5 Lessons Learned from the
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- We recently wrapped up the two-month #FinishOrFrogAlong over on Mastodon, and I got a ton done! But did I manage everything on the list? What important lessons were learned? You'll just have to watch and find out.
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"A Towering WIP Pile Of Shame" is a phrase to instantly enter the lexicon! Love your channel, thank you ❤😊❤
Oh how did I not know this was a thing before?!
Definitely joining next year!
I have a cardigan that I knitted the pieces of in the mid 80s (from memory), that just needs the front bands and collar and sewing up I also have a massive case of Startitis
Just wanted to leave some love for the chicken, I love her and I love her story ❤
I IMMEDIATELY hit Thumbs Up and Share just seeing your picture…..as You have been so Grand each time You share your ideas and infectious thoughts with the world( which can be tenuous at times)…..thankful for Dave also as a supportive partner in crime at times…Respectfully Your PNW States Buddy
Talking of old wips - I recently finally finished 2 projects. The first was a knitted duck from Rosie and Jim - I started this when my daughter was about 2yrs old (she's 30!). The second was a knitted K9 (doctor who) for my son I started that one when he was about 5yrs old (he's 25!) The general consensus was I should finish them - so I did.
I usually finish things these just got well and truly forgotten - until now😊
I separate my projects out into Mindless, tv crochet, pay attention and !Don-t-talk-to-me-i'm-counting!. and then i put them at point of performance. Tv knitting lives by the tv arm chair. mindless projects go by my bed for times when I'm just about to sleep knitting or bad brain days. !don't talk to me i'm counting" gets put by my desk, where i can scribble notes every row, and postit's all over the pattern. "Pay attention" projects are migratory, as they tend to get worked on when i'm on someone else's couch, not watching whatever they've got on (really. mom, yet another house remodel show? that's okay, I'll pull a blackwork sampler out of my bag.)
Great video as usual.
I love that chicken! But I lean toward more "practical" projects too; other than things I'm making as gifts, which almost always take priority. 😊 Congratulations on meeting most of your goals! 🎉🎉
I didn't take part in the challenge but it sounds so helpful to get motivation on old projects! Great video as always Michelle! 😊
One day you too will build a towering WIP pile of shame, and on that day you will join us :D
.. stares at my wip pile.. you know what? I'll finish something tonight!
Great work on your goals!! A 🐝 is a 🐝
Yep I was very pleased with that, never really expected to finish the whole list but I got closer than I thought!
Go go go, you can do it! :D
I have done it! One shirt can be crossed off the eternal to-do list.. thank you for the motivation, that fabric has been laying on my table for at least three weeks...
This is so great! I really ought to get on mastadon, seems the perfect place for crafters. I think I might aim for a finish or frog February next year, gives me enough time to dig out a few old (old as my almost 18yo son!) wips and make some harsh decisions. I did recently dig out a crochet jumper, jayda in stitches groovy poncho, anyway I'd done one side but I didn't like the second side. Managed to frog that half back and re do and almost finished the sleeves 👌🏻 so close now and it's just been sat in my room for ages! Perfect for the list methinks
Perfect is definitely a stretch, but it's pretty cool 😄
Your poncho sounds like a great candidate! I'm not sure doing it alone would be as motivational personally, the peer-pressure (relaxed and friendly, but still peer-pressure) is what does it for me. But hey if it works for you then hooray!
@TheGiddyStitcher oh I hear ya but if I don't get around to joining might be nice for a personal goal 👌 I'm so bad at everything ATM. And my attention span is like a squirrel lol 😆
Mine are prioritized by how well I want to finish my projects (is it a gift or for myself or practice). That makes me schedule projects when I am fresh and focused in the morning or have time on weekends versus evenings after work when I am tired.
Yes! Totally hate looking at the graveyard of old half-finished projects!
I have a goal to not open anymore cross stitch kits or try new crafts until in finish the main ones I have started. Especially those for gifts.
I have a cross stitch wip that is 30 yrs old (some day I will finish it)
👋 I also have a towering pile of WIPS, though I prefer to call them Projects Half Done (PhD). As in: “I’ve reached a tricky juncture in my Applied Textile Studies PhD”.
I have a technique that’s been helpful: stick a note on the project I’m about to abandon with details of where it’s up to, what’s next and what’s the barrier to continuing.
When I remember to do this, it vastly reduces the mental burden in coming back to the project later and trying to figure out what’s going on and why it ground to a halt.
Sometimes it’s a really simple thing like changing needles or getting a different thread or fabric, but without the note I tend to give it the body swerve because thinking and trying to remember takes too much energy. It’s much more fun to start something new.
Well done on all your progress 🎉
Is there something in the air about bobbin lace?? I've been increasingly interested in learning that one myself!! So I can't wait to see YOU crack into that kit... Maybe it'll be that nudge to get me into it??
I love your chicken, and there aren’t many Bernadette’s about. I’m currently cross stitching a floral chicken 😊. Chickens are my theme at the moment. Where did you get the pattern?
I desperately need to get better at frogging - I hate it! I've been putting off frogging a laundry bag for 6 months!
Maybe we can do it together, I'll pick something from the to-frog box and you get that bag off your mind! Ping me if you wanna 😉
@@TheGiddyStitcher aww thanks!