I moved last summer. The new apartment features a nice large closet that holds all my craft supplies, so I consider getting my various stashes all in one place an added benefit to the move. Unfortunately, it's also a disadvantage......as I also now have all my UFOs (unfinished objects) and WIPs (works in progress) in one place to torment me ;-)
I'm guessing it is a rare crafter who doesn't have a few UFOs/WIPs stuffed in a closet or other hiding place.
Mine bears more than passing resemblance to an archaeological dig.
The top, most recent layer or three includes some baby sweaters that will likely get finished:
From a Cleckheaton pattern (not on Ravelry, last I looked.....click for a previous finished version I made)
From a pattern from Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (a.k.a. the Yarn Harlot) in a wool from Blue Moon Fiber Arts
There's also a hat started last week from some yarn I bought between visits to my dad in the hospital (yarn shops can be sooooooo soothing....)
A little further down (and therefore older), the Leaf Tank from Vogue a couple years ago. I got gauge, and I had a friend measure me for accuracy, and yet it is still too big. Argh. [Reminds self that this is a fun hobby.......] Not sure if I'll finish it and give it away or repurpose the yarn.
This triangular shawl will be an easy knit, when I pick it up again - the picture doesn't do justice to the rich colors of the yarn (Manos de Uruguay wool):
Digging even deeper, we reach this:
I've lost the piece of paper with the stitch pattern I was using. I can likely figure it out, or finish it in a plain stitch the rest of the way. I was originally disappointed in the yarn (see herefor details) but pulling this stuff out to photograph it has reminded me that (once I got over the initial disappointment) I really liked it, so the project has been moved into the knitting bag instead of the UFO/WIP box it was in.
And then there are the pieces with mistakes.....
Do I go back and fix them, or do I figure that non-knitters won't notice?
It's a baby blanket. Non-knitting parents won't notice the cosmetic flaw design feature, and I doubt the baby will care as long as it is structurally sound, right?
As an aside, the yarn for this scarf was made at Old Sturbridge Village, using early 19th century techniques and equipment.
I've got lots more UFOs/WIPs, but these are enough to actually admit to ;-)
So, what are you working on?
WAYWO is a continuing series about what Kossacks are working on {mostly crafts but we're flexible and (at least in my case) inquisitive, so don't be shy about sharing}, usually posted around this time on Sundays. A Yahoo group includes a mailing listto announce when the diary is posted and a schedule of hosts.