How many projects do you folks generally have on the go at any one time?
Currently have 2 on the go, because the blanket is a bit of a slog (slow newbie ), so its nice to pick up the other pair of needles and do a bit on the mittens, or do afewmore love-hearts…but just purchased a few more pairs of needles in different sizes…and itching to get started on a few more smaller projects (quicker results, better motivation haha!)…and I feel those new and empty needles are mocking me from my wool bag.
Also, just picked up some circular needles,and I’m dying to try them out…to see what I can do with them.
But I fear that if I don’t get a hold of myself I’ll easily have a dozen half-finished projects on the go…and when I sit down to do some knitting I won’t know which ones to work on, which may just demoralise me. Hmmm,am I getting too addicted, too quickly :knitting:
I’ve been doing one, but it’s not very portable because the pattern is so complex. It’s not something I can do mindlessly while waiting in my doctor’s office. So I’ll probably do a simpler one at the same time. Don’t go overboard or quit your day job; stick to 2.
Umm… I have 3 I think that are actively in progress, but I’ve got a lot more on the needles. They’ll either be finished at some point or I’ll frog and re-purpose the yarn and needles.
I have 4 going on right now…well, technically five, but one has been on otn for years now, so I don’t really count that lol. I like to have a variety of things to work on, depending on my mood. I like to have something simple, when I just need a mindless thing to do with my hands. And I like to have a more complicated pattern when I’m in the mood for a challenge. It doesn’t help that I’m add either lol.
I just finished two projects that I had on the needles for over two years. Right now I have 4 knitting projects and 2 crochet projects going. I actually started one of those crochet projects today after telling myself that I absolutely cannot start another thing until I finished at least one of the others.
I think I’ve been doing good though because I have loads of patterns waiting to be started but I don’t have the yarn for them. I’ve been holding off ordering more yarn and so far, so good!! I know that if I get the yarn I’ll start the project and have even more WIPs.
I’ve always been a serial knitter, one project at a time. Lately it seems I’ve grown to 2 (alright maybe 3) projects at a time, just for a change of pace. Give in to at least one of those urges before it distracts you from everything else. Knitting is terrific fun, isn’t it?
I have two going now with several more waiting their turn. I always have a take-a-long project. Now it’s fish for the tessellating fish afghan. I’m using my version of April Broken’s pattern. Look at her April 7, 2006 blog entry.
OK but don’t wait up for it. :teehee: I have around 90 more to make. I was going to crochet them together, but I’m talking myself into stitching them. These have been around for several years. Some are beautiful works of art.
I’m not sure if I’ll use all these colors. I have a few more light colors I can add. I laid out some last night & am getting a better feel of what I want. I know I want the dark fish swimming one direction & the lighter ones going the other way. I want the dark colors to be in groups. The dark green & burgundy colors don’t show up well in this pic.
A few of us in a Yahoo group are having a fish-a-long. You’re welcome to check us out. It’s called BitsandBobs2-SpecialProjects.
They adorable. You need to alternate light and dark colors, they way a quilter would. If 2 dark colors adjoin, some get lost. With 90 more fish to go, you have plenty time to do a layout.
Ooooh, I’m loving the fish! :yay: Hubby is big into fish, so have printed that pattern off, sure I can find a use for a few fish on future projects :cheering:
I have 2 projects underway right now, but one is an afghan that I don’t work on much so I don’t really count that one. Typically I have 2 underway…one more challenging one that I work on at home and another easier/smaller project that I can knit on the go.
I guess I was only referring to knitting…but you sound like me, I tend to have lots of things on the go at once, and I suppose I’m applying that to my new found love of knitting too!
Been working hard, updating my Ravelry profile…
If I spend too long doing one thing (anything, in general) I tend to get bored…but I think I need to rein the knitting in to 2 or 3 projects on the go at once, no matter how loudly those empty needles are calling me :teehee:
Sometimes, I get really focused on a goal and sometimes I flit around… just depends on my mood, I suppose. At least I have stuff to put it all in or people would be swimming through it at times lol
Ooh, I got some new, colored jump-rings from theringlord… what ever will I do…? Oh and I figured out how I could make little packets of stuff for people to create an item with maille. I didn’t try figuring it out… it just happened as I was making a ton of bracelets.
), so its nice to pick up the other pair of needles and do a bit on the mittens, or do afewmore love-hearts…but just purchased a few more pairs of needles in different sizes…and itching to get started on a few more smaller projects (quicker results, better motivation haha!)…and I feel those new and empty needles are mocking me from my wool bag.
I guess I was only referring to knitting…but you sound like me, I tend to have lots of things on the go at once, and I suppose I’m applying that to my new found love of knitting too!