Finnish Knitting Stories - WIP special - All the truth about my WIPs
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- Опубліковано 27 січ 2022
- Finnish Knitting Stories - WIP special - All the truth about my WIPs
You can find me on Instagram / kettuknits
and Ravelry www.ravelry.com/projects/kett...
Some of my WIPs:
Granny Stripes: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
The Forager: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Kappa: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Migla: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Aito: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Dustland Shawl: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Sweater with Storm Troopers: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Hehku: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Pink Fizz: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Penguono: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Shifty: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Love Note: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Honey, I wish I only had your wips! I have two rooms with them all over the place.
Wow! That was really fun! Now I want to go upstairs and find all my many, many wips up there. The oldest one I can remember was a little sweater for my 2 year old daughter with bunnies and carrots...and now she just turned 30!
Hey we have all been there . Thanks for taking the time to share again . I am new here so will go back and watch more . Xoxo jan
That's not too bad! I love that colorful blanket on your couch!!!
Oh, all the watching has occurred while I started working on a scrappy granny square blanket inspired by yours.
Jana, I wasn’t able to watch your recent videos over the past few months, so binged those I missed (about half a dozen) over the past two days. It was so relaxing and peaceful that I have been going further back and re-watching others, like this one. Thank you for creating a warm, relaxing and enjoyable community for all of us. Many blessings to you and your lovely family.
Thank you for being here with me!
I really love seeing your video. I am still watching.
I enjoyed watching this. I have been very sick with the Virus for 3 weeks, today is the first day I got on UTUBE. I was so careful to stay home and away from people and I still got it. Do to careless people that went to a concert and then invited my daughter and her boyfriend over to fix their washier knowing they were all sick. I can not taste or smell and this cough is so painful. I need to go through my WIPS and sort them out. I really love watching your videos.
Great episode! Less than 10 wips by end of 2023. Thanks 🙏 for the inspiration 😊
I love that you have your Grandmother’s knitting basket ❤️
Thank you! I actually have two of them. The other one has a lid and I use it to store yarn. I also have her old swift and some knitting books. They are my greatest treasures.
Yes I am still here ☺️ and loving it.. I have 6 knitting WIPS, 3 embroidery.
Oh my gosh the amount of WIPs you have...I really enjoyed watching you going through them. You are so funny.
Loving all the bags. Sitting and knitting and amazed at how you remember everything
Wow Jana, you have a lot of projects. Get rid of those 22 frogged projects and put the yarn back in stash and projects bags tidied away and that will be a weight off your shoulders. The 28 you want to finish is still a lot to work on though. ( there were a couple more that you were still not sure about, frog and give yarn away if you don’t love it) I would make a list and categorise them into socks, sweaters, blankets etc then work on one of each category and forget the rest for now until you have freed up a pair of needles. You will get through them easier that way. Good luck and show us how your progress goes. Loved the podcast but it was scary lol
You DID IT!!!
I agreed with many of your choices to frog or knit.
I’d like Grandma’s basket project to stay in the keep column for the rest of the year. You could temporarily switch your daughter’s granny blanket with the long-term one since it looked much smaller and quicker to complete.
28 is a lot and there is always new yarn and patterns to be had.
This was fun and inspiring.
Nice to see that I am not the only one with A LOT of wips - I even have more than you, twice as much ore more.
One day I maby will go through them all, but right now I just try to finish at least two wips before starting a new project. 🤗
Hahaha…your dog looks camera shy! So much gorgeous yarn and so many projects. A fun video!
Haha I am not alone with all the WIPS and bags! Inspiring me to drag it all out and see what I have. I see now I enjoy the planning part new yarn new patterns but I am a very slow knitter and so get little finished before the next creative bug. Ps I have WIPs older than you are. Thanks for sharing. Another great visit
Thanks for showing all your WIPS. So wonderful to hear your thoughts about each project. I like that you knit on what you feel right about!
Congratulations on 6,000+ subscribers!!!!!!!!! I'm addicted....LOVE your music choices! Look forward to your next post, I miss you!
Hey Jana, you could donate some of your projects/yarns to clean your headspace...like the fluffy sloppy long cardigan and your first sweater...and the old sock yarns in your basket. Donating makes happy and you can get rid of stuff you dont actually love 🙂 Residencys for elderly people could look for it- many elderly women with little money would appreciate sock yarns 🙂
you are amongst friends here ...... I looked at the pile and thought .... so few :) Great motivator to clean up my own act . Kx
You are so Brave!!! Most of us would never admit to having so many WIP's (but we do!), let alone share them with the world LOL
Big achievement for a big knitting party ! 🧶🧶🧶🥳🥳🥳
Great JOB!! You did look overwhelmed but more to do with the fact that you did the video twice. Thank you for doing that. Great to watch. 28 WIP’s is a lot but now you have them organized better. New here and it was fun. Going back to the previous. This has given me energy to plow my way through my own growing pile.
