once you’ve spent some time swimming in there you will feel very clean and refreshed 😄 Your first garter stitch blanket looked very wide, is that wide enough to be the length instead? Then again, don’t hang onto it if you find it heavy in the heart.
I prefer to frog all my long-forgotten WIP's, it feels nice, cleaning up, freeing up pretty project bags, finding all that lost knitting needles, crochet hooks, stitch markers and cords 😄 and now I've got swift, all frogging goes so much faster. Plus my son who has ASD loves pulling yarn from the project, works as zen time for him. I love knitting because of the process not product, so frogging means more knitting in the future and no need to buy more yarn 😄 BTW, love your sweater/poncho! Need to add it to my list ❤
Good for you to go through these WIPs/UFOs! If you ever go on Roxanne Richardson's cast, she has a "Finish it February" thing, when you devote yourself to finishing (or more recently also mending) things for that one month. She has frog and finish piles but also an ambiguous pile (which means you keep them and think about it more next year). I don't actually do that specifically, but it is a useful way to think about it.
Hi there, loved your podcast as usual ❤. I am also a non monogamous knitter and at the moment have 5 wips on the go (I'm not counting the sweater that I need to pull back the cuffs and knit about 10cm more on each cuff and maybe 5 cm more on the bottom nor the socks that need mending)😅
…..if it really doesn’t make your heart sing……frog it! Life is TOO short and precious not to be in joy with “the thing” that is our joy…. Too many WIPS dull the senses…… love from Alberta. 🇨🇦
I loved seeing so much gorgeous knitting including the flash of your Swiss Dot Shortie. Thank you!!! I was so surprised to see it and that explains why I've been selling that pattern so much this week 🥰🥰
I think wips should be considered as a wardrobe. You never know what you're gonna need so it's good to have everything. 😅 At the moment I have 45 wips, but it's ten less than I had at the beginning of the year. My knitting goal for this year is to finish most of my wips because I noticed 55 wips is my personal wip anxiety limit. 😂
Another very enjoyable episode Jana! Thank you so much!🧶Hope you will continue with the pink shawl which is very pretty 😊Perhaps if you knitted yourself an emotional support frog🐸 there would be no need for a "Maybe" pile of WIPS next year!🤣🤣🤣
Well, that was FUN! I, too, have many WIPs…I think it’s 10 actually on needles/cables partially finished. 2 of them are blankets, 2 are for granddaughters birthdays next month. Thanks for being open, honest and sharing your yarn life with us!
I love your WIPS. You have exactly the right amount. I'm of the same mind. I can frog items no problem. I love the process of knitting. WIPS are a natural part of the process for me.
Yesssss🎉 a parade! 🎉🎉🎉 They are all so good, so many good ones! I can not fot the life of me figure it out for myself. I can have a hundred life-y projects on the go all day every day. Like right now I have a dishwasher running, sorting out the closet, washing clothing, ect. But when it comes to knitting, it’s always one or max. two projects at a time 🙄 Have one on the go, and then dream and plan all the rest in my head. I remember I wrote the same thing on your last year’s video. Anyone else like that? 🤨
Surprise the bag is from bertie and poppet to no one❤ i love that ckucky was there with you to give you support for the amount of wips. I do have a couple of wips that i intend to 🐸 they were ill fitting but i am so lazy. I will say only frog qhar you really do not want to work on
Great to see all of your WIPS.👍 I would personally rip out all of the undecided projects that you haven’t worked on in such a long time. The blanket with sad memories needs to be frogged and made into something that makes you happy or donate the yarn to a good cause.🧶🤗
I am such a monogamous knitter I am overwhelmed watching all your projects. The number of needles that you have is also overwhelming. Good luck with your saves
I think you’ve made good choices sorting out your Wips ( before our eyes 👀 !) Knitting is a world of FREEDOM and you illustrate that wisdom so well ! We all have the choice to frog, put aside or continue a garment, a project. It depends on our mood, our stories, our feelings in the present but in the end we make our choices out of pure FREEDOM. Thank you to illustrate so well that important side of knitting ! Your videos are always oxygen bubbles in my head, they travel in it through the week, finding happily their ways besides other bubbles, other joys..
