May 28, 2007

Sock revival

I frogged the sock back to the cuff and started over again. And I got more done yesterday than I'd accomplished in all of it's previous incarnations! As this is for "the boy"

they have to be longer than I like my socks. So these, regardless of giving up the pattern will still take longer.

I worked on the newest hat for Michelle, and I'd say it's just about half done. May finish it tonight, tomorrow night for sure.

There was a plea on one of the knitting boards for help on how to control UFOs. Here's what I said:

Make a list of your UFOs. Get rid of any you really don't want to finish. Now, decide on a arbitrary length of time: one hour, ten hours, a week, whatever. Pick up the first UFO on your list and work on it for that amount of time. Put it aside, and go to the second one. Continue down the list in that manner.

You'll feel better as each one is in line to be worked on and you know you'll do it. Once you get your list down to a manageable number, allow yourself the option of starting a new project every time you finish a UFO.

That way you keep finishing things, and know you'll be able to start something new soon. If at any time during the process you decide you don't want to finish an item, frog and rewind the yarn. No guilt. Just do it so you have yarn for another project.

For some people the joy is in tackling a new project. To learn a new technique, use a new yarn, etc., and they are really not interested in finishing the item. If this is you, accept it. Know that any large projects are probably not going to get finished and adjust your expectations accordingly. No guilt.

And from around the web:

Scroll down to the bumper sticker. Smoking Socks! Sweet Teddy Bear. Really neat idea for a purse handle. Lots and lots of sock porn! I couldn't have made it up! A Harry Potter Read-a-Long. For Kimba: Have you tried dyeing your own fabrics?

And why we have children!