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Way to go on sorting all those wips, Brava!
Now it is the end of 2023 and your video inspire me to end as much wips as possible to start new year with "clean table" Thank you Jana 😉
Definately finish the Pink Andrea Mowery Sweater! Just do a couple rows a day and put it down so you dont get overwhelmed. That looks like it will be well worth it! Maybe for each project give yourself a deadline and strive for that goal for completion. Im working on my WIPs and set a goal that I am not buying anymore yarn until I get what I have finished. Having self control is the real challenge. It feels so good to get projects finished also! Looking forward to seeing your beautiful sweaters!
Oh gosh now that my daughter Abby knows what a WIP is, we're having quite a laugh over here as we find more of my WIPs stashed in various places around the house that I forgot about. This...after bragging to her during this episode that I only had a couple of WIPs (though LOADS of yarn from formerly contemplated WIPs LOL). Oh Karma!! Thanks so much for this episode; it's sooo great!!
Hello Carol
How are you doing today?
It’s been 7 months since your video posted. I hope that you’ve enjoyed the benefits of keeping your favorite projects! I recently went through my WIPs (the oldest was from nearly 20 years ago, and I now have *just* 10 WIPs). It felt so good to sort through them and to write down for the keepers what I was working on, what environment would be good for continuing it (TV watching, full focus, on-the-go project), what stage it was at, and also what the issue was that kept me from wanting to work on it or actually knitting on it. As I went through and found things that I didn’t like, but was irked at the time investment I’d already put into them, I realized that if I shifted my mindset from what the WIP was supposed to be and just looked at what it was, I could imagine different possibilities for it: including some that resulted in finishing quickly. A sock tube might become a wrist warmer. A sweater body might turn into a cowl. Hat ribbing could be a headband or ear warmer. A wool WIP could be felted, then cut into coasters…. I plan to transform one of my WIPs, a half mohair lace half chunky lace sweater, into a cowl by cutting it up, serging the edges, and sewing it into a circle- not fast but more fun than frogging mohair! Wishing you Happy Knitting!
Oh the Lovenote will be beautiful too! I would like to make that one someday. Ive never made a sweater yet! Soon!
I have been thinking about this video as I was walking this morning and thinking how wonderful to see you progress with your knitting. Your very old wips are not as beautiful and well-made as your current wips. To see your progress and learning about what works and doesn't work, your color pallet changes, and it is hard sometimes to let things go and say I am done with that. I admire your honest and straight forward sharing of your knitting journey. I have frogged lots, started over and thrown away many sweaters and projects that don't quite work, or the yarn choice was poor, and haven't really thought about my journey until I shared in yours. Thank you for your energy and time and love of sharing. It is the journey that is important.
All your projects are nice, the blankets fantastics, the bags very funny.
I used to be an endless starter, with 20-30 WIPs on the needles at a time, then for some reason in my 20s I switched to being a monogamous knitter. I know I won't finish the projects I start if I let myself get too distracted with exciting new ones, and also the new one sitting in the corner with its temptingly fresh yarn balls REALLY motivates me to finish the current one up. So I guess it's a game of reverse psychology with myself, but it works out by producing actual objects in the end so I'm happy enough 😂
I put Thum up for yours videos because you are really great 👍🏻 when I am listening to your voice and see you how real you are I just feel like I want to go to Kotka and visit you for a coffee ☕️😁 It’s really like I know you all my life 😍
I only have 2-3 wips at the same time, because i can't handle more 😅 I love your podcast, thank you so much for sharing your stories!
Great Job Jana! The WIPS And blankets will be BEAUTIFUL!!
I love all your works, and your capacity for knit so beautiful blankets.
It seems like a "knitting catarsis".
Congratulation on sorting all your projects. I am a little bit jealous of your frog pile, because I enjoy frogging. I wish I could come over, drink a nice wine with you (or lemonade) 🥂and help you frog all those projects!🧶I don't have many works in progress, but I do have urges to cast on all the things... It works for me to have around three projects on the go. I put yarn and patterns in project bags without casting on as future projects. I made swatches for my next two projects...😇 I don't know what happend, I usually do not swatch! 👻 Greetings from the Netherlands
Fun episode! I admit I am over here yelling at the screen “just finish that Christmas dress” and “no don’t frog pink fizz, it would look great on you”. 💕
My goal this year is to be “more” monogamous but I’m at 7 WIPS, 2 of which are blankets. I frogged a bunch at the end of the year.