Well, there is no same connected with works in progress, we just do what we enjoy and some of us just knit one sock and then move on to the next exciting yarn and start another sock and some of us just knit both socks, but in the end it dose not matter. I may have around 6 orphan socks, a couple of shawls, which I plan to frog, one sweater that I am working on actively and one I hope to get back to and maybe two vest projects. I do tend to have some orphan socks once in a while, but not for long. My motto, do what makes you happy in the moment, no shame, just having fun in the end. That is what it is all about in the end, enjoying the yarn and the process. And, if possible, make someone else happy in the process when they receive something special off our needles.
Thanks for the podcast Jana. Having watched this episode - I feel stressed!! Love that fancy sweater that needs sleeves. Finish that project. Finish your husband’s jumper. Donate the rest to charity! Life’s too short to stuff mushrooms. New year - new yarn. No time to fret about past stuff. 😊
So happy to see your Battenberg blanket again. You inspired me to make one last year and I loved the process so much I would like to crochet another one.
Hello Jana, lovely to see you again!! You cheer my days! Your colour work is absolutely stunning and I would give anything to have a go!!! Enjoy your holiday. Happy knitting! 🧶
So many lovely things here Jana. I could never have a lot of WIPs because I wouldn't have that many needles in certain sizes, and I would be buying more each time. It would also take some of the joy out of the knitting because it would worry me that I wasn't going to finish something. But we are all different, it works the opposite way for you, and so we have this lovely video from you showing us 32 different patterns. 😂❤️
I usually have about 3 to 4 knitting WIPs. And I have many many quilting and embroidery WIPs, which linger on much longer than my knitting projects. The last few years knitting is my go-to craft. During Covid it was cross stitch. And it will probably change again some time. Till then, happy knitting!
Big sigh,Jana! I heard it...and a big episode too ♥️👌🙏Clucky is truly an emotional support chook because not once did he " cluck, cluck,tut tut" your growing pile of wips.No judgement.If he'd come here, he'd find 16 wips-.10 active.Always good to go through those beautiful . project bags ( Daniela & Gill's are the best👌).Always need to go back to move forward.♥️ Enrico's starwars birthday jumper is a priority.He must be my twin from another mother- 😉🎂Go well and tread lightly this week.Flowers will begin blooming soon.Promise 💐♥️👋🐨🌏xx
I read the comments to your blanket, started when the war started. Yes, I saw how heavy the weight is ... Yes, some say: get rid of the bad vibes, frog the "war-blanket"... Me not. I would suggest to keep on knitting in the blanket "love and peace". It keeps you busy through the sorrow, you will never lose track and follow the little yarn cable. Follow directly til peace will save us all. Up and til then, the weight of the blanket shall keep you cosy and provide comfort. Jana: there will be the day for the last stitch!
Wow what an amazing collection of WIPs. How do you keep track of where you have got to, especially in the sweater patterns. I personally get stressed if I have more than four projects on the go. A while back a podcaster I follow had a ‘Finish it Friday’ where she only worked on WIPs on a Fridays which seemed like a great idea to help reduce the pile.
My WIP count is 4. One of them has mohair which will remain a WIP until Fall/Winter timeframe in USA. I have at least 20 projects waiting to start. I would go bonkers if I had more than 4 WIPs. I get bored and need to start a new project. However, I put restrictions on myself to at least finish a WIP before starting a new project, this keeps my WIP count and stress level low.
Your Metsa Kikku is gorgeous ... Maybe just put a few rows of rib in colour of neck ribbing just on where sleeves would go & have it like a long vest to wear over a skivvy or something ling sleeved, with a belt maybe over jeans or long skirt ❤ Susannah
Thank you! I've been thinking about it for a year now. 😄 I think it would be more impressive with the sleeves. I think I need a visit from the Sleeve Fairy. 😄
I have 4 Wips at the moment but many more plans coming up so many a new cast on this week 😊 I enjoy watching a wips parade episodes and the project bags you have them in are just beautiful 🤩
The project you started at the beginning of the war hold too much sadness and trauma. Frog it and make something happy for summer. We all need positive things around us. Love to you all from Australia ❤
I agree. I'm from Latvian brother country Lithuania. When Russia invaded Ukraine I was so shocked, I was not able to knit at all. Few weeks later I started a big black hairy sweater to make me warm if I'll be cold after not slept night. The sweater I made too big so donated it to local Ukrainian charity. The WIP of February... I finished it later but don't wear. Probably I need to get rid of it.
