tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post5606512289318703374..comments2024-01-23T11:10:44.714+00:00Comments on Celtic Memory Yarns: Twenty Thousand Projects Under The SofaJo at Celtic Memory Yarnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10783844924689656726noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-3764572253508671832011-12-30T08:43:19.336+00:002011-12-30T08:43:19.336+00:00I cannot wisely advise you on stopping starting, o...I cannot wisely advise you on stopping starting, or on starting finishing. I have an awful lot on the needles, too, but I do have a "sort-of-rule" that if I start a New Thing, I must work on an Existing Thing for at least a little while the same day, and I actually do work on a different thing or two for a little while almost every day. When I do that steadily, I occasionally seem to have a cascade of Finished Objects in a period of just a few weeks. It can happen.<br /><br />Everything, just everything, in your queue is dead-on gorgeous. I'm a sucker for cables and for anything Starmore.Dez Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786093691926252698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-4485873212353522352011-12-29T03:20:23.153+00:002011-12-29T03:20:23.153+00:00Last time I saw "Holiday" on TV I almost...Last time I saw "Holiday" on TV I almost wore out Google looking for that sweater. If I remember correctly it is 100% Cashmere (yes, that needs capitalization, does it not?) What else would Cammie wear?<br /><br />Judith in OttawaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-25686379915137906462011-12-21T11:45:02.079+00:002011-12-21T11:45:02.079+00:00I made myself a new rule recently--must finish 3 W...I made myself a new rule recently--must finish 3 WIPs or UFOs before I cast on anything new--my husband thinks that's the most ridiculous thing he's ever heard. But in the past month, some UFOs have been "upgraded" to WIPs, and FOs have appeared, and I'm trying hard to organize the queue... I have some little people I love to knit for, and somehow it's hard to include their items in the rules, as they must be finished before they're grown out of. So that's a parallel universe...GrannyPurplenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-8645552214237226952011-12-18T11:10:52.368+00:002011-12-18T11:10:52.368+00:00Well, that list looks ok to me... I have 7 cardiga...Well, that list looks ok to me... I have 7 cardigans/sweaters on the needles and I started the Incredible Cruelty skirt this morning. I have several shawls & socks on the needles as well. I am also waiting for 2 patterns for test knits to be published in a book in the next year. <br />I have decided though that in 2012 I will make 12 sweaters so those are going to get finished and I'll be allowed to start new ones too.<br />I've also been thinking that I'll start to do what I used to do with my cross stitching way back when: a rotation. Pick a couple of projects (start with 5 or so) of different kinds/difficulty) and work on 10 hours on each one. Once you're done with working 10 hours on each of the 5 projects you get to add a new project (start something or add another UFO). Once you've done 10 hours on that one, you start again with number one and so on. If you finish a project you add another one.<br />If you stick to this, you get a lot of variety AND projects get finished AND you get to start new things as well.<br />Cheers, Eva - who has way more UFO's/WIP's and doesn't feel guilty about it... yet :)Eva (from Luxembourg)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-40267684051049921852011-12-15T03:33:03.620+00:002011-12-15T03:33:03.620+00:00I cannot *wait* to see the cream cabled sweater! I...I cannot *wait* to see the cream cabled sweater! I lusted after it after seeing it in that movie...SRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221428717537990338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-39122692777812093042011-12-14T20:28:05.163+00:002011-12-14T20:28:05.163+00:00If part of the problem is fading interest in compl...If part of the problem is fading interest in completing a project, is there any chance you could start up a "here, finish this for me" group of startitis-challenged knitters and swap UFOs around to someone who would love to work with some of those gorgeous yarns, but who would be happy to return the finished object to the original starter?<br /><br />Did that make sense? <br /><br />I'm not very fast, but I can do intricate stitches (have completed two St. Brigids, for example). My problem is that I can't begin to use the finished objects as much as they deserve to be worn and shown around and admired.<br /><br />I'd love to volunteer to finish complicated articles that I won't have to worry about wearing, just for the experience of handling some of the yarns you've described.<br /><br />Well, it's a thought, anyway.Nanakathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11138862619129125182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-50799821149797563902011-12-14T15:05:50.054+00:002011-12-14T15:05:50.054+00:00Problem, what problem?Problem, what problem?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-11083481403328500132011-12-13T15:09:03.668+00:002011-12-13T15:09:03.668+00:00Oh you made me feel a lot better! All I can say i...Oh you made me feel a lot better! All I can say is make a list assign items to months and "KNIT ON!"knitskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622694693085312835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-89627835325632757072011-12-13T13:15:38.667+00:002011-12-13T13:15:38.667+00:00You are describing my disease completely! But I mu...You are describing my disease completely! But I must swam<br />nk and tell you that I have finished three WIPs this week....one of which I had forgotten all about!lilymarlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12370053859106368722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-42316296119770984582011-12-12T18:02:37.158+00:002011-12-12T18:02:37.158+00:00Best version of "76 Trombones" EVER! No...Best version of "76 Trombones" EVER! Now I feel better about my own startitis, not to mention the amorphous pile of UFOs. I like Cathryn's idea of switching from one UFO to another when you feel a twitch of startitis. And if you pick the items that can be completed most quickly, say the socks or the mitt, you can strike a few things off the list almost immediately, which will give you a boost of satisfaction. Also, I think those crocheted weskit fronts need a smart woven-fabric back - no worries about needing more yarn now!