Don’t worry about making a long video. You kept me company as I wove in the ends of an advent cowl. When sorting through your WIPs use the Marie Kondo method….if it doesn’t spark joy….frog it! I do that with yarn I buy and later decide to let go and let someone else have the joy of it. Thanks for your time and sharing your projects.
I hope you can finish the storm trooper sweater Jana, it is gorgeous
Hi Jana. I am watching your videos all day. I think you are beautiful and charming and talented. I like your comment that your little cute daughter that you say “little yeller.” I know that you say it with love. She sounds like she has a beautiful character, and it is good that she is opinionated. I think it will help her in life. Life is not always easy. There are a lot of challenges for all humans. I like your dog. My daughter got a dog about a month ago. It looks like your dog, and it is about the same size. It is a girl, and her name is Addie, short for Adeline. I like the garter stitch shawl that you knit for yourself, and it came out beautifully. You did a good job. I have been working all day on the edge of the shawl for Heidi. I am not done yet, and I will work on it more tomorrow. This morning I knitted a coaster that I finished and it is on my coffee table and it looks nice. I am proud of how good it came out. I worked on it for about three hours. I enjoy listening to you on your videos. Take Care. 😊
Happy to find you . So many lovely projects. I pulled out a bunch of wip's. I had 13. I think I frogged 3.
then when looking for needles, I found 7 more!!!!
Happy New Season! I enjoyed right to the end. I have no problem whatsoever with frogging. Many Blessings on endeavor to complete loved knits. By the way, did I tell you I use frogging as a meditation/therapy time. Always make relaxing times to do frogging. And put frog projects in order of size so you can make a special time you want to spend on a number of sized frog projects. You will see how quick it will be and the calm effect it will have on you. Use old stockings as covers for yarn so you don't tangle your yarns or old commercial socks. Have a blessed one!. Philippians 4:13
Yes, my frogs are calling out but decided this year is the " not interested in finishing box". I'm a serial cast on knitter. Did frog the the back of a sweater I really liked and decided to start it again ,changing needle size. Enjoyed this podcast ,helps to know I'm not alone with UFOs.
I laughed with you as I have Unidentified Objects as well from years ago! I have been having a ripping party....I have cast on parties too....before I finish what I am working on and then it gets put aside. I need to finish so many that only need a few rows. Then there are the unfinished needlepoint and cross stitch projects too.....I think I am not motivated to knit now since I have so much around me. I think I will make this the year of sorting and donation. What fun watching you with all your WIPS! Don't worry about the light, it is just so enjoyable to visit with you on You Tube!!! As long as you are there all is well.....Sandy
I have a system that is working for me with WIPs. I have a calendar that I wrote my daily knitting goals. For example today my goal was “knit striped sock until afterthought heel”. “ green sweater two inches”. “Pick up stitches on second sleeve of tan sweater”. This has helped me be accountable as chunk my knitting into workable goals. I have finished two sweaters and two pairs of socks in January this way. Maybe you can work into your WIPS into a rotation like this. Good luck. All your projects are gorgeous. You can do this. Have you taught your children to crochet or knit yet? Family knitting time for 20 minutes before bed is another way you might get more knitting time. ❤️❤️❤️
This was hilarious. Now I don't feel so bad about my wips. I like your crocheted blanket, very pretty. Thank you for showing us all that we CAN frog without feeling bad, we can use the yarn over again for something useful.
Thank you! I'm happy you enjoyed! Frogging is definitely worth it, especially if you like the yarn and want to use it again. Yay to more WIPs! :))
I watched this whilst making yarn cakes out of my scrap wool. They will make pretty shawls now. I also don't feel so bad about my love of casting on new projects! It's all part of the fun.
It is so good to take inventory of the WIPS. Last year I did yarn bingo as Cia from Ciasbod. It was motivating to cross things off my list. I am certain I have as many WIps . I did a bunch of frogging last year of some ill fittting and unloved projects. The yarn was lovely and I realized as I frogged I was still inspired by the yarn making plans for future projects.
I love your bright color cardigan! Perfect for home! Cozy fluffy for chilly at home days!