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Thank you for sharing your WIPS. I know others say frog the blanket of sadness. I say when things are uncomfortable we need to lean into that sadness… give it to someone who needs to know this was made with your sadness, your heart your fear your empathy. Actually this needs priority. I would finish it for you if I could. … only my opinion
@@sallyidso182 I agree totally with this. Jana you felt/feel sad because you are so loving and care so much. Give the blanket with love. It will help you process the sadness and someone will cherish it.
I was going to say the same thing! Make something that will bring you great memories!
Good to see you again. Another good podcast. I enjoyed this. You make me laugh.
I personally cannot stand having more than 2-3 wips at any given time. It stresses me out. But then I absolutely love watching everyone's wip parades and living vicariously through those who cast-on whenever they feel like with no worries! Thank you for sharing your wip parade! For any project you were undecided on, I'd say frog it. If you are not enjoying knitting it for any reason, no purpose in forcing your way through. Knitting is for joy! And there are always new, fabulous patterns coming out that the yarn could be used for! Take care Jana! ❤
I agree with all rip it out votes for the blanket of sorrows and maybes. Life is too short for working on projects that aren't a joy and the yarn can go into something that is. ❤ Love checking in every year with all the wips!
Agree, maybe it could be turned into a whole lotta emotional support chickens ♥️
❤ great to see your wips. When you doubt frog it. I have 21 wips 😂❤ This year they must be all finished ❤ 🤞 ❤
Maybe you can cast off the heavy feeling garter st blanket and add some cheery granny squares around the perimeter and sweeten it back up. It’s beautiful and someone will love it.
Thank you for your podcast. Wips what to frog what to keep. Heippa ❤😊
Loved seeing your WIPs!
I’m currently recovering from knee surgery and have a lot of knitting time. I pulled out all my WIPs and am focusing on getting most finished. Isn’t it funny how they become WIPs? I’ve discovered a lot just needed finishing ( which apparently I hate, like sewing in ends) or I made a mistake and needed to frog and it got put down. It’s very satisfying to see them go from wip to done.
As for your war blanket, it’s a lovely child size blanket that would be appreciated by a refugee family. I’d do a quick finish, give it a lonnggg soaking bath in something nice smelling to wash away the sadness and pass on the love and goodness of your heart.💕
Rip all the undecideds and rip the garter blanket, saying goodbye to all the sorrows, you have so many wonderful wips to continue with - a fantastic episode ❤ maybe one row at a time on the coat. 30 mins a day on the nearly finished stuff you still want ❤
Hi Janna! I had 30 wips in my WIP hall of shame. Frogged five. Started 3 more. 😮😅😂
Keep the shawl… maybe make it for your daughter. She might love it.
Bind off the blanket and give it to an elderly person who has no family.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching your WIP review while getting some time in on my WIPs and avoiding going through my pile...okay okay I will still do it 😂. For The blanket during the war, I would say if you don't want to see it, either finish and donate, or frog it and use the yarn over in a new project infused with happier thoughts: a renewal for you both. Glad you are keeping the ones that you are; sometimes if I pick up a WIp I was unsure of and start going again (assuming I know where I left off), I am glad to have it going again (other times, I can't be bothered and away it goes!). See you in a week! Have a fun week with the kiddos (and find some quiet time for yourself).
Your blankets are beautiful!!! Maybe you don’t like to make blankets as much as you like to start them? Such beautiful blankets and you were not excited about knitting them. And you are so far along that it would not be a chore to finish them. Granny stripe and the one made of small granny squares were both my favorites. Maybe you don’t have to make them as big as you originally planned. Good luck with all of the WIP’s.
I have about 10 WIP. I have started to work on them this month. Enjoy your knitting.
Love your WIP episodes
It's so calming to watch. I have 5 knit WIPs and 10 crochet WIPs
Regarding the really bright colour work sweater, hang it where you can see it often and you'll soon be inspired to finish it. It is beautiful!
Lots of WIPS! I think if you take the ones you have decided to frog out of the bags you will rip them out, but in the bags they may get forgotten, and do the same with the undecided. You can see them and then will be able to make a better decision. I think it is cool that you can keep track of all your WIPS, I can barely remember what Line I am knitting on my current WIP!!!
