I've been knitting and crocheting for almost 30 years and this is the first time I've ever heard why they call it "frogging"! I have always wondered so thank you! Lolol
I have ADHD so I definitely have lots of WIPs going always. There are some nights i will just bounce between 4 or 5 different ones and it keeps my brain happy and occupied. I like how you described it like a menu! That's very accurate to how I feel about it. Right now I am crocheting a few random blankets, a baby blanket for my nephew, a cardigan, a shirt, scrunchies, hats and scarves for Christmas gifts. My favorite is blankets but they always take so long to make and I am trying to learn to knit so I have single knit stitch project going with that one too!
I have no idea how many WIPs I have. I just work on whatever makes my heart happy at that moment and if anyone else doesn't like it....well, that sounds like a them problem :) All your projects look wonderful.
Hear Hear! When I ran the yarn shop my only guideline for customers was: do what makes your heart sing. Whether they were agonising over a new cast on, or what colours they "should" pick. I didn't know how many I had until I did this either hehe and thank you very much, I think they're wonderful too. xx
I love this! I have lots of WIPS but I also finish lots of things regularly. If I get bored, I move onto another WIP. If I’m tired I do something easy. Sometimes I need to feel progress so I work on a crochet WIP or a worsted weight WIP. Sometimes I have a WIP that I put in “time out” because I’m not sure it’s working out how I want and need to think about for awhile before deciding what I need to change about it or if I should frog it. Then while working on a vanilla sock my mind is free to work on that unresolved WIP. I have a fingering weight pastel cable sweater I only work on during the summer. It might take a couple more years to finish but I don’t care. If I really want the item I know I can focus and get it done but in winter I have other things I would rather do. DO NOT feel bad about your crafting. It is to bring you joy and if Ian item isn’t, I just pick something else up. I think my WIP sweet spot is 10-25. Less than 10 I start a cast on party😅
Lolol. Merry Christmas!❤ I am not a knitter or a crocheter, I am a sewist and I understand about WIPs. I am finally down to one and I plan on getting it finished before the new year. I don't like starting a year with works in progress. Don't ask me how I do in the middle of the year!😅😅😅😅
When I’m making an afghan for a certain bed I make a foundation chain and lay it on the bed. I make it longer than I think I need it. I then start the first row. I keep checking til it gets the right width. I then go to the end of the chain and undue it until I get to where I stopped the first row. Works great!
Well that is genius and also a lot of common sense. Sadly I wasn't blessed with much (any) common sense so the chaos continues hehe. If I EVER finish this blanket I'll definitely use your tip for next time xx
I have not heard this method before I know you can chain as you go into the base of the previous stitch too but I usually do a foundation chain of 100 to 110 for my kids or lap blankets I've not done a larger bed blanket with foundation row yet but I have planned for a tartan and it will be done that way.
I love it when the YT algorithm works!!! We moved to a (much smaller house) and I shoved all my knit WIPs in several large plastic containers. Maybe it's time to address them!
The algorithm seems to have brought a lot of happy folk my way this past fortnight and it's so lovely to get to know you! Good luck with your WIP containers. It's good fun to look at them all!
Ah thank you so much!! The algorithm has been kind to me this week and it's wonderful to meet so many new friendly faces. You're most welcome here and I hope you enjoy! xx
I know I have a ton of WIPs. A while ago I went through quite a few, put them each in their own bag and then put all the bags into a bin. During that process I also pulled needles out of things I knew I wouldn't finish. It can be fun to go through unfinished projects. As a knitter who is still learning to crochet and Tunisian crochet, going through projects is great. Discarding ones you don't plan on finishing can be very helpful because suddenly you have a whole bunch of needles free for new projects! By the way, this was my first time watching your channel and I am now a subscriber so you know I enjoyed it.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! A metric ton or a metaphorical ton that's the question. 😉🤣You raise a very good point about freeing needles for new cast ons x
HI! First time seeing your podcast. LOVE IT! I'm a WIPS warrior. Noooo clue how many I have. But there is a plan in the near future to pull all those project bags together and take a look. LOL!
Hello Gemma, your video just popped up and I’m excited to follow you. Today is 11/21/24 and I am from Arizona. You remind me of myself because if I run into a problem with a pattern or my ability to understand it, I never finish it. I’m sorry about your little daughter. I lost my granddaughter, Saffron, in 2022. She was 4 yrs old. I love all your projects and you have challenged me to pull out all my WIPS. Good luck with yours.😊
Hi Pamela thank you for joining me and for sharing your precious Saffron with me. She and Lara would be about the same age. Sending you and the rest of Saffron's family the warmest of wishes and a virtual hug. Good luck with your WiPs too! xx
With my cross stitching I've always felt that I love the action and I love the journey of the pie e and if I never finish doesn't matter. Those WIPS can grow in numbers and I'm fine, strangely enough with my knitting I am more a product knitted and need to complete before I can move on. Possibly because the items are more utilitarian? I knit predominately socks and we need socks LOL. And hats, and cowls. We need those half the year so I get them done. This is so interesting that I've just realized this after 30 years of crafting! I enjoyed seeing your wips, thanks for sharing.
Oh what a fascinating observation! I'm similar in that with cross stitch I do find the process and action to be really soothing and enjoyable so happily let them coast along but I am liable to get bored with acres of stocking stitch and therefore cast on all the things isn't that funny? Sock knitting is the best! I usually knit vanilla socks (the only stocking stitch that doesn't bore me to tears, although the second sock takes 6 times as much knitting I'm sure!) but I've so many gorgeous books of patterned socks that I really need to try and do more of those. What sort of things do you like to cross stitch?
@TheMidnightDyery Don’t you just love the sound of stitching? Like those first stitches on taut fabric, LOL, it’s the sound of new beginnings. I love it. my cross stitching tastes have changed over the 30 years I’ve been stitching, I’ve been through my Suzy Zoo stage, Dimensions and Cross my Heart kit eras, moved through all the Little House Needlework ornaments and similar little things. In more recent years I’ve gone back and forth between super cute little patterns (I forget the term for it but things like mochi balls with faces and toast with faces) and a bit of a darker era. I am enjoying patterns from Lola Cross Stitch and The Witchy stitcher. For knitting, socks are the best, and fortunately I have many young people who love receiving hand knit socks so they always find a home.
Yes! The first draw of the thread is akin to new book smell. I've been stitching for a similar amount of time although I did let it drop in recent years, only completing one or two projects. Dimensions or gold collection were ones I usually had. A few years ago friends introduced me to Heaven and Earth Designs. I've started a Siamese cat one for a friend (although the count is ridiculous!) and I am saving for a Thomas Kinkade Christmas one. I've not heard of Lola Cross Stitch or Witchy Stitcher so I'll be sure to check them out x
It's a hobby, so do what makes you happy! I used to feel guilty not finishing something, but my late husband was an enabler. His attitude was that if it makes you happy, then you've got value from it, that's the point of it. His hobby was video games, and we gardened together. We were happy! ❤
PS - Im laughing as I watch because I have quite the affinity for project bags, too! Part of my Stephen West order included THREE project bags. Love them. My husband is watching the collection suspiciously as he knows that bags often include yarn, and he’s not sure when he’ll have to do the intervention.
No intervention needed - you're insulating your house and cutting down on energy bills therefore saving you both money! I used to make project bags when I started out, and I'm lucky enough to have some makers as friends who have given me lovely gifts over the years. I do find it hard to resist The Little Grey Girl's bags though and Elderflower Stitches is on my bag bucket list!
Just discovered your channel with this episode ( I know - where have I been??!). Really great to find someone who like me enjoys a smorgasbord of WIPs ( though I can’t remember the last time I counted how many). Also enjoy that you use a mixture of commercial and posh yarn and that you knit for children, husband etc as well as yourself. Thank you!