I am at my winter cottage and brought many with me to work on here. I have a shawl I probably started in 2009. Oops
As I watch I am working on a cardigan I started in September of 2019. I picked it up yesterday after I completed a baby blanket gift. It is also strangely gratifying to frog. I try to finish something before I begin a new project.
I put much on hold during holiday knitting. I have used January to make gifts for some short people in my life who have birthdays.
Be brave and frog on. 🐸 I also finished a project I was not happy with at the encouragement of my daughter who wanted it. The pattern was good the yarn was wrong for the project. When I gave it to her I told her again if she decided it is not to her liking donate it … She wore it and someone asked her if her mother made it… Later she decided it was not to her liking. I was a bit embarrassed about the project and wished I would have frogged than to have someone know it was my work.
Thanks for a wonderful podcast. Well done! - Funny our knitting does not knit itself while spending time in naughty corner! Have a joyful week - two weeks, take care!
I have a box that is probably 3 times larger than your box, full of UFO's. Some are from the 70's, I need to go through them. I would start with the smallest WIP and go from there. That is because it is something that would be able to be completed quicker and give a feeling of accomplishment and encouragement to continue. I enjoyed this episode very much. Good luck on your WIP's.
What a lot of nice projectbags and projects! -maybe the pink little summer top can turn into a hat .. and the yellow scarf can be cut and felted for a seat pad..
This was a fun video, thank you for taking us through all of these Jana! I’m so glad to hear that blanket projects don’t count as WIPs, that makes me feel soooo much better 😅. I have a mystery box too but I’m not sure I’m brave enough to open it yet…
You have to finish the dress. You're so close! The Stormtrooper sweater is amazing. Too cool. I have 2 WIPs from 2021 that I want to finish. One is a crochet afghan and the other is a shawl.
You have many beautiful WIPS -looking forward to seeing them finished. Jacki
Thank you! You have inspired me. The Wips are sorted, now to finish!
That was fun, helps me no end to be decisive! Well Done You iwouldnt be half as restrained if I owned a yarn store and dyed my own yarn!
I have come to the realization that UFOs, WIPs, and yarn stashes are modern first world problems. Knitting has become a hobby, rather than being a necessity. Back in the Stone Age, yarn was cheap in comparison to store bought garments/accessories. We also had smaller wardrobes. Let’s face it, how many sweaters, shawls, and socks do we really need? Having scolded myself, I must say that I have learned nothing from my childhood experience 😆. Yarn and WIP piles bulge. The only thing I have not fallen victim to (yet) are project bags, although I have a fabric pile to rival the others. What a problem to have! 😉
You win! I don't have that many. I have 4, a cardigan, a sweater, socks and a child sweater. I also have a scrapy granny stripe blanket but that doesn't count. 😆
Thank you for showing your wips. I want to start something now!
Lol I just told my husband see I'm not the only one with lots and lots of whips!! Sometimes it's alittle too much to deal with, then I get to it. I always say I'm never bored.I also sew alt as well. I do enjoy your podcast here in Ontario Canada where the snow & cold keeps me interested in whips☺️
Good for you! Getting organized to finish! Thank you for the inspiration!
There's nothing wrong with keeping the projects you like for an indefinite period of time. One day you'll finish them. Trust me 😀
Frogging frees up so much stagnant energy and i bet you and your house feels lighter, freer and energized
I stayed with you the whole time. Knitting on my sleeves for my Night Blooms Sweater. I only have one WIP, But then maybe it's because I haven't been knitting nearly as long as you. I just like getting things done, however I am a process knitter. I'd like to have at least a pair of socks going while I have sweaters going at the same time. I'm going to give it a try. This was the perfect vlog to knit to. I could look up each time you introduced a new item but I didn't have to pay a lot of attention. Thank you for being so consistent with your vlogs. I look forward to seeing each and every one.
This has been fun and (ha!) makes my much smaller pile of wip’s not seem so overwhelming - tho probably just as hard to make decisions about! For those who aren’t regulars and are maybe thinking who could possibly complete all of those projects, rest assured, Jana is a very fast knitter - she can do it!!! Thanks for sharing. - loved all the time with your creative world!
You are definitely wanting me to go through mine as well. I thought I didn’t have any but I suspect I have more than I realized!!! I must say I was sad tha my you were going to frog the goat mohair shawls as they are both jaw-droppingly beautiful!! I have a thing for mohair… imo since you recently finished a dress I think you should finish that Christmas dress for sure this year so you can have two!!