Love your videos! BTW, I have a little kitty tag that goes on your WIP bag. You write on it with magic marker what is inside! Viola! No more mysteries! Happy Easter from Minnesota ❤
Loved the walk through your WIPs! I’ve never been a monogamous knitter but I have learned to let things go. I noticed that a lot of your older knits were either greys or browns or neutrals. It’s lovely that you’ve incorporated more color into your knits more recently! Hope we all get to experience spring soon! Thank you for your channel. You’re a ray of sunshine. ❤
Thank you! I used to knit mostly with solid colours, lots of greys and teal. It's good to expand the palette, it opens up a whole new world of happy colours. I never knew I liked orange this much. 😄
I am so happy to see you have so many WIPS. I count mine every January, and this year my count was 35. I’ve made good progress in finishing though; I have finished 8 of the 35. And only three new cast ons.
I enjoyed seeing your WIPs. I'm working on dealing with mine. I haven't counted them but I feel there are too many. I have just finished a cardigan I started 2 years ago and am now working on a stuffed sheep that I started 3 years ago. I think I need a support chicken now! Thanks for sharing!
Jana, I think I have about the same # of WIP's but am not brave enough to count LOL...most are squirreled away, out of sight but I can picture them in my head ! Many are worthy of finishing...so I get it ! There are just too many beautiful ideas distracting us...like absolutely needing my own Emotional Support Chicken and that gorgeous Swoncho...Love ya ❣
Great podcast
If in doubt - rip it out. That’s my knitting motto
I agree with the comments below , frogging the projects you are not happy about will free up a lot of space both mental and physical
Use your energy for the projects you really love. There will be lots more patterns to come for the yarn you recover from your old unfinished work.
I loved the sweater you were wearing in the episode and your enthusiasm for yarn and knitting is so positive
Looking forward to your next show -with love from Wales
Good to see "all the things": I have a completely unknown number of long forgotten wips that live in various places. Maybe one of the goals this year will be to at least look for them and "take stock". I think most will be frogged, but who knows, I may finish one of two!!!
Rip back the shawl on 3mm needles a little bit and bind off for Cluck Norris! :)
I have a LOT of WIPs! I really want to make a proper note and track properly with a lovely new notebook I bought…but I need to make myself sit down and do it. Maybe I will take this episode as inspiration!
Thank you for sharing all your WIPs. I have about 9-10. Active WIPs are sitting at 3, a pair of size 11-12 women's almost entirely ribbed socks for a friend, a Norwegian style outdoor sweater by Kristin Drysdale and the Tessellated vest by Andrea Mowry. Its a good thing the vest is beautiful because it grows slowly. :) I sense the vest will be hibernating over the summer months. The sweater is bottom up and is almost at the part where I knit the sleeves and attach them. One of the socks is done and the other is already at the heel.
I love seeing all your wips and to potential there!!! And making sweater patterns into dresses, I so want to do that!
I have 6 yarny wips right now (I think) plus blankets. I used to have heaps but have been enjoying working on 2 at a time so trying to work on at least one Wip each month. So far it's working great. Just what's working for me right now and I'm really enjoying getting the objects I want too!!
Wow!! You sure needed to do “finish it February “!! You have such a pile to worry over- it seems weighty to consider what to do with them all. Why not do something like dedicating a day each week, or certain full months this year to finish things? You could assign random numbers to items and pull from a hat to see who wins the finishing prize this month? Another idea is to have a set of them in a pile, and spend a certain number of hours on one, then shift your the next one (like 5-10 hours each item in the pile until completed? ).
I don’t have cast-on bug. I have the “completed” bug, so I don’t have a pile of wips- just an incomplete sock and the seemingly endless westknits Aurora cabin shawl. Then I get very impatient to decide what to do next. Of course, I’ve always had time to squeeze in another handspun gnome.
The psychology behind the war blanket is heavy. I understand the drive to knit away the worry and sorrow. Now it’s time to meditate while you pull it out and turn it into something else. If that yarn still holds too much sorrow after you rip it out, you could knit some hats or cowls for those in Ukraine that would benefit from them. A little love and pretty color for kids living a dark life?