Welcome!! So glad you've found me and enjoy the smorgasbord of WiPs and materials! It's a pretty family friendly channel this so you'll find me baking with my son, or sewing for him, as well as the knitting and crochet stuff. What do you like to make with? x
What a great podcast, thank you for sharing your projects, thoughts and conversation. I love how you describe your crafting as a menu, I completely get it! I've managed to organise a few of my project bags, frogged a couple of wips (repurposing the yarn), identified a couple that literally just need sewing up, found 3 tape measures and numerous needle tips that have been hiding just while watching. Next task, organising my knitting needles 😀 Hope you are now on the mend and feeling much better. x
I'm so glad you've enjoyed it. Why is it that we just leave the sewing up? Glad to have kept you company while you have your own sort out. it's amazing how many tape measures lurk. I'm doing much better, thank you xx
So fun seeing all your projects! I, too, have many WIPs! I like variety and usually happily hop from project to project. With Christmas around the corner, I’m feeling a bit of a crunch to focus on a few (wink - wink) makes! I’m not panicking yet… I REALLY struggle with frogging anything and can’t bring myself to recommend frogging anyone’s hard work! All the best to you in making those hard decisions. We crochet (or knit) for enjoyment! Frog or continue on according to how the project adds to or detracts from your joy.
Hi Gemma. I found your podcast for the first time today. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I hope your cold comes good soon. It was great to see what you have on the go at the moment. There are some really inspiring patterns there. Looks like my wip pile may just grow with some new cast ons.lol I am in Victoria Australia.
Finally, someone with more WIPs than me! I spent the entire video working on one of mine, and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to you. I'm working on: * Sharon's Glamping Blanket * Second sock of a pair * Frog and Toad w/clothes * two harry potter woobles kits * A Sophie Scarf All of the above are meant to be Christmas gifts (wish me luck!). I also have started two sweaters for myself, but I think I'm going to frog them both and start over on a different one. Thanks for helping me get focused!! Hope you're feeling better!!
Hello and welcome! I'm so glad you enjoyed your time with me and hurrah for finding evidence that your WiPs really aren't that bad. Best of luck and power to your elbows for that Christmas gift list! I am feeling a bit better thank you. Hope you'll join me again xx
Walk of shame! My friend calls it the Isle of Unloved Projects because she has so many. I keep thinking about my projects that are scattered throughout my home. It's crazy. I'm going to say you have 35 projects. I'll see if you have any as old as the ones I have. ETA: I was pretty close!! I have a lot of projects, as well. Looking through my Ravelry Projects, I have 7 pair of socks, 11 shawls, 2 blankets, and have started two new projects for the holidays with several others in the planning stages. I'm working on the ones I need to ship first. Thanks for letting me know Felici is back!! I didn't know it and am very excited to see all the stripes.
You're welcome! I've a friend travelling to the states soon and the temptation to ask them to pick some up for me is HIGH! Your guess was pretty close indeed. I think my oldest ones are 5 years old at the moment. I did frog my oldest a year or so ago just before it turned 20. I wasn't having that haha! The isle of unloved projects sounds like a very poetic way of describing it, although I feel sad for the projects now! Maybe that guilt will urge me to work on a few more haha xx
New subscriber here. I love wip videos. I love seeing all the different projects and the different colours, yarns etc everyone uses. I don’t know why anyone would judge such a harmless way of crafting. I like to track all my wips and yarn in and out but other than trying to get my stash down I really don’t care how many wips I have. Also don’t care how much stash anyone has to each their own as long as they are loving it. I use a junk journal I made to track my knitting so I can incorporate another craft I love 🙂 wishing you luck on Xmas gifts and hopefully no one puts you off of making wip parade videos!
Welcome! Oh what's a junk journal? I've never heard of it before but sounds fun - not that I need another thing to do hehe. I agree it's fun to see how everyone's different. xx
My resolution for the new year is to do a WIP evaluation. They seem to be tucked in every nook and cranny. I might even have more than you! I think you need to pass along the mohair sweater. Health first! I think you will be unable to wear it and it will just haunt you from the drawer. But don't frog it (it will be tough on your breathing). Just pass it along to another knitter roughly your size. Then they can decide to frog or finish.
Sat 23 November and I've just stumbled on your podcast for the first time. Really spooky as I am surrounded by my project bags having a grand sort out of wips as well so the title caught my eye! Am now listening/watching you as we both get busy on the same task. 😀
I just found you today and I really enjoyed your honest video about WIPs. We all craft our own way to be happy, don't we? Well, I have ten WIPs including knit, crochet, cross stitch, and quilting. Yes it is kind of like a menu. We don't always feel like the same thing. I could never work on only one project until it is finished. I think it is better for the brain to change around and also I know it helps my hands and shoulders too, to not be doing the same repetitive motions for more than a couple hours at a time. Love your projects and I hope you get to finish the ones you want to finish in time for Christmas.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Yes we all work differently and that's what's great about a craft like this (or these!) that it's suitable for everyone. I get what you mean about helping your hands - if I knit too many socks my hands know about it. Doesn't stop me casting more on though haha! x
So interesting to see all your WIPs. I appreciate your honesty, and your love of everything creative. I am working on The Classic mock neck sweater by Espace Tricot. A really relaxing knit. I usually have 3 knitting WIPs maximum, but I also have quilting WIPs as well, so I totally understand wanting to switch projects when you feel inspired. Take care.
Love the way you started this video! I think there’s about 30 WIPs. Frog the ghost, and “Thomas the Tank” sweater and make in a bigger size. Get well soon! I also like many WIPS going on at one time. ❤❤❤
I think you’ve broken the Guinness World Book of Records for knitting and crochet works in progress. 😂. You are going to be very, very busy. Loved the video.❤
That might have been when I had 50 - not sure I've found anyone else yet with quite that many. Well the lady who took over TYD from me possibly has but she refuses point blank to count 😂so glad you enjoyed it! x
I love it when people share their WIP's, I have a fair few myself in varying degrees of doneness. Right now I'm mainly focusing on knitted panda coasters for my daughter for Christmas
I love watching these types of videos for the inspiration! Those colors for your Sibling Sweater (tan/blue) made me audibly gasp because I have those colors in my stash and they haven't told me what they want to be yet...and I think they just have!
So glad you enjoyed it and welcome to my little corner of the internet! I'm getting there, thank you although I still bark a bit! Bright eyed and bushy tailed for this week's episode. xx
Hi Gemma, this is the first time I have come across you on UA-cam and I really enjoyed seeing your impressive collection pf WIPs. I love some of your patterns and yarns and am going to check them out. I usually have about 5 items on the go at any one time. While I was watching you I knitted the last square on Laura Penrose's Sweetshop Blanket. I'm very excited to have finished it - a Christmas present for my daughter. It's been on the go for about a year now. Just the trillions of ends to sew in now! Best wishes.
Oh what a wonderful gift! I love the Sweetshop blanket - it's been on my to make list since she first started sharing it but I have commitment issues when it comes to choosing the yarns - I worry I'll get them wrong. I've dyed myself an advent this year so perhaps I'll use that for it. Good luck with the end sewing in and thank you for spending time with me x
I guessed 17. My active WIPs are two pairs of socks - a gift and a pair for me. I started a jumper this week too, so 3x in total. I have a battenburg blanket that is slowly taking shape using my sock yarn scraps this is a very slow project and I'm fine with that. I also have things in the naughty corner. They know what they did. A cabled jumper for my husband that needs neck and shoulder modification, a pair of colourwork socks, a tee shirt that needs an extra inch added, and a beanie that needs only three ends woven in.
So pleased you showed up in my feed, I loved hearing about your WIPs, it made me more excited to cast on more things. I’m currently in a bit of a test knit spiral so I’ve been deadline knitting this past year but I am thinking I’ll take a bit of a more relaxed approach next year to get some family making done ❤
I'm so glad you've enjoyed your visit. I chose to have a resolution free year this year and it's been awesome. One of my stipulations was not to commit to gift-knitting etc to avoid the pressure and ironically I've knit more gifts than ever. I hope you have fun casting on all the things and you visit the channel again soon x
Hi new subscriber here enjoyed you podcast, I don’t have as many WIP as you but you inspired me to go through mine and start with a fresh New year. Frog the ones that don’t pop as you see them and start a new. Take care and hope you feel better soon.
You popped up on my feed, really enjoyed going through your wips , apart from long term scrappy blankets I'm down to 2 pairs of socks! My 18 yr old nephew would like a jumper, so I'm swatching to see what works for a very old pattern. I can remember my dad gardening in one when i was little now 51 so probably about my age if it was his gardening one then.
Oh how lovely that you can recreate such a special jumper for your nephew. I love that older teens come back to hand-knits - it seems to be a trend. Happy making and I hope you'll join me again soon! x
Thank you, you help me to feel better. Never understand people making unkind comments, not cool. I’m a new subscribers & look forward to more. So sorry about your little girl! ❤
This was wonderful!! I feel so much better about my wips. I did this earlier in the year. I frogged 3 and liberated the needles, plus I finished two. Felt so good !