I saw so many beautiful projects. The big yellow shawl is a pretty yellow. Turning it into a big rectangular pillow came to mý mind. Just thinking!
I joined your channel during Vlogmas. Last year I picked up knitting. Seeing all your makes really inspires me.
I once took a lace summer top that was turning out enormous and turned it into a lampshade cover. I love this lamp and it was a successful transition from WIP to beautiful home knit! I just realized watching this that my Kate Davies Stratendrick from 2018 needs to change purpose/ it is oversized and I could not figure out how to “increase in pattern” during the complicated color work to make dolman sleeves. But it looks like it could become a stunning bolster pillow cover! Going to take my oldest WIP and repurpose it in February!! Thank you for the inspiration. I really enjoy knitting with you:)
I love your Snowy Forest pullover😍 It looks perfect on you!!
Thank you for recording this episode - I absolutely enjoyed every minute of it
Hello Sally
Ah I watched this over a few sittings and really enjoyed it. I have so many wips myself and no idea how many....My taste has changed over the years and life events have meant that my brain can really only cope with simple knits at the moment.....so seeing you make brave decisions on frogging is a great example to me. Why hang onto part done things when the yarn can be repurposed or even sold or given away. I too was making choices for you on frog or keep!! x
Hello Jana, Thank you for sharing your wips and decision process on what to frog and what to finish. I can tell you that this episode absolved me of any guilt I had over mine. I have 5, one of which is a bulky yarn short jacket with expensive yarn that I don't think is going to look good on me. Ya, its from a number of years ago when bulky yarn was the knitting fad. But seriously, going thru all those projects must be emotionally draining. If you are able to get the wips you chose to keep done then I think you should get the superwoman knitting award of the year!!!!!!! Have a nice week and thank you for entertaining me while I finish up my son't sweater today!!!!! YAY! Carrie from the San Francisco Bay Area. 😄💓🐾🌸☕🌞🧶🪡🧵
Loved to se I’m not the only one who has that many wips, wish we could see your store too
We all have tons of forgotten wips that made sense at some point and not anymore. I felt inspired to do the same, start the year with only projects I love 😊 thank you for sharing, you have lovely projects and amazing yarn to work with. All the best!
Thank you so much!
Hi Jana: I am a fairly monogamous knitter. Even 3 WIPs is too many for me! And if I am not enjoying it I frog 🐸 it straight away. Joy is where the heart is. If it’s not in my heart I know I won’t finish it…
Jana. I have just discovered your channel and I love your personality and of course your knowledge. I am more of a crocheter, but your Finnish title caught my attention. My gr-grandparents came from Finland. Esse and Nygard. I just love listening to you. I especially like destashing, so I enjoy watching you make these decisions!
I really enjoy your vidéo !!! I don't that many unfinished projects, but still some. I dislike unravel, but I discover recently that this is the best way to use the yarns and to "discharge" the brain!!!
Just like you, I made expérience of new yarns, new stitches and....never finished them!!!
So, nothing so "strange" 😉
And I am doing the same for books : I buy many books but no time to read them all !!
Fantastic vidéo and new chance for your yarns! 😊😊😊😊
So fun and inspiring. Hope you are enjoying your wipe. When I spit self I hear you say you should enjoy it.
I really enjoyed seeing all your beautiful bags and WIP’s. I have so many, all over the house, and you have give me the encouragement to start working on them. Very proud of you, cut them almost in half. 👏👏👏👏
Enjoyed this and feel inspired to start another blanket with ends, I love seeing ends together. Since I'm utilizing you as my knitting company the length of your videos don't bother me at all.
You are such an awesome podcaster- I can relate to the “planned projects” - last year I did a big stash bust - had to admit that some things I thought I would knit would probably never be done so I donated to a thrift store, a huge amount of yarn. Now I am left with yarn I want to knit with- woolly yarn and almost no man made content- it’s a good feeling
Love your work!I'm a knitter too I'm Scottish and guess what ,I have 9% Finnish DNA ! Surprise !!!😍😍
You inspired me to straighten up my craft room!!! I don't have a wip issue but I definitely have a space issue and of course things magically appear needing a home for future projects. So, again thank you. Things are looking much more organized here 😁 happy February.
Hello Cheryl
How are you doing today?