I have 4 current wips and 9 (or 11 if you count the two projects that need repairs) older wips. One of my current ones is socks that I keep in the car. I always have a car project, One is a current mystery kal with a wonderful German knitter/podcaster. There will be 2 more weekly clues and I'm up to date. One is my current sweater project (For Keeps Cardigan by Samantha Guerin). When that's finished I'll cast on the next sweater. And I have another small mindless wip (After Midnight MItts by Thea Colman) to pick up when I need something easy and mindless. When that's done I'll probably cast on something similarly small like a hat or mitts or another pair of socks, or pick up one of the older wips. I have another 12 virtual wips: those are projects I definitely want to make. I already have the pattern and yarn set aside in a project bag. Just haven't cast on yet. Not sure if that counts as a real wip - but they feel like wips to me! Most of my older wips I hope to finish. But the Stephen West Twists and Turns I might decide to frog. I never got past the first clue and I'm not sure I would wear it. I think you should finish your Migla Shawl and the 'Ukraine War Blanket". I think there is too much important emotion in the blanket to frog it! I loved this episode. Have fun with your kids this week! Greetings from Virginia, USA
Thank you for sharing your tiny chicken. Thanks to Franny I have two frogs, Fiona and her little brother Phillip. I personally didn't feel the need for emotional support chickens but apparently they did so now they each have one and it makes me smile every day! I guess it's not easy being a frog!😂 My husband just shakes his head.
Loved that,I tried to start my craft room last nightI had to walk out after less than a minute!maybe if I'd had clucky lol, well done you 🙂,cant wait for next vlog,ive been catching up all week as a new subscriber 🙂🐑⭐
You have such great WIPs. Just work on them. Make the commitment! 😂 I only work on one or two projects at a time. Having WIPS gives me anxiety .
Heheee, not having WIPs gives me anxiety. 😄 I love how we're all so different, but connected with love for the same craft. ❤️
I have way too many. I have crossed over to 3 digits in my WIPS. I need to be much more brutal in frogging. I am a serial starter. I do need to get more serious about letting go things I will never finish. I love seeing all of what you are doing.
All your projects are really beautiful. Please finish your husbands birthday jumper, that would be the most special project to finish. The sad blanket, cast off and donate to an elderly charity or person as a lap blanket or shoulder wrap to keep them warm. Then the sad memory would be overtaken with a generous feeling that you warmed someone up who needed it. You don’t want to reknit it as the yarn would still be a reminder of sad times. Good idea to turn the jumper into a dress and you will wear it. Lots of love xxxx
The pink shawl that you stopped working on because the fabric was too dense: it doesn't look very drapey at all. I'd frog it and use it to make something where you love the fabric.
The war blanket should be bound off and make it a blanky for Clucky
Jana, keep the beautiful pink Migla Shawl and finish it for your daughter. Even if she doesn't start wearing it right away, she would surely enjoy it within a few years. I love the vintage look of it. It's a pattern from Latvia, isn't it?
Thank you! Yes, Inese is Latvian, but she lives in Canada. 😊
Shifty lovely finish it
I just love your wip episodes. It is fun to see and hear why some projects have not ended up finished projects.
I would just bind off the sorrow blanket. Make baby knits to make it a baby set and give it to charity. Family who gets the set won’t know your feelings and sees just a lovely blanket. I did this in first covid year. I knitted chemo hats and gave them to local hospital. I made over 100 of them in about 10months. I could not knit anything I would see in my life.
another lovely visit. 10 last count, but could be way off. Its been a minute.
Not counted but my WIPs approximately 8. I like to vary like you do what I work on. I’d keep the blanket started as emotional support. It’s beautiful. If you find you can’t use it then gift to a charity. Hugs x
Oh my goodness! I don't think I could have that many WIPs! My maximum WIPs that I've had is 6 but I currently have only 3. Birds of a Feather Shawl by Andrea Mowry, Bits and Bobs Blanket (also lives in my living room and eats leftovers) and Ranunculus by Midore Hirose. I usually always have a pair of socks on the needles too but I just finished a pair today. I suspect I will start another pair tomorrow. Sock projects get done when they get done and are the project of choice to take to work, meetings or appointments. Enjoy the winter break with your kiddos!
Maybe have a Finish It Friday?!? Just work on your wipes on Friday and you know that is the only time to do them. Gives some structure to the process but not pressure 😊
That is a great idea!
Fabulous idea!
Finnish Finish it Friday.
Frog the undecided, knit what you enjoy
I have no idea how many wips I have. I know I have 3 crochet blankets, 1 is the Battenburg, I hate joining the squares. I have numerous shawls and beanies. I'm almost finished a crochet vest and I have half a sock that I forget where I'm to.
Really loved this. Thank you for spending time with me on my bike trainer in the basement! Much more colourful with you.