This was very validating for me as i am also a multiple WIP gal 😅 I’ve been seeing folk saying oh you need to go into 2025 with clear needles, no WIPs which is just not ever going to happen for me, nor does it matter 😊
I can't imagine anything more unpleasant than that pressure. I HAVE wondered what it would be like to enter a year with no ongoing projects but I know that if I did manage to clear the needles, before midnight on NYE I'd have cast on at least 10!
It IS isn't it? I think I've landed on frogging it and re-casting it on. I'll need more yarn of course but as it's striped I reckon I can get away with it. Pleased you've had fun here x
I absolutely love the yellow train car hanging out on the couch in this video! My older son is the same age as Robin and it's so hard to keep a handle on all the little toys. Also, I admire your courage in confronting all the WIPs that have been hiding in corners around the house
Haha yes trains are everywhere in this house and I'm absolutely loving the chaos that toddlerhood brings. And thank you! Considering some of them have been giving me side eye for a while it was quite brave haha.
I have carried a WIP list in the 30's for YEARS! Exact amount unknown because my stuff has been in storage for the past year. On the plus side - I finished everything I kept out to "tide me over" as well as several new projects. I have culled this list several times and everything on it I definitely want to finish. Just got my own place again and my stuff from storage and at least 60% of it is craft supplies!
haha I love your enthusiasm and so glad you're enjoying it., I do now have some empty bags after frogging some and the temptation to cast on new adventures is HIGH
Beautiful projects, all and each of them! I personally never regret frogging the unfinished/hibernated ones when they are around for quite some time, I love fresh starts :)
Thank you so much! That's really good to hear, I do worry about "releasing" the ones that have been hanging around a while in case I regret it or somehow feel like I've failed the project, but you're right a fresh start is as good as a rest. I've now frogged 6 in total and feel absolutely no regret about them so there's hope!
First time viewer, loved all your WIPs! Love your enthousiasm and really like all the socks. I just casted on a bulky weight basic raglan sweater and while I'm not a bulky weight girl, I couldn't resist the hot pink color of this yarn. Will be back soon, see you next time!
Thank God, someone with more WIPs than me!! Mine are piling up because I got excited about something else, forgot the hook or patten, or got too tight in the middle and I have to frog 😢. Love to see l’m not the only one with a pile of project bags!
Happy to provide company in multi-wips. I can totally relate to a lot of your reasons. I also think I have more time and can work faster than I do and can haha x
New subscriber here!! I just loved this video, made me happy to see someone with tons of wips like me. I currently have 32! I love to cast on and I definitely love having a variety to choose from, sometimes you just need choices haha. I hope no one is rude because I really enjoyed your wip parade and hope you do it again sometime in the future. Hope you are feeling better now and I wish you luck on Christmas gift knitting. Looking forward to your vlogmas videos. 😊💖
Thank you so much for your lovely words. I'm so glad you enjoyed the video - it was quite fun to make in the end so perhaps I will do one of these a year? I'm much better now thank you see you in the next one! x
I'm currently working on 5 projects on and off (with 3 of them being socks). BUT, I'm working the decreases of the 2nd sock for my nephew -- will definetly be finished by the end of your video x
Just had to pause the video to come and say I am also an angel mummy of a little girl. Sending lots of love ❤️ You tube recommended you to me and I am glad as I was looking for more Uk accounts to follow so I look forward to watching your vlogs. Think I have about 8 WIPs and am predicting 32 for you 😅
Thank you so much for sharing your precious daughter with me. What is her name? Absolutely no obligation to reply of course. That was a pretty good guess! Very pleased to have you here xx
I hope that you are feeling better! I am knitting the same two Christmas WYS yarns as you are, these will be my first Christmas socks. The Vintage Tinsel was very sparkly on camera - so pretty! I think WIPs and UFOs are a person by person thing, for me they vary widely. Right now I feel overwhelmed so I’m working on finishing some. At other times they won’t bother me at all. I am learning to frog projects where I was more interested in a new technique or a new yarn combo than I am in the actual object itself. But I’ll never be a one project maker, I love variety.
I am feeling much better, thank you! Still a little husky but managed to record another episode today! It really is super sparkly I can't wait for us all to wear them. Variety is the spice of life. Enjoy! x
Just found your channel, loved your wip video I have a lots of wips I have to be in the mood to work on a project so the variety is good, or in my case this weekend I wanted something simple, so I cast on a plain basic cowl and finished it this morning. 🥰
Welcome! I'm so glad you've enjoyed it and thank you for sharing how you like to craft. Those quick hits can be so satisfying in amongst the longer term projects x
A fair guess! If you add WiPs in waiting I'm probably up there! How funny that there's a Swansea in Illinois. I always find it fascinating to hear shared place names. x
Thanks for sharing your WIPs and your process. I currently have three active WIPs, three that are hibernating but still on my radar and one UFO that is more than 20 years old! It’s a cabled cardigan I started for my son when he was about 2 - needless to say, it will definitely no longer fit! The thing is, I only have one sleeve and the bands to do so I feel I could finish fairly quickly. Maybe it could be for a grandchild one day…
Some of my friends have little boxes or baskets of one-day knits. They have them on hand for friends children or perhaps as you say grandchildren. It would be a shame not to finish it but of course only you can decide. I frogged my oldest wip just before it turned 21. I wasn't allowing it to be a fully fledged adult aha!
Ah thank you so much! I'm so glad you've enjoyed your first visit. Got to love a dishcloth. I'm a recent convert and everyone's getting some for Christmas. What makes them vintage is it a pattern? x
Hi Gemma. Just found your channel and thoroughly enjoyed seeing all your wips. As I’m in bed for the third day running I am now going to binge watch your other videos 😂
Hello Carol! Oh no I hope you're not too poorly but glad I can offer some diversion for you. There are a fair few videos on there 🤣perhaps don't go further back than the start of the year if you want somewhere to start? Entirely up to you of course! Hope you feel better very soon xxx
Hi Gemma! For some reason the UA-cam algorithm decided I needed to see this video and I totally can relate! I recently decided to gather all my wips and I had 40! I now have the urge to purge and managed to finish a few and frog a few and I’m down to about 35 tho there are definitely a couple more I can finish and frog. I’m trying not to start anything new in Nov and myy Dec plans are to continue with finishing wips, cast on my advent socks and maybe a couple of little ornaments and see what I can get down to by the end of the year. Good luck with your wips and I hope you are feeling better!
Hello! Ah the algorithm is doing something right for once haha. You're very welcome here and I love the poetic way you write. Urge to purge! It's awesome to meet someone else who can finish a few and frog a few and still have upwards of 30. Thanks very much I'm getting there xx
I have too many WIPs to keep track of. I’m slowly making my way through different parts of the house to decide what I’m doing with each one. Some have been in progress for years as they are just using scraps from other projects. Also, for socks, the Eye of Partridge is my go to heel.
I think it may well become mine too. I love the way it looks, it's not complicated at all, and I think it will wear better. I smiled imagining you on your journey of discovery through the house as that's what I was doing last Monday morning haha x
Enjoyed seeing your projects and knitting, i cant watch people knitting whilst i am as it throws me off 😂 I'm making a simple ribbed v neck cardigan for my granddaughter, almost finished the main knitting, just got to try not to get stuck on the joining and button band bit! Next on my list is a hat to match from the leftover yarn, t bag shape with cables and faux fur pom poms. After that is a Dog Star for her, it tones with the cardi. She has a birthday at the end of January, so if i dont make xmas i can aim for that. I've two crochet WIP, both blankets, a daisy one for gd and an Aria one for me. I prefer to crochet in summer, no idea why! That's going to keep me busy for a while! Hope you feel better soon 💕
Hehe I've been known to start knitting stocking stitch instead of rib if someone is on the box or at a knit group. You're at the same stage as me with the Chime now - just the sleeve cap to finish then the dreaded sewing and button bands. How handy that she has a birthday at the end of Jan. Good luck with your WiPs and hope to see you here again soon! xx
I am finishing up a granny square blanket, I have a knitted blanket that is about two thirds done, but since it is a time consuming project, I do not expect to be done till next winter. One hot bottle cover , that will be done by christmas and one lace stole. Makes it four wips with two of them being done reasonably soon for me.