<br />-- GretchenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-37338775846421045192011-12-12T17:16:12.577+00:002011-12-12T17:16:12.577+00:00oh Jo -- you are brave to bare your WIPS/UFOs to t...oh Jo -- you are brave to bare your WIPS/UFOs to the blogging light of day! I don't think I have that kind of fortitude... I know I have more than I should, lurking in baskets and boxes in the closet. And yet, it's winter, and hats and mitts must be knit Now!, right?Emily HKhttp://aemmeleia.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-25082079251759010002011-12-12T15:18:08.120+00:002011-12-12T15:18:08.120+00:00Being in the same situation, I have been thinking ...Being in the same situation, I have been thinking long and deep for an action plan. Pick one project of the UFO's and stick to it till the finish. Put the others out of sight. Repeat this till everything is finished. Not looking too often to Ravelry can help!yarnlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03203596464865238205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-28643898758954898622011-12-12T14:12:47.382+00:002011-12-12T14:12:47.382+00:00Sigh, I'm definitely following your debauched ...Sigh, I'm definitely following your debauched ways, although I think I'm far ahead of you with WIPs. Since you have so daringly bared your breast publicly, I shall try to follow suit soon. I'm afraid it will make me feel really truly guilty. But I have such a case of "Oooh, new and shiny" I'm wondering if it will ever happen. I do try to finish one project for every two I start. You can do the math.Angelunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333889782201425122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-79274422929619686812011-12-12T09:27:38.627+00:002011-12-12T09:27:38.627+00:00I had so many plans for lovely things to knit over...I had so many plans for lovely things to knit over Christmas, then I got commissioned for two pairs of socks and I need the money. Guess what I'm knitting furiously....Freyalynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11911845535682123517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-5776543298643472532011-12-12T06:50:35.954+00:002011-12-12T06:50:35.954+00:00Ah Jo, the only good thing is that you are definit...Ah Jo, the only good thing is that you are definitely not alone. I tried collecting all my started projects in one spot, er, large part of the room, and found there were two that I had no pattern for, and had no idea what I'd been aiming for with them. My solution was to frog those two. Hardly a great solution, as the yarn then got added to the mightily large pile of handspun here. Maybe that's the idea - if it doesn't grab you any more, make it into skeins again. <br /><br />I even had a shrug that I'd finished knitting months ago, and after half an hour of sewing, it was finished. I felt ridiculously proud of myself for that one!Lynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-46495976727410227712011-12-12T01:57:18.049+00:002011-12-12T01:57:18.049+00:00No recommendations for how to stop the scourge of ...No recommendations for how to stop the scourge of Startitis, but I have some for slowing it, and inviting Finishitis to come play. Work a little on each project, until you feel Startitis lurking again, and then switch to another UFO. That might help a little, I hope.Cathrynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-39159097965765901822011-12-12T00:04:26.853+00:002011-12-12T00:04:26.853+00:00When I find myself with Twenty Thousand Projects U...When I find myself with Twenty Thousand Projects Under The Sofa (which may, or may not be the case this very instant -- I'm admitting nothing), I make myself a deal for every project I finish, I get to start one. Sometimes it works. Sometimes I accidentally start two...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-90676405026041116332011-12-11T21:38:13.999+00:002011-12-11T21:38:13.999+00:00I finished 3 Christmas projects this weekend and I...I finished 3 Christmas projects this weekend and I've got to tell you that it felt very GOOD! Try to connect with that impending feeling and knuckle down. Rotate the projects so you won't get bored.Katie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978130678737900234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-4545573769498692282011-12-11T21:04:47.558+00:002011-12-11T21:04:47.558+00:00What a lot of projects on the go. Now I don't ...What a lot of projects on the go. Now I don't feel so guilty about not having finished just one before starting another. They all look lovely.Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608850359975556815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-63580327939827527662011-12-11T21:00:23.737+00:002011-12-11T21:00:23.737+00:00I simply have no recommendations for you, Jo....I ...I simply have no recommendations for you, Jo....I suffer the same condition. I don't have the number of items OTN right now cause I don't do cardigans or vests (too much sewing up involved). And finally have only one pair of socks OTN. But I surely do have the yarn to knit almost anything that catches my eye! And a lot of things catch my eye!Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15210365786156936210noreply@blogger.com