Thank you, Sarah! I'm glad I kept you company! 😊❤️
I love seeing all your projects, always so beautiful! The war blanket clearly doesn't bring you any joy. If you can bring yourself to finish it you could then give it to one of the many people you helped at that time. Your heart will let you know who needs it most. 💖 I think even if you frog it and use the yarn for something else it will still hold too much sadness. Just my opinion. Thank you again for another enjoyable episode! You are a gem☺
I only have ever 1 wip on the go and that’s my actual knitting! I annoy myself by not letting myself cast on anything else till that single project is complete. Odd exception might be a sock if I am looking to take knitting away at any time. I’m maybe not the fastest of knitters but I do have time every day to knit. My other trait is never getting castonitis. I take ages messing about looking at patterns and wools before I get going. Envious of people who can cast on with gay abandon . Says something about me I suppose but all that said, I love knitting. Enjoy yours 😊
I enjoy this type of episode 😊. As I declutter my life, I ask myself...if it were gone tomorrow, would I miss it? If the answer is "no", out it goes! Also, I love the philosophy of Ruth, of Ruth Loves To Knit...if in doubt, rip it out. This weekend I've knit a couple of swatches (one is for the newly released Aase Sweater, check it out❤)...and I'm going to frog a couple of projects today that are not giving me joy 🙂🐸🐸🐸
I just cast off a sweater , and cast on another, and that is it ! My one and only wip , I am truly a one at a time knitter. I love your Swoncho so much, but then I love everything you make. You are inspiring. xxx
Wow, it would stress me out so much to have that many WIPs. I am mostly a monogamous knitter, although sometimes I'll have a more mindless project to switch to when I'm working on something more complex, or some socks in between something bigger. If I don't want to work on something anymore I generally give myself one new project and then return to the previous one to either finish or frog it.
I do love planning projects though, so if I get the itch, I'll browse patterns to go with yarn I have or the other way round, and plan out what I can make next. It helps me to finish a project if I'm excited about the next one!
Krásne projekty, teším sa keď to všetko dokončíš❤a projektové tašky nádherné ❤️
Oh Jana, I looked so forward to this episode. Let that “heavy” blanket go, bind off and donate- it would be a good cuddle for a child. Thanks for making me feel better about WIP pile😘 in 2022 I had 15 wips, 2023 I had 12. We will see how it goes this year🧶🧶
Thank you! My count went up from last year. I should fix that! 😄
Put garter stitch blanket in your shop and ask customers to knit stitches when come in then gift..makes power of community spirit triumph..if frog its beaten you. I will do a virtual row for you❤
Hi:) this was amazing. And I got a point, if I will stay with numbers of needles and numbers of project bags as it is right know, My maximum wip number can grow only to 5 :D:D:D ha ha. But i feel stressed out, if some of wips stay unattached too long, I am now on process to finish wip from autumn. But I have many new ideas and I have that feeling, that I really want to cast on something new! Also I have a rule, for all thing in my home (except books) : If i didn't touch it or I wasn't in need I get rid of them, I think I would frog all one year old wips, that I didn't knit.
Thank you, wow, what a lot of whips, I would call you Queen of the whips that in the UK, that means something else so I won’t😂
That’s a lot of WiPs 😳 Mind you, you’ve populated your Frog Pond quite nicely and once you’ve spent some time swimming in there you will feel very clean and refreshed 😄 Your first garter stitch blanket looked very wide, is that wide enough to be the length instead? Then again, don’t hang onto it if you find it heavy in the heart.
I prefer to frog all my long-forgotten WIP's, it feels nice, cleaning up, freeing up pretty project bags, finding all that lost knitting needles, crochet hooks, stitch markers and cords 😄 and now I've got swift, all frogging goes so much faster. Plus my son who has ASD loves pulling yarn from the project, works as zen time for him. I love knitting because of the process not product, so frogging means more knitting in the future and no need to buy more yarn 😄
BTW, love your sweater/poncho! Need to add it to my list ❤
32 wips! Can’t imagine that. I hope you always have many wips otherwise you would have a crazy time organizing all the needles😂. Love this episode 🧶
I think your beautiful metsa kukkii sweater would look great with solid sleeves in the same color as the ribbed neck.😍
Good for you to go through these WIPs/UFOs! If you ever go on Roxanne Richardson's cast, she has a "Finish it February" thing, when you devote yourself to finishing (or more recently also mending) things for that one month. She has frog and finish piles but also an ambiguous pile (which means you keep them and think about it more next year). I don't actually do that specifically, but it is a useful way to think about it.