Thanks for sharing! I love hearing what other folk are making. Typically I don't count blankets as WIPS but in my lurgified state I included them this time - precisely for the reason you mentioned...they're long-term projects x
wow thats an impressive amount of whips, you must have a lot of cable needles to keep them on lol thank you for sharing x everyone crafts in their own way, sad to hear you have had some negitivity in comments, hope you feel better soon x
Don't forget I ran a yarn shop for 4 years so cables were in easy supply! I use mostly interchangeables which makes it probably too easy to swap out projects. Just unscrew the tips, purchase another cable for a quid or so and off you go! Actually this video has been really lovely in the comment section. I was put off WIP videos by past experiences but you've all been so wonderful! xx
I can only work on one thing at a time. I'm new to knitting an i know if i let myself do more than one thing nothing would ever get finished. Good luck compleating what you want to finish.
I’m just watching your parade of wips and it’s 3 December. So curious what your progress has been and what will get done by Christmas, best of luck. Working on my own wips with three weeks to go🤞
I have quite a few project I am working on. In the sweaters for your son, I would consider frogging the smaller of the two sweaters and making it in a bigger size. Children grow so fast. You have lovely projects! ❤
You're not kidding - I was watching last year's vlogmas with Robin this morning to get in the festive mood and yep how much changes so quickly. I do think the Sibling is going to be re-knit. Thanks so much for spending time with me xx
Lol! I have more WIPS than you do. I don't do intentional gift knitting or crochet.When I finish a project, if someone wants it, they most likely can have it. My knitting and crochet is a hobby. Therefore it is the one place I can be irresponsible on timelines. I've already brought the yarn, so what's the difference between it sitting in the cake/skein than started. Lolol! I got more ideas of projects I want to do from you. Loved your vid! Thanks!!
Weirdly enough, when I started out in 2024 I made a video called "my resolution free year" and it was actively avoiding goals and pressure. One of the things I wanted to cast aside was goals to knit gifts. Didn't want the pressure. Ironically I've made and finished more gifts this year than ever before. Aren't we odd creatures, humans? So glad you loved the video and have taken some inspiration. I'm SO tempted to cast on more new things.
As you know, im somewhat of a WIP fan myself but i doubt ill ever reach your level 😂 Seeing all of your lovely projects has me itching to cast new things on! Maybe in 2025 I'll live dangerously and become a serial caster onner.
Forgot to comment but I guessed 21. Loved seeing all your Projects and it's lovely seeing im not the only one who has many things on the go. Life would be boring otherwise 😆 hooe you feel better soon Gemma x
Thank you!! I got dressed today for the first time since recording this video back on Monday morning but the pjs are calling again haha. Hurrah for another multi wip lover!
I counted my WIPs at 29. I did WIP review as well just recently and earmarked 10 that are very close to finishing so those are on my radar. I am trying to get as many things off the needles before the 12 castons of Christmas start. So far I have finished 3 jumpers and 1 cardie. Currently on sleeve island on Daft Days and mattress stitching up the side seams of a very dark grey top. My eyes can only take staring at it for so long and then I have to walk away and come back in small bites. I hope you get all the knitting and crochet done for your projects. xx
Welcome fellow multi-wipper! Oh what a good idea to focus on ones that are almost there. Congrats on your recent finishes - you'll be cosy for winter. 12 castons of Christmas?! Why do I not know about this please tell me more. xx
@@TheMidnightDyery Angela from the Yarn N Yarns podcast has been hosting this 12 castons for Christmas for quite a few years. You cast on up to 12 new projects between Christmas and Jan 31st (those where the rules last year) so you are set up for the coming year. She has past episodes posted on her UA-cam channel. Once the current cardigan is done - I will only be moving 3 of my castons last year forward so I call that a win win. xx
Oh wonderful! A new cast on party AND a new to me channel to check out. Thank you so much! Definitely need to cast on 12, can't be lacking in Wips for 2025. 3 out of 12? That's amazing!!!
Just subscribed. I have 1 blanket I only need to weave the ends, one blanket I am about 5 more rounds to finishing, one scarf I am knitting (I'm new to knitting), one scarf in Tunisian that I'm almost finished, a cardigan I am doing in bulky 6 homespun yarn (it's very heavy), and some amigurumi I am putting on Etsy to see if I can sell. I think that's all, but honestly, who knows 😅
Go for it! It's so much fun you won't regret it. Get down to your LYS for an in-person lesson, or Very Pink Knits here on UA-cam has some great tutorials. I've got a couple and working on more but it's...well... a work in progress! 🤣
The green socks you are designing are gorgeous. When you are designing with cables, how do adjust the stitch count (adding) stitches for the pulling in of the cables?
Thank you!! I do adjust, depending on the fit and final stretch. Typically it's a process of trial and error. With my Lara's Legacy Socks, they had tight cables and an embroidery stitch throughout so I moved the stitch count up from 64 to 74 to account for this.
with every bag thrown on the sofa I new I would love this video xx
haha!! Welcome! So glad you've enjoyed it and hope you'll join me again for more nonsense xx
A number of WIP can be so important for creativity and joy. ❤
I agree!
I've been knitting and crocheting for almost 30 years and this is the first time I've ever heard why they call it "frogging"! I have always wondered so thank you! Lolol
Ahh happy to help!
I have ADHD so I definitely have lots of WIPs going always. There are some nights i will just bounce between 4 or 5 different ones and it keeps my brain happy and occupied. I like how you described it like a menu! That's very accurate to how I feel about it.
Right now I am crocheting a few random blankets, a baby blanket for my nephew, a cardigan, a shirt, scrunchies, hats and scarves for Christmas gifts. My favorite is blankets but they always take so long to make and I am trying to learn to knit so I have single knit stitch project going with that one too!
Can't beat a crochet blanket! x
I have no idea how many WIPs I have. I just work on whatever makes my heart happy at that moment and if anyone else doesn't like it....well, that sounds like a them problem :) All your projects look wonderful.
Hear Hear! When I ran the yarn shop my only guideline for customers was: do what makes your heart sing. Whether they were agonising over a new cast on, or what colours they "should" pick. I didn't know how many I had until I did this either hehe and thank you very much, I think they're wonderful too. xx
I love this! I have lots of WIPS but I also finish lots of things regularly. If I get bored, I move onto another WIP. If I’m tired I do something easy. Sometimes I need to feel progress so I work on a crochet WIP or a worsted weight WIP. Sometimes I have a WIP that I put in “time out” because I’m not sure it’s working out how I want and need to think about for awhile before deciding what I need to change about it or if I should frog it. Then while working on a vanilla sock my mind is free to work on that unresolved WIP. I have a fingering weight pastel cable sweater I only work on during the summer. It might take a couple more years to finish but I don’t care. If I really want the item I know I can focus and get it done but in winter I have other things I would rather do. DO NOT feel bad about your crafting. It is to bring you joy and if Ian item isn’t, I just pick something else up. I think my WIP sweet spot is 10-25. Less than 10 I start a cast on party😅
Haha you express it so well! I feel much the same as you and the cast on party itch definitely hits when I get into single figures. x
Lolol. Merry Christmas!❤
I am not a knitter or a crocheter, I am a sewist and I understand about WIPs. I am finally down to one and I plan on getting it finished before the new year. I don't like starting a year with works in progress. Don't ask me how I do in the middle of the year!😅😅😅😅
@@ZeldaSews good luck! And merry Christmas to you too xx
When I’m making an afghan for a certain bed I make a foundation chain and lay it on the bed. I make it longer than I think I need it. I then start the first row. I keep checking til it gets the right width. I then go to the end of the chain and undue it until I get to where I stopped the first row. Works great!
Well that is genius and also a lot of common sense. Sadly I wasn't blessed with much (any) common sense so the chaos continues hehe. If I EVER finish this blanket I'll definitely use your tip for next time xx
I have not heard this method before I know you can chain as you go into the base of the previous stitch too but I usually do a foundation chain of 100 to 110 for my kids or lap blankets I've not done a larger bed blanket with foundation row yet but I have planned for a tartan and it will be done that way.
I enjoyed every minute of this episode! You are my kind of maker.
Thank you so much!! x
I love it when the YT algorithm works!!! We moved to a (much smaller house) and I shoved all my knit WIPs in several large plastic containers. Maybe it's time to address them!
The algorithm seems to have brought a lot of happy folk my way this past fortnight and it's so lovely to get to know you! Good luck with your WIP containers. It's good fun to look at them all!
