http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-wips-keep-or-frog/ Follow Owners Kathy & Steve Through Their Adventures in Yarn And Life Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-wips-keep-or-frog/comment-page-1/#comment-14046 Rowena Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:36:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=12493#comment-14046 My oldest WIP is a hat from a pattern I purchased at WEBS in 2004-ish. I got to a certain point & realised there was a mistake in the pattern. Showed it to someone at WEBS who agreed. The problem is that the company that published the pattern is out of business & it is pre-Ravelry. It is such a complex 2-colour pattern, where you wrap stitches & unwrap them later to make an ethereal overlay, that I can't bear to rip out the work done so far but I may have to start over to have any hope of figuring out where the pattern goes astray. My oldest WIP is a hat from a pattern I purchased at WEBS in 2004-ish. I got to a certain point & realised there was a mistake in the pattern. Showed it to someone at WEBS who agreed. The problem is that the company that published the pattern is out of business & it is pre-Ravelry. It is such a complex 2-colour pattern, where you wrap stitches & unwrap them later to make an ethereal overlay, that I can’t bear to rip out the work done so far but I may have to start over to have any hope of figuring out where the pattern goes astray.

]]> http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-wips-keep-or-frog/comment-page-1/#comment-13977 Valerie Hebert Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:03:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=12493#comment-13977 My oldest UFO (well, almost the oldest- some are so lost to antiquity that I don't count them) is a really gorgeous sweater from 1993 or so with the iconic Japanese typhoon wave on it. It has so many colors and so many flecks of this and that that by the time I finished the complicated front I didn't fit the sweater anymore and I just stopped. It did come out smaller than I anticipated, but it is lovely. I should drag it out and finish it as a gift for someone small. My oldest UFO (well, almost the oldest- some are so lost to antiquity that I don’t count them) is a really gorgeous sweater from 1993 or so with the iconic Japanese typhoon wave on it. It has so many colors and so many flecks of this and that that by the time I finished the complicated front I didn’t fit the sweater anymore and I just stopped. It did come out smaller than I anticipated, but it is lovely. I should drag it out and finish it as a gift for someone small.

]]> http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-wips-keep-or-frog/comment-page-1/#comment-13966 Greta Shaver Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:51:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=12493#comment-13966 I can't think of what my oldest WIP is, but I have two that make me feel the worst. One is a lace weight vest that I had taken on as a store project back in March and the guilt I feel over not having finished it has really taken a toll on my knitting spirit. The other is a blanket that I started for my sister back when I first started working at WEBS (Sept. 2010). It was meant as a Graduation present, then it turned into a Christmas Present, and now almost 2 years later I'm on the border but I can't quite get it together enough to finish! But, now is the time! If I don't get through all of these WIPs this month it probably wasn't meant to be! I can’t think of what my oldest WIP is, but I have two that make me feel the worst. One is a lace weight vest that I had taken on as a store project back in March and the guilt I feel over not having finished it has really taken a toll on my knitting spirit. The other is a blanket that I started for my sister back when I first started working at WEBS (Sept. 2010). It was meant as a Graduation present, then it turned into a Christmas Present, and now almost 2 years later I’m on the border but I can’t quite get it together enough to finish! But, now is the time! If I don’t get through all of these WIPs this month it probably wasn’t meant to be!

]]> http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-wips-keep-or-frog/comment-page-1/#comment-13965 Greta Shaver Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:44:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=12493#comment-13965 A friend of mine has poor circulation sometimes and her fingers get so cold that it hurts to knit. So she bought some electric hand warmer mitts through the internet and they seem to do the trick. She let me try them one time when we were knitting at her house and they felt great! A friend of mine has poor circulation sometimes and her fingers get so cold that it hurts to knit. So she bought some electric hand warmer mitts through the internet and they seem to do the trick. She let me try them one time when we were knitting at her house and they felt great!

]]> http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-wips-keep-or-frog/comment-page-1/#comment-13963 Dena Childs Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:25:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=12493#comment-13963 Yes, some yarns are too difficult to unravel, like mohair. It kind of fuses to itself. Yes, some yarns are too difficult to unravel, like mohair. It kind of fuses to itself.

]]> http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-wips-keep-or-frog/comment-page-1/#comment-13956 Patty Fri, 04 Jan 2013 05:25:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=12493#comment-13956 I like to use some mitts, fingerless gloves, or wristwarmers in the winter when my hands and fingers get cold - maybe you could knit a pair of those in something you will LOVE to wear (that's what I did!!) and that will help you knit when it is colder... I like to use some mitts, fingerless gloves, or wristwarmers in the winter when my hands and fingers get cold – maybe you could knit a pair of those in something you will LOVE to wear (that’s what I did!!) and that will help you knit when it is colder…

]]> http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-wips-keep-or-frog/comment-page-1/#comment-13944 Dena Childs Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:55:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=12493#comment-13944 It's hard to let go of your first sweater. When you pull it out, do you feel proud of your accomplishment or grumpy because you don't like how it looks on you? It’s hard to let go of your first sweater. When you pull it out, do you feel proud of your accomplishment or grumpy because you don’t like how it looks on you?

]]> http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-wips-keep-or-frog/comment-page-1/#comment-13942 Dena Childs Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:53:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=12493#comment-13942 Grandchildren or another child. Grandchildren or another child.

]]> http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-wips-keep-or-frog/comment-page-1/#comment-13941 Dena Childs Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:46:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=12493#comment-13941 Hurray for Christmas finished projects! Congratulations. Hurray for Christmas finished projects! Congratulations.

]]> http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-wips-keep-or-frog/comment-page-1/#comment-13940 Dena Childs Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:40:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=12493#comment-13940 Seduce is lovely when knit. But the slippery-ness of it makes it a challenge to knit. Seduce is lovely when knit. But the slippery-ness of it makes it a challenge to knit.

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