Hi there, loved your podcast as usual ❤. I am also a non monogamous knitter and at the moment have 5 wips on the go (I'm not counting the sweater that I need to pull back the cuffs and knit about 10cm more on each cuff and maybe 5 cm more on the bottom nor the socks that need mending)😅
…..if it really doesn’t make your heart sing……frog it! Life is TOO short and precious not to be in joy with “the thing” that is our joy….
Too many WIPS dull the senses…… love from Alberta. 🇨🇦
I loved seeing so much gorgeous knitting including the flash of your Swiss Dot Shortie. Thank you!!! I was so surprised to see it and that explains why I've been selling that pattern so much this week 🥰🥰
I think wips should be considered as a wardrobe. You never know what you're gonna need so it's good to have everything. 😅 At the moment I have 45 wips, but it's ten less than I had at the beginning of the year. My knitting goal for this year is to finish most of my wips because I noticed 55 wips is my personal wip anxiety limit. 😂
Please finish the Mila, it's nice and feminine.
I have many, many wipes, too. Usually, I finish them, even it takes me years😅😅😅
Another very enjoyable episode Jana! Thank you so much!🧶Hope you will continue with the pink shawl which is very pretty 😊Perhaps if you knitted yourself an emotional support frog🐸 there would be no need for a "Maybe" pile of WIPS next year!🤣🤣🤣
Well, that was FUN! I, too, have many WIPs…I think it’s 10 actually on needles/cables partially finished. 2 of them are blankets, 2 are for granddaughters birthdays next month. Thanks for being open, honest and sharing your yarn life with us!
I love your WIPS. You have exactly the right amount. I'm of the same mind. I can frog items no problem. I love the process of knitting. WIPS are a natural part of the process for me.
Yes! Process knitters unite! 😄❤️
Yesssss🎉 a parade! 🎉🎉🎉
They are all so good, so many good ones!
I can not fot the life of me figure it out for myself. I can have a hundred life-y projects on the go all day every day. Like right now I have a dishwasher running, sorting out the closet, washing clothing, ect. But when it comes to knitting, it’s always one or max. two projects at a time 🙄 Have one on the go, and then dream and plan all the rest in my head. I remember I wrote the same thing on your last year’s video. Anyone else like that? 🤨
Lovely episode! I recently went through my wips and did a big frog/count and I have a total of 5 after frogging (8 pre-frogging).
I just finished my oldest WIP, so now I have 23. Sometimes, there is as much pleasure in frogging projects as finishing them.
Can you make your shawl into a bandana cowl somehow?
Beautiful projects.
Surprise the bag is from bertie and poppet to no one❤ i love that ckucky was there with you to give you support for the amount of wips. I do have a couple of wips that i intend to 🐸 they were ill fitting but i am so lazy. I will say only frog qhar you really do not want to work on
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Great to see all of your WIPS.👍 I would personally rip out all of the undecided projects that you haven’t worked on in such a long time. The blanket with sad memories needs to be frogged and made into something that makes you happy or donate the yarn to a good cause.🧶🤗
Metsa Kookii is gorgeous. You have to finish that, you have put so much work into it already.
I am such a monogamous knitter I am overwhelmed watching all your projects. The number of needles that you have is also overwhelming. Good luck with your saves
I think you’ve made good choices sorting out your Wips ( before our eyes 👀 !) Knitting is a world of FREEDOM and you illustrate that wisdom so well ! We all have the choice to frog, put aside or continue a garment, a project. It depends on our mood, our stories, our feelings in the present but in the end we make our choices out of pure FREEDOM. Thank you to illustrate so well that important side of knitting ! Your videos are always oxygen bubbles in my head, they travel in it through the week, finding happily their ways besides other bubbles, other joys..
Pink shawl.....are you enjoying knitting it? If so, would your daughter like it. If so, finish it xxx
Loving your wip parade, Jana. Much love xxx
Well, there is no same connected with works in progress, we just do what we enjoy and some of us just knit one sock and then move on to the next exciting yarn and start another sock and some of us just knit both socks, but in the end it dose not matter. I may have around 6 orphan socks, a couple of shawls, which I plan to frog, one sweater that I am working on actively and one I hope to get back to and maybe two vest projects. I do tend to have some orphan socks once in a while, but not for long. My motto, do what makes you happy in the moment, no shame, just having fun in the end. That is what it is all about in the end, enjoying the yarn and the process. And, if possible, make someone else happy in the process when they receive something special off our needles.