UA-cam algorithm showed me your video and I’m so glad they did! Definitely a new subscriber here! 💕💕💕
Ah thank you so much!! The algorithm has been kind to me this week and it's wonderful to meet so many new friendly faces. You're most welcome here and I hope you enjoy! xx
42?
Love a wip parade 😘
Get well soon!
I want to knit all the things and when I find a crafter with lots of projects, I feel good and cast on! 😉
Cast on ALL the things! I'm always happy to encourage and lead astray ;)
42 was very close to the mark great guess!
I know I have a ton of WIPs. A while ago I went through quite a few, put them each in their own bag and then put all the bags into a bin. During that process I also pulled needles out of things I knew I wouldn't finish. It can be fun to go through unfinished projects. As a knitter who is still learning to crochet and Tunisian crochet, going through projects is great. Discarding ones you don't plan on finishing can be very helpful because suddenly you have a whole bunch of needles free for new projects!
By the way, this was my first time watching your channel and I am now a subscriber so you know I enjoyed it.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! A metric ton or a metaphorical ton that's the question. 😉🤣You raise a very good point about freeing needles for new cast ons x
HI! First time seeing your podcast. LOVE IT! I'm a WIPS warrior. Noooo clue how many I have. But there is a plan in the near future to pull all those project bags together and take a look. LOL!
It will be a wonderful journey of discovery! Love the wip warrior phrase x
Hello Gemma, your video just popped up and I’m excited to follow you. Today is 11/21/24 and I am from Arizona. You remind me of myself because if I run into a problem with a pattern or my ability to understand it, I never finish it. I’m sorry about your little daughter. I lost my granddaughter, Saffron, in 2022. She was 4 yrs old. I love all your projects and you have challenged me to pull out all my WIPS. Good luck with yours.😊
Hi Pamela thank you for joining me and for sharing your precious Saffron with me. She and Lara would be about the same age. Sending you and the rest of Saffron's family the warmest of wishes and a virtual hug. Good luck with your WiPs too! xx
@ thank you Gemma
With my cross stitching I've always felt that I love the action and I love the journey of the pie e and if I never finish doesn't matter. Those WIPS can grow in numbers and I'm fine, strangely enough with my knitting I am more a product knitted and need to complete before I can move on. Possibly because the items are more utilitarian? I knit predominately socks and we need socks LOL. And hats, and cowls. We need those half the year so I get them done. This is so interesting that I've just realized this after 30 years of crafting! I enjoyed seeing your wips, thanks for sharing.
Oh what a fascinating observation! I'm similar in that with cross stitch I do find the process and action to be really soothing and enjoyable so happily let them coast along but I am liable to get bored with acres of stocking stitch and therefore cast on all the things isn't that funny? Sock knitting is the best! I usually knit vanilla socks (the only stocking stitch that doesn't bore me to tears, although the second sock takes 6 times as much knitting I'm sure!) but I've so many gorgeous books of patterned socks that I really need to try and do more of those. What sort of things do you like to cross stitch?
@TheMidnightDyery Don’t you just love the sound of stitching? Like those first stitches on taut fabric, LOL, it’s the sound of new beginnings. I love it. my cross stitching tastes have changed over the 30 years I’ve been stitching, I’ve been through my Suzy Zoo stage, Dimensions and Cross my Heart kit eras, moved through all the Little House Needlework ornaments and similar little things. In more recent years I’ve gone back and forth between super cute little patterns (I forget the term for it but things like mochi balls with faces and toast with faces) and a bit of a darker era. I am enjoying patterns from Lola Cross Stitch and The Witchy stitcher. For knitting, socks are the best, and fortunately I have many young people who love receiving hand knit socks so they always find a home.
Yes! The first draw of the thread is akin to new book smell. I've been stitching for a similar amount of time although I did let it drop in recent years, only completing one or two projects. Dimensions or gold collection were ones I usually had. A few years ago friends introduced me to Heaven and Earth Designs. I've started a Siamese cat one for a friend (although the count is ridiculous!) and I am saving for a Thomas Kinkade Christmas one. I've not heard of Lola Cross Stitch or Witchy Stitcher so I'll be sure to check them out x
It's a hobby, so do what makes you happy! I used to feel guilty not finishing something, but my late husband was an enabler. His attitude was that if it makes you happy, then you've got value from it, that's the point of it. His hobby was video games, and we gardened together. We were happy! ❤
Your husband sounds like he was a very wise man. ❤
PS - Im laughing as I watch because I have quite the affinity for project bags, too! Part of my Stephen West order included THREE project bags. Love them. My husband is watching the collection suspiciously as he knows that bags often include yarn, and he’s not sure when he’ll have to do the intervention.
No intervention needed - you're insulating your house and cutting down on energy bills therefore saving you both money! I used to make project bags when I started out, and I'm lucky enough to have some makers as friends who have given me lovely gifts over the years. I do find it hard to resist The Little Grey Girl's bags though and Elderflower Stitches is on my bag bucket list!
Just discovered your channel with this episode ( I know - where have I been??!). Really great to find someone who like me enjoys a smorgasbord of WIPs ( though I can’t remember the last time I counted how many). Also enjoy that you use a mixture of commercial and posh yarn and that you knit for children, husband etc as well as yourself. Thank you!
Welcome!! So glad you've found me and enjoy the smorgasbord of WiPs and materials! It's a pretty family friendly channel this so you'll find me baking with my son, or sewing for him, as well as the knitting and crochet stuff. What do you like to make with? x
happy is the magic word.
you do you.
thank you for sharing.
What a great podcast, thank you for sharing your projects, thoughts and conversation. I love how you describe your crafting as a menu, I completely get it! I've managed to organise a few of my project bags, frogged a couple of wips (repurposing the yarn), identified a couple that literally just need sewing up, found 3 tape measures and numerous needle tips that have been hiding just while watching. Next task, organising my knitting needles 😀 Hope you are now on the mend and feeling much better. x
I'm so glad you've enjoyed it. Why is it that we just leave the sewing up? Glad to have kept you company while you have your own sort out. it's amazing how many tape measures lurk. I'm doing much better, thank you xx
So fun seeing all your projects! I, too, have many WIPs! I like variety and usually happily hop from project to project. With Christmas around the corner, I’m feeling a bit of a crunch to focus on a few (wink - wink) makes! I’m not panicking yet… I REALLY struggle with frogging anything and can’t bring myself to recommend frogging anyone’s hard work! All the best to you in making those hard decisions. We crochet (or knit) for enjoyment! Frog or continue on according to how the project adds to or detracts from your joy.
I totally get you! Frogging is a really tricky thing for me because usually I'm genuinely wanting the product or enjoying the process. x
Hi Gemma. I found your podcast for the first time today. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I hope your cold comes good soon. It was great to see what you have on the go at the moment. There are some really inspiring patterns there. Looks like my wip pile may just grow with some new cast ons.lol I am in Victoria Australia.
Hey Kim! So pleased to have you here. I'm much better now, thank you, and glad that I've inspired you to cast on more things hehe. x
Finally, someone with more WIPs than me! I spent the entire video working on one of mine, and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to you. I'm working on:
* Sharon's Glamping Blanket
* Second sock of a pair
* Frog and Toad w/clothes
* two harry potter woobles kits
* A Sophie Scarf
All of the above are meant to be Christmas gifts (wish me luck!).
I also have started two sweaters for myself, but I think I'm going to frog them both and start over on a different one. Thanks for helping me get focused!!
Hope you're feeling better!!
Hello and welcome! I'm so glad you enjoyed your time with me and hurrah for finding evidence that your WiPs really aren't that bad. Best of luck and power to your elbows for that Christmas gift list! I am feeling a bit better thank you. Hope you'll join me again xx
Walk of shame! My friend calls it the Isle of Unloved Projects because she has so many. I keep thinking about my projects that are scattered throughout my home. It's crazy. I'm going to say you have 35 projects. I'll see if you have any as old as the ones I have.
ETA: I was pretty close!! I have a lot of projects, as well. Looking through my Ravelry Projects, I have 7 pair of socks, 11 shawls, 2 blankets, and have started two new projects for the holidays with several others in the planning stages. I'm working on the ones I need to ship first.
Thanks for letting me know Felici is back!! I didn't know it and am very excited to see all the stripes.
