UFO Busting Week
So, the UFO contest on PR really inspired me back in January and believe it or not, it’s taken that long for the inspiration to finally kick in!
Ok, so I don’t really have any sewing UFOs but I have (or should I say HAD!) tons of knitting UFOs.
Why is that? I began to analyze it the other day and I’ve come up with the following reasons:
1. Knitting takes so much longer than sewing and I easily get bored with longer projects so I tend to put them aside in the hopes of coming back to it later.
2. If a project is too complicated and I don’t know how to proceed, in the fear of ruining it, I keep it aside.
3. Season change.
Now, yes the season is changing which means that I need to keep my wool stash away for a while (and by while I mean 3 months :), here in New England we don’t have the luxury of wearing summer clothes year round. But we have tons of snow! ). So, I decided to just bite the bullet and work my way through my knitting UFOs.
Project 1
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Pattern: Mini Cardi from Fitted Knits book by Stephani Japel
Yarn: Lion Brand Super Bulky
Credit for this cardigan goes to Somwan who helped me where I was stuck. Her directions for knitting in the round for the sleeves were perfect.
And now, for the photo.
Cardi unbuttoned
Project 2
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Pattern: Scrunchie Wrist warmers from the One Skein Wonders book
Yarn: Wollmeise from Germany at PR Weekend
Project 3
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Pattern: Multidirectional Scarf By Karen Baumer (Free pattern!)
Yarn: Patons SWS in Earth colorway
This was a very enjoyable knit. The color changes kept my interest all the way! But it still took me over a year to finish it. Started it last year.
Project 4 – still working on it…
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Pattern: Split Neck Tee from the Fitted Knits Book (Stephanie Japel)
Yarn: Cascade Flash – Cotton/Rayon yarn, feels like silk. A pleasure to knit with.
I’ve made really good progress on this tee. The upside is that unlike all the other projects above, I will be able to wear this tee right after I finish it. It’s starting to warm up here a bit. So I am knitting like mad. The 16″ of plain stockinette isnt very inspiring but I’ve done 5″ out of 16″, so it’s finally getting there. This will be my second wearable knitted item, so pretty excited!
I can’t tell you how great it feels to be able to clear the knitting stash and move on to other projects.
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