I think you did great dividing up your yarns. Just do one thing at a time & you’ll finish them all really soon…..😊
I watched the entire podcast! I enjoy a terrific WIP party. I have no more than 5 wips at a time. I love the novita wool
Wow! Nu Tev tiešām iespaidīga kaudzīte ar iesāktiem projektiem. Man vienmēr likās, ka man ir dikti daudz, salīdzinot ar citām pazīstamām adītājām, nu vismaz pēdējā gada laikā. Bet laikam tomēr pat tuvu nestāv. Ja nekļūdos, tad uz doto brīdi man ir laikam 16 iesākti projekti. Ir arī kāds, kurš jau vairākus gadus stāv, bet lielākā daļa salīdzinoši svaigi. Ļoti patīk Tava meitas jaunā jaciņa! Tik maiga un forša.
Wow that is a big number!! I am sure you feel better now. Really enjoyed this. Have just subscribed. For a year i just completed my WIPs and now try and keep 2 on the go so I can finish them quickly. Also if you double yarn and make a plumpier blanket you can get through yarn and finish it quickly. Thank you.
Hi.: It was interesting watching you go through your pile of unfinish work or WIPS. I think you need to frog those last blankets near the end of the video except the one for your daughter, and finish your husbands sweater. The pile you kept to finish I think you need to go back through it and make a Maybe pile, then revisit it in two months and see what you want to frog. The pile you kept is to many and I don't think you will really get to them because you weren't very sure of some. Also I would suggest you make a calendar planner for working your projects; maybe a large one along with a small one, but no more so you can finish something (most importantly things that you have started for your daughter, they are smaller items). Also you could possibly dedicate a day of the week to work on a certain item if you don't want to only focus on two at a time. I love them all. I'm looking forward to seeing your progress. Happy Knitting
How brave to show all the wips, the garment for your husband will be different after blocking!! The eskimo /snow shawl , you can easily cast of. Put it in the washingmachine with a bit of old sturdy fabric ( i often use the same part of old jeans) and felt it. Then make something fun for easter with the children, eggwarmers, potholders etc. after frogging all the oldies you have a lot of needles back and lovely yarn and the project bags. So well done, we all recognize this. I’m about to finish a felix coatigan, with yarn that i frogged after 10 years sitting in a project bag.. I can tell you it feels so good! You can do the same as Cia did, work 30 minutes a day on an old project. She finished a lot in only a month i believe. Wish you succes!
Thank you! I'll try to have dedicated time for my older WIPs. :)
I feel better lol, I have as many as you have, I am sure! 😅 It was a fun video. Now go rest and get something to drink and maybe eat lol. See you soon.
Very funny, but, well done! You have do it with the KonMari Method ;) ask youself by every WIP do you feel joy or not. So, let some go, don't feel bad, to be creativ sometime it needs to switch. Sometimes its only the process, sometimes the progress that makes knitting lovely. Enjoy it :)
I have nineteen WIPs to finish for 2022and probably more if you count the stash of yarn that I have designated for more projects. That doesn't include the two projects I have already finished. I enjoyed seeing all your WIPs. I think you should block the Stormtrooper pullover and see if the yarn relaxes enough to make it more comforrable. 2022 is going to be a very productive year!
So much work has been put into starting these projects. I can understand wanting to undo some you're not going to use. I'm trying to do that in all my possessions. I am older, but consider myself a beginner, as I've never really stuck with knitting. Now, I'd like to do more, so I'm making a few little things. Still lots of mistakes. I was married to a Finn... From Kotka, so I've been there. It was wonderful. The garment I liked the most was your yellow scarf. I hope you bind off and block it, and enjoy giving it to someone who would love to have it and needs it. Another idea I had for some of your "maybes" is to let some of the beginners, who come in the shop, have them to learn on. You said you have a yarn shop, and I'm sure you have many beginners who want to learn to make, socks, etc. I'm sure they would love to have them to practice on, and learn to do a heal, etc. Good work, all 'round. That was a lot of work, but now the work really begins, either finishing them, or ripping them up. Good luck. Let us see how it goes. I am intrigued when you mentioned a cotton linen mix. Thanks for the fun.
It's a pity we don't all live near you. We could do the frogging for you!
I enjoyed every second!
OMG! Well I have 3 wips and I frog them. I usually knitt 2 big projects or 3 (socks) but one can be more difficult or with some technic to learn. Also I have no time, few time really. I love some or your wips like Andrea Mowri. Let's see what happen during this year
Found your Video today for the first time and i Had to laugh several times! 😂😂I tend to be Like you,when i dont See it i just forget about it.thats why now i never Work on more than four pieces although would like to. Knitting ist calming me down and with too many projects i feel Stressed. Loved your pink LACE sweaters! Happy knitting 🌷