You're welcome! I've a friend travelling to the states soon and the temptation to ask them to pick some up for me is HIGH!
Your guess was pretty close indeed. I think my oldest ones are 5 years old at the moment. I did frog my oldest a year or so ago just before it turned 20. I wasn't having that haha!
The isle of unloved projects sounds like a very poetic way of describing it, although I feel sad for the projects now! Maybe that guilt will urge me to work on a few more haha xx
Thank you for sharing all of your beautiful projects.
So glad you've enjoyed it!
It to see those bulbs bloom, Ant is so awesome, 😊
Hello! I'm a little confused by the comment - sorry! It's been a while since I recorded this video but thanks so much for being here :) xx
New subscriber here. I love wip videos. I love seeing all the different projects and the different colours, yarns etc everyone uses. I don’t know why anyone would judge such a harmless way of crafting. I like to track all my wips and yarn in and out but other than trying to get my stash down I really don’t care how many wips I have. Also don’t care how much stash anyone has to each their own as long as they are loving it. I use a junk journal I made to track my knitting so I can incorporate another craft I love 🙂 wishing you luck on Xmas gifts and hopefully no one puts you off of making wip parade videos!
Welcome! Oh what's a junk journal? I've never heard of it before but sounds fun - not that I need another thing to do hehe. I agree it's fun to see how everyone's different. xx
My resolution for the new year is to do a WIP evaluation. They seem to be tucked in every nook and cranny. I might even have more than you! I think you need to pass along the mohair sweater. Health first! I think you will be unable to wear it and it will just haunt you from the drawer. But don't frog it (it will be tough on your breathing). Just pass it along to another knitter roughly your size. Then they can decide to frog or finish.
Sat 23 November and I've just stumbled on your podcast for the first time. Really spooky as I am surrounded by my project bags having a grand sort out of wips as well so the title caught my eye! Am now listening/watching you as we both get busy on the same task. 😀
What are the chances?! Hope you had fun sorting yours out and are suitably inspired x
I just found you today and I really enjoyed your honest video about WIPs. We all craft our own way to be happy, don't we? Well, I have ten WIPs including knit, crochet, cross stitch, and quilting. Yes it is kind of like a menu. We don't always feel like the same thing. I could never work on only one project until it is finished. I think it is better for the brain to change around and also I know it helps my hands and shoulders too, to not be doing the same repetitive motions for more than a couple hours at a time. Love your projects and I hope you get to finish the ones you want to finish in time for Christmas.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Yes we all work differently and that's what's great about a craft like this (or these!) that it's suitable for everyone. I get what you mean about helping your hands - if I knit too many socks my hands know about it. Doesn't stop me casting more on though haha! x
So interesting to see all your WIPs. I appreciate your honesty, and your love of everything creative. I am working on The Classic mock neck sweater by Espace Tricot. A really relaxing knit. I usually have 3 knitting WIPs maximum, but I also have quilting WIPs as well, so I totally understand wanting to switch projects when you feel inspired. Take care.
thank you! so glad you enjoyed it. That sounds like a lovely project to be working on. I hope to make more time for quilting in the new year :)
I have just started to sort my life out after a cr** year, starting with my sewing room, could not believe I found you sorting your stuff out.
I'm sorry to hear you've had a pants year. Sorting out can be very cathartic and I'm more than happy to provide company x
@ thanks getting better
Love the way you started this video! I think there’s about 30 WIPs. Frog the ghost, and “Thomas the Tank” sweater and make in a bigger size. Get well soon! I also like many WIPS going on at one time. ❤❤❤
Thank you!! It was fun to edit, hope you'll join me again soon x
I love starting new projects and find trouble finishing them but am now trying to knit on what brings me joy rather than worrying about a number.
It's all about the joy here! xx
I think you’ve broken the Guinness World Book of Records for knitting and crochet works in progress. 😂. You are going to be very, very busy. Loved the video.❤
That might have been when I had 50 - not sure I've found anyone else yet with quite that many. Well the lady who took over TYD from me possibly has but she refuses point blank to count 😂so glad you enjoyed it! x
I guessed 27. You just popped up on UA-cam for me. Your energy is amazing! So glad I found you! New subscriber here.
Thank you so much! Hopefully my energy will improve once I'm better 🤣🤣
I must say your WIPs are beautiful!❤
@@ZeldaSews thank you! X
I love it when people share their WIP's, I have a fair few myself in varying degrees of doneness. Right now I'm mainly focusing on knitted panda coasters for my daughter for Christmas
They sound amazing! Lucky daughter.
Loved this video, thanks for sharing your WiPs! It's been really interesting. I hope you feel better soon.
Thank you so much - I'm so glad you've enjoyed it! xx
You inspired me to finish some of my small project WIPs. Looking forward to seeing some of the finished projects. 😊
You won't have long to wait! Good luck with yours x
I love watching these types of videos for the inspiration! Those colors for your Sibling Sweater (tan/blue) made me audibly gasp because I have those colors in my stash and they haven't told me what they want to be yet...and I think they just have!
@lizwhaley9676 ah I'm so happy to have inspired you a bit! It's a fab pattern
Just found this podcast… really enjoyed it …thank you. Hope you’re feeling better.
So glad you enjoyed it and welcome to my little corner of the internet! I'm getting there, thank you although I still bark a bit! Bright eyed and bushy tailed for this week's episode. xx
How exciting!! So many things to choose from ❤
right?!
Hi Gemma, this is the first time I have come across you on UA-cam and I really enjoyed seeing your impressive collection pf WIPs. I love some of your patterns and yarns and am going to check them out. I usually have about 5 items on the go at any one time. While I was watching you I knitted the last square on Laura Penrose's Sweetshop Blanket. I'm very excited to have finished it - a Christmas present for my daughter. It's been on the go for about a year now. Just the trillions of ends to sew in now! Best wishes.
Oh what a wonderful gift! I love the Sweetshop blanket - it's been on my to make list since she first started sharing it but I have commitment issues when it comes to choosing the yarns - I worry I'll get them wrong. I've dyed myself an advent this year so perhaps I'll use that for it. Good luck with the end sewing in and thank you for spending time with me x
More like WIPs extravaganza 🎉 because every project is another creative thing
@CasualKnitter I like thr sound of that!
Yes, it’s double crochet in the US!! ☺️ your work is beautiful. I love the colors you use!!
thank you so much!
I guessed 17. My active WIPs are two pairs of socks - a gift and a pair for me. I started a jumper this week too, so 3x in total.
I have a battenburg blanket that is slowly taking shape using my sock yarn scraps this is a very slow project and I'm fine with that.
I also have things in the naughty corner. They know what they did. A cabled jumper for my husband that needs neck and shoulder modification, a pair of colourwork socks, a tee shirt that needs an extra inch added, and a beanie that needs only three ends woven in.
I'm glad they know what they've done and I hope they're having a jolly good think about it! Hehe x
So pleased you showed up in my feed, I loved hearing about your WIPs, it made me more excited to cast on more things. I’m currently in a bit of a test knit spiral so I’ve been deadline knitting this past year but I am thinking I’ll take a bit of a more relaxed approach next year to get some family making done ❤
I'm so glad you've enjoyed your visit. I chose to have a resolution free year this year and it's been awesome. One of my stipulations was not to commit to gift-knitting etc to avoid the pressure and ironically I've knit more gifts than ever. I hope you have fun casting on all the things and you visit the channel again soon x
@ I’ll definitely be tuning in again, new subscriber here 😁👋
Your a friend of Jude! I didn’t know. One of my favourite UA-camrs. You have a great taste in yarn and people 😂
Haha thanks. He's an important part of our family ❤️
Hi new subscriber here enjoyed you podcast, I don’t have as many WIP as you but you inspired me to go through mine and start with a fresh New year. Frog the ones that don’t pop as you see them and start a new. Take care and hope you feel better soon.
You popped up on my feed, really enjoyed going through your wips , apart from long term scrappy blankets I'm down to 2 pairs of socks! My 18 yr old nephew would like a jumper, so I'm swatching to see what works for a very old pattern. I can remember my dad gardening in one when i was little now 51 so probably about my age if it was his gardening one then.