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Hello, Jana! Please, keep Mugla on! It's lovely.
I love all your episodes, but this one I look forward too. :D
Thanks for the podcast Jana. Having watched this episode - I feel stressed!! Love that fancy sweater that needs sleeves. Finish that project. Finish your husband’s jumper. Donate the rest to charity! Life’s too short to stuff mushrooms. New year - new yarn. No time to fret about past stuff. 😊
I said last year... I love your Garden sweater and would love to see it finished.....I loved this video. Cheers from Australia.
So happy to see your Battenberg blanket again. You inspired me to make one last year and I loved the process so much I would like to crochet another one.
Hello Jana, lovely to see you again!! You cheer my days! Your colour work is absolutely stunning and I would give anything to have a go!!! Enjoy your holiday. Happy knitting! 🧶
So many lovely things here Jana. I could never have a lot of WIPs because I wouldn't have that many needles in certain sizes, and I would be buying more each time. It would also take some of the joy out of the knitting because it would worry me that I wasn't going to finish something. But we are all different, it works the opposite way for you, and so we have this lovely video from you showing us 32 different patterns. 😂❤️
I usually have about 3 to 4 knitting WIPs. And I have many many quilting and embroidery WIPs, which linger on much longer than my knitting projects. The last few years knitting is my go-to craft. During Covid it was cross stitch. And it will probably change again some time. Till then, happy knitting!
Big sigh,Jana! I heard it...and a big episode too ♥️👌🙏Clucky is truly an emotional support chook because not once did he " cluck, cluck,tut tut" your growing pile of wips.No judgement.If he'd come here, he'd find 16 wips-.10 active.Always good to go through those beautiful . project bags ( Daniela & Gill's are the best👌).Always need to go back to move forward.♥️ Enrico's starwars birthday jumper is a priority.He must be my twin from another mother- 😉🎂Go well and tread lightly this week.Flowers will begin blooming soon.Promise 💐♥️👋🐨🌏xx
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I thought I was bad with wips 😂 you win! You are so entertaining! Everything you have is beautiful! Have a fun holiday! Thank you.
😄 I wasn't aware it was a competition. And the title of the crazy lady with the biggest amount of WIPs goes to...
Keep the shawl for your daughter ❤
The cowl would probably fit Sofia as well, i have 3 blanket wips and two sock wops and I triangle shawl, hugs my friend ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊❤
I read the comments to your blanket, started when the war started.
Yes, I saw how heavy the weight is ...
Yes, some say: get rid of the bad vibes, frog the "war-blanket"...
Me not. I would suggest to keep on knitting in the blanket "love and peace".
It keeps you busy through the sorrow, you will never lose track and follow the little yarn cable. Follow directly til peace will save us all. Up and til then, the weight of the blanket shall keep you cosy and provide comfort.
Jana: there will be the day for the last stitch!
Thank you! You're right about the blanket! Let's knit love and hope into it! Otherwise, what's the point of living! Till the last stitch! ❤️
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Wow what an amazing collection of WIPs. How do you keep track of where you have got to, especially in the sweater patterns. I personally get stressed if I have more than four projects on the go. A while back a podcaster I follow had a ‘Finish it Friday’ where she only worked on WIPs on a Fridays which seemed like a great idea to help reduce the pile.
My WIP count is 4. One of them has mohair which will remain a WIP until Fall/Winter timeframe in USA. I have at least 20 projects waiting to start. I would go bonkers if I had more than 4 WIPs. I get bored and need to start a new project. However, I put restrictions on myself to at least finish a WIP before starting a new project, this keeps my WIP count and stress level low.
Keep the pink shawl! Beautiful!
I think with serious blocking and stretching, you might like the feel of it 😊
Your Metsa Kikku is gorgeous ... Maybe just put a few rows of rib in colour of neck ribbing just on where sleeves would go & have it like a long vest to wear over a skivvy or something ling sleeved, with a belt maybe over jeans or long skirt ❤ Susannah
Thank you! I've been thinking about it for a year now. 😄 I think it would be more impressive with the sleeves. I think I need a visit from the Sleeve Fairy. 😄
I was wondering when this was coming lolol❤❤😂❤❤I’m 2 mini in I think 35
I have 4 Wips at the moment but many more plans coming up so many a new cast on this week 😊 I enjoy watching a wips parade episodes and the project bags you have them in are just beautiful 🤩