Oh how lovely that you can recreate such a special jumper for your nephew. I love that older teens come back to hand-knits - it seems to be a trend. Happy making and I hope you'll join me again soon! x
Thank you, you help me to feel better. Never understand people making unkind comments, not cool. I’m a new subscribers & look forward to more. So sorry about your little girl! ❤
Thank you, Penny, on all counts! I hope you're doing okay and thanks for joining me x
This was wonderful!! I feel so much better about my wips. I did this earlier in the year. I frogged 3 and liberated the needles, plus I finished two. Felt so good !
I'm so happy to have brought some cheer and made you feel good! Hope you'll visit again xx
This was very validating for me as i am also a multiple WIP gal 😅 I’ve been seeing folk saying oh you need to go into 2025 with clear needles, no WIPs which is just not ever going to happen for me, nor does it matter 😊
I can't imagine anything more unpleasant than that pressure. I HAVE wondered what it would be like to enter a year with no ongoing projects but I know that if I did manage to clear the needles, before midnight on NYE I'd have cast on at least 10!
So many fun projects! I think you should frog the sibling pullover and cast on in a larger size, it’s super cute ❤
It IS isn't it? I think I've landed on frogging it and re-casting it on. I'll need more yarn of course but as it's striped I reckon I can get away with it. Pleased you've had fun here x
I absolutely love the yellow train car hanging out on the couch in this video! My older son is the same age as Robin and it's so hard to keep a handle on all the little toys.
Also, I admire your courage in confronting all the WIPs that have been hiding in corners around the house
Haha yes trains are everywhere in this house and I'm absolutely loving the chaos that toddlerhood brings. And thank you! Considering some of them have been giving me side eye for a while it was quite brave haha.
I have carried a WIP list in the 30's for YEARS! Exact amount unknown because my stuff has been in storage for the past year. On the plus side - I finished everything I kept out to "tide me over" as well as several new projects. I have culled this list several times and everything on it I definitely want to finish. Just got my own place again and my stuff from storage and at least 60% of it is craft supplies!
Sounds like a good ratio of craft to stuff to me! xx
29 wips! That’s incredible! I’m so excited to see what you have cooking up next n your project bags. It’s like Christmas or “grab bag” viewing. 🤣
haha I love your enthusiasm and so glad you're enjoying it., I do now have some empty bags after frogging some and the temptation to cast on new adventures is HIGH
Your video just popped up on my For You section! So glad it did! I am saying 45 WIPS!!!
Ah welcome!! So glad you're enjoying your time here - hope you'll join me again x
Beautiful projects, all and each of them! I personally never regret frogging the unfinished/hibernated ones when they are around for quite some time, I love fresh starts :)
Thank you so much! That's really good to hear, I do worry about "releasing" the ones that have been hanging around a while in case I regret it or somehow feel like I've failed the project, but you're right a fresh start is as good as a rest. I've now frogged 6 in total and feel absolutely no regret about them so there's hope!
First time viewer, loved all your WIPs! Love your enthousiasm and really like all the socks. I just casted on a bulky weight basic raglan sweater and while I'm not a bulky weight girl, I couldn't resist the hot pink color of this yarn. Will be back soon, see you next time!
Welcome and hurrah for a return visit. I'm so glad you enjoyed your time here. Sometimes the yarn just needs to be a thing xx
Thank God, someone with more WIPs than me!! Mine are piling up because I got excited about something else, forgot the hook or patten, or got too tight in the middle and I have to frog 😢. Love to see l’m not the only one with a pile of project bags!
Happy to provide company in multi-wips. I can totally relate to a lot of your reasons. I also think I have more time and can work faster than I do and can haha x
New subscriber here!! I just loved this video, made me happy to see someone with tons of wips like me. I currently have 32! I love to cast on and I definitely love having a variety to choose from, sometimes you just need choices haha. I hope no one is rude because I really enjoyed your wip parade and hope you do it again sometime in the future. Hope you are feeling better now and I wish you luck on Christmas gift knitting. Looking forward to your vlogmas videos. 😊💖
Thank you so much for your lovely words. I'm so glad you enjoyed the video - it was quite fun to make in the end so perhaps I will do one of these a year? I'm much better now thank you see you in the next one! x
@TheMidnightDyery That would be so fun to see how your wip pile changes every year! Glad you are feeling better!
I just found your channel on you tube, so glad I did. I guess 35 WIPS in your pile 🤞☺. Now to continue watching to see if I was right!
You were awfully close - good guess! Hope you enjoyed your time with me and will come back soon :)
I'm currently working on 5 projects on and off (with 3 of them being socks). BUT, I'm working the decreases of the 2nd sock for my nephew -- will definetly be finished by the end of your video x
Woohoo! Well done on finishing your nephew's sock and thanks for choosing me for knitting company x
My goodness id be so overwhelmed with that many wips 😂
Just as well they're mine then 😉
This was so cool!
Gurl! You’re making me feel better about my pile. 😂
Great episode.
I’m planning out next year, and I only working on my wips.
Good luck! Happy to make you feel better and so glad you enjoyed it! x
Just had to pause the video to come and say I am also an angel mummy of a little girl. Sending lots of love ❤️
You tube recommended you to me and I am glad as I was looking for more Uk accounts to follow so I look forward to watching your vlogs. Think I have about 8 WIPs and am predicting 32 for you 😅
Thank you so much for sharing your precious daughter with me. What is her name? Absolutely no obligation to reply of course.
That was a pretty good guess! Very pleased to have you here xx
@themidnightdyery her name was Connie ❤️
I thought I did well until the “a few hours later” 😂
haha you had! Connie is a beautiful name. x
I hope that you are feeling better! I am knitting the same two Christmas WYS yarns as you are, these will be my first Christmas socks. The Vintage Tinsel was very sparkly on camera - so pretty! I think WIPs and UFOs are a person by person thing, for me they vary widely. Right now I feel overwhelmed so I’m working on finishing some. At other times they won’t bother me at all. I am learning to frog projects where I was more interested in a new technique or a new yarn combo than I am in the actual object itself. But I’ll never be a one project maker, I love variety.
I am feeling much better, thank you! Still a little husky but managed to record another episode today! It really is super sparkly I can't wait for us all to wear them. Variety is the spice of life. Enjoy! x
I just subscribed and was very interested to the end. Do it more often.
Thanks so much! I upload every week x
Just found your channel, loved your wip video I have a lots of wips I have to be in the mood to work on a project so the variety is good, or in my case this weekend I wanted something simple, so I cast on a plain basic cowl and finished it this morning. 🥰
Welcome! I'm so glad you've enjoyed it and thank you for sharing how you like to craft. Those quick hits can be so satisfying in amongst the longer term projects x
😮 Im here for it! Here I am feeling bad about 3 wips! Thanks for sharing!❤
Hope I've alleviated some of that feeling for you! xx
@ I love that you cast on what you feel! Its in the moment!
Hello from Swansea, Illinois. This is my first time seeing your podcast and I subscribed to it. Looks like you have about 75 WIP’s ❤❤❤
A fair guess! If you add WiPs in waiting I'm probably up there! How funny that there's a Swansea in Illinois. I always find it fascinating to hear shared place names. x
New subscriber here :) you've inspired me to look through all my WIPs and frog those who aren´t fun anymore!! Hope you'll feel better soon
Release the needles to cast on ALL the things! xx
Thanks for sharing your WIPs and your process. I currently have three active WIPs, three that are hibernating but still on my radar and one UFO that is more than 20 years old! It’s a cabled cardigan I started for my son when he was about 2 - needless to say, it will definitely no longer fit! The thing is, I only have one sleeve and the bands to do so I feel I could finish fairly quickly. Maybe it could be for a grandchild one day…
Some of my friends have little boxes or baskets of one-day knits. They have them on hand for friends children or perhaps as you say grandchildren. It would be a shame not to finish it but of course only you can decide. I frogged my oldest wip just before it turned 21. I wasn't allowing it to be a fully fledged adult aha!
Hope you feel better very soon. No judgement here about the number of WIPs - just lots of admiration for your work.
Ah thank you! That's very kind.
New to your video love it.. I have been knitting vintage cotton dishcloths . and square for a blanket for my beds.. just knitting shawl for myself
Ah thank you so much! I'm so glad you've enjoyed your first visit. Got to love a dishcloth. I'm a recent convert and everyone's getting some for Christmas. What makes them vintage is it a pattern? x
@TheMidnightDyery . No vintage cotton yarn for dishcloths..or king cole cottonsoft yarn
Ahhh I see sorry!
Hi Gemma. Just found your channel and thoroughly enjoyed seeing all your wips. As I’m in bed for the third day running I am now going to binge watch your other videos 😂
Hello Carol! Oh no I hope you're not too poorly but glad I can offer some diversion for you. There are a fair few videos on there 🤣perhaps don't go further back than the start of the year if you want somewhere to start? Entirely up to you of course! Hope you feel better very soon xxx
@ thank you.
I predict 25. I can't wait to see your projects!!!
hope you enjoyed! x
Hi Gemma! For some reason the UA-cam algorithm decided I needed to see this video and I totally can relate! I recently decided to gather all my wips and I had 40! I now have the urge to purge and managed to finish a few and frog a few and I’m down to about 35 tho there are definitely a couple more I can finish and frog. I’m trying not to start anything new in Nov and myy Dec plans are to continue with finishing wips, cast on my advent socks and maybe a couple of little ornaments and see what I can get down to by the end of the year. Good luck with your wips and I hope you are feeling better!
Hello! Ah the algorithm is doing something right for once haha. You're very welcome here and I love the poetic way you write. Urge to purge! It's awesome to meet someone else who can finish a few and frog a few and still have upwards of 30. Thanks very much I'm getting there xx
Thank you for sharing. 😊
My pleasure 😊
I have too many WIPs to keep track of. I’m slowly making my way through different parts of the house to decide what I’m doing with each one. Some have been in progress for years as they are just using scraps from other projects.
Also, for socks, the Eye of Partridge is my go to heel.
I think it may well become mine too. I love the way it looks, it's not complicated at all, and I think it will wear better. I smiled imagining you on your journey of discovery through the house as that's what I was doing last Monday morning haha x
I love Jon @EasyKnits yarn for socks … great colours.
I've dragon hoarded my one skein of Jon's! Maybe 2025 is the year I finally knit it. x
God that intro was brilliant!
🤣🤣🤣 why thank you!
Enjoyed seeing your projects and knitting, i cant watch people knitting whilst i am as it throws me off 😂 I'm making a simple ribbed v neck cardigan for my granddaughter, almost finished the main knitting, just got to try not to get stuck on the joining and button band bit! Next on my list is a hat to match from the leftover yarn, t bag shape with cables and faux fur pom poms. After that is a Dog Star for her, it tones with the cardi. She has a birthday at the end of January, so if i dont make xmas i can aim for that.
I've two crochet WIP, both blankets, a daisy one for gd and an Aria one for me. I prefer to crochet in summer, no idea why!
That's going to keep me busy for a while!
Hope you feel better soon 💕
Hehe I've been known to start knitting stocking stitch instead of rib if someone is on the box or at a knit group. You're at the same stage as me with the Chime now - just the sleeve cap to finish then the dreaded sewing and button bands. How handy that she has a birthday at the end of Jan. Good luck with your WiPs and hope to see you here again soon! xx
I am finishing up a granny square blanket, I have a knitted blanket that is about two thirds done, but since it is a time consuming project, I do not expect to be done till next winter. One hot bottle cover , that will be done by christmas and one lace stole. Makes it four wips with two of them being done reasonably soon for me.
Thanks for sharing! I love hearing what other folk are making. Typically I don't count blankets as WIPS but in my lurgified state I included them this time - precisely for the reason you mentioned...they're long-term projects x
wow thats an impressive amount of whips, you must have a lot of cable needles to keep them on lol thank you for sharing x everyone crafts in their own way, sad to hear you have had some negitivity in comments, hope you feel better soon x
Don't forget I ran a yarn shop for 4 years so cables were in easy supply! I use mostly interchangeables which makes it probably too easy to swap out projects. Just unscrew the tips, purchase another cable for a quid or so and off you go! Actually this video has been really lovely in the comment section. I was put off WIP videos by past experiences but you've all been so wonderful! xx
I can only work on one thing at a time. I'm new to knitting an i know if i let myself do more than one thing nothing would ever get finished.
Good luck compleating what you want to finish.
It's how I started. Thank you! xx
I currently have a lot of wips too, socks, hoodies/pullovers and so on and so forth
Sounds like a good range!
I’m just watching your parade of wips and it’s 3 December. So curious what your progress has been and what will get done by Christmas, best of luck. Working on my own wips with three weeks to go🤞
Thank you! I've already got some bits off the needles and excited to cast on more! Good luck with your WiPs! X
I only have three wips right now. I decided last year to finish my projects before starting another one. At least it’s only three. Lol
I have quite a few project I am working on.
In the sweaters for your son, I would consider frogging the smaller of the two sweaters and making it in a bigger size. Children grow so fast.
You have lovely projects! ❤
You're not kidding - I was watching last year's vlogmas with Robin this morning to get in the festive mood and yep how much changes so quickly. I do think the Sibling is going to be re-knit. Thanks so much for spending time with me xx
Lol! I have more WIPS than you do. I don't do intentional gift knitting or crochet.When I finish a project, if someone wants it, they most likely can have it. My knitting and crochet is a hobby. Therefore it is the one place I can be irresponsible on timelines. I've already brought the yarn, so what's the difference between it sitting in the cake/skein than started. Lolol! I got more ideas of projects I want to do from you. Loved your vid! Thanks!!
Weirdly enough, when I started out in 2024 I made a video called "my resolution free year" and it was actively avoiding goals and pressure. One of the things I wanted to cast aside was goals to knit gifts. Didn't want the pressure. Ironically I've made and finished more gifts this year than ever before. Aren't we odd creatures, humans? So glad you loved the video and have taken some inspiration. I'm SO tempted to cast on more new things.
As you know, im somewhat of a WIP fan myself but i doubt ill ever reach your level 😂 Seeing all of your lovely projects has me itching to cast new things on! Maybe in 2025 I'll live dangerously and become a serial caster onner.
Do it! Join me!!! And hey never say never ;)
Forgot to comment but I guessed 21. Loved seeing all your Projects and it's lovely seeing im not the only one who has many things on the go. Life would be boring otherwise 😆 hooe you feel better soon Gemma x
Thank you!! I got dressed today for the first time since recording this video back on Monday morning but the pjs are calling again haha. Hurrah for another multi wip lover!
I counted my WIPs at 29. I did WIP review as well just recently and earmarked 10 that are very close to finishing so those are on my radar. I am trying to get as many things off the needles before the 12 castons of Christmas start. So far I have finished 3 jumpers and 1 cardie. Currently on sleeve island on Daft Days and mattress stitching up the side seams of a very dark grey top. My eyes can only take staring at it for so long and then I have to walk away and come back in small bites. I hope you get all the knitting and crochet done for your projects. xx
Welcome fellow multi-wipper! Oh what a good idea to focus on ones that are almost there. Congrats on your recent finishes - you'll be cosy for winter. 12 castons of Christmas?! Why do I not know about this please tell me more. xx
@@TheMidnightDyery Angela from the Yarn N Yarns podcast has been hosting this 12 castons for Christmas for quite a few years. You cast on up to 12 new projects between Christmas and Jan 31st (those where the rules last year) so you are set up for the coming year. She has past episodes posted on her UA-cam channel. Once the current cardigan is done - I will only be moving 3 of my castons last year forward so I call that a win win. xx
Oh wonderful! A new cast on party AND a new to me channel to check out. Thank you so much! Definitely need to cast on 12, can't be lacking in Wips for 2025. 3 out of 12? That's amazing!!!
Just subscribed. I have 1 blanket I only need to weave the ends, one blanket I am about 5 more rounds to finishing, one scarf I am knitting (I'm new to knitting), one scarf in Tunisian that I'm almost finished, a cardigan I am doing in bulky 6 homespun yarn (it's very heavy), and some amigurumi I am putting on Etsy to see if I can sell. I think that's all, but honestly, who knows 😅
I dont know how to knit. But i recently bought some knitting needles.
Now i just need to start learning 😂😂😂
Go for it! It's so much fun you won't regret it. Get down to your LYS for an in-person lesson, or Very Pink Knits here on UA-cam has some great tutorials. I've got a couple and working on more but it's...well... a work in progress! 🤣
The green socks you are designing are gorgeous. When you are designing with cables, how do adjust the stitch count (adding) stitches for the pulling in of the cables?
Thank you!! I do adjust, depending on the fit and final stretch. Typically it's a process of trial and error. With my Lara's Legacy Socks, they had tight cables and an embroidery stitch throughout so I moved the stitch count up from 64 to 74 to account for this.