3 more projects for the UFO pile
Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at.
Last week (the final week of last year) I gathered together all of the various works in progress I have “on the needles” (some metaphorically).
It turns out I forgot to include two crafty projects, and a huuuuge writing one.
Crafty Projects!
The first is mending two new holes in the pair of jeans that I mended this summer.
And the second is finishing sewing a shirt together. There are literally 10 seams on this and then it’s done.
The Writing Project!
Shawl Geometry Book Three…
Book Two is coming next week!
Book Three is in the heavy stages of editing! (maybe heavy enough to be called rewriting?)
And I think that’s it?
I certainly hope that there aren’t any more projects I’m hiding from myself.
Because last week was a lot, and this week just adds on to the pile.
And while I don’t generally set new years resolutions or yearly goals (except for wardrobe challenges), I would really like to make a dent in this pile – either by finishing the project, re-purposing the project, or calling the project dead and disposing of it.
If you want to see my now-a-to-do-list pile of unfinished projects, watch last week’s experiment in video!
And a happy, happy New Year!
8 Years of Unfinished Projects and an experiment with video!
Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at.
Firstly, I hope that you had, or are having a wonderful winter holiday (or at the very least surviving).
Secondly, It seems that Thursday is the new Wednesday around here!
Last week I borked my website, and this week I got the very bright, very last minute idea to experiment with video… so, the post that usually takes me an hour and a half to photograph, write, edit, review, and post each week, took me a day and a half.
It started when I decided to find and document all of the unfinished projects I have, because the end of the year seems like a good time for it. It turns out that I have quite a few projects hanging about, some of which stretch back 8 years or so.
The post I was mentally compiling was getting overwhelming – hence the video…
So here it is, I hope you enjoy!
(If you receive these posts via email, you may need to click through to play the video. Here’s the direct link.)
If you enjoyed and want to see more video in the future let me know! Either hit like, or leave a comment.
It was tons of fun, if a little more time consuming than expected.
And I highly doubt I’ll ever abandon the written word entirely, but maybe mixing things up?
Hit like, or leave a comment below with your thoughts.
Tomorrow I’m writing about my finished Banaue Breeze sweater (in words and photos). That will probably be the final post of 2016 (and definitely the finial finished object of the year) so be sure to come back for that tomorrow.
And I’ll leave you with the links to a handful of the patterns I mentioned in the video:
Lady Bat by Teresa Gregorio aka CanaryKnits
By Hand London’s Anna Dress Pattern
My Self-Made Wardrobe Project
The Shawl Geometry Book Series
Did I miss anything?
the week I broke my website, plus a laceweight sweater just in time for Christmas
Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at.
This week’s Wednesday post is happening on Thursday, because yesterday I borked my website. And then had a meeting (which was fine but it meant I couldn’t obsessively hit refresh). But then I went Christmas shopping. And then found a cockroach (maybe it was a spider?) running around in my closet – at which point I said enough of Wednesday and took a 2 hour evening nap.
(There also may have been a mini-meltdown, and a long to-do list, and many things that just weren’t working…)
Everything is fine now – the website is fixed, the shopping is done, the roach has been raided – but it was not the best Wednesday.
So here we are…
What I was going to write yesterday, but then didn’t.
My Banaue Breeze is done done done!!!
It’s a light, airy, laceweight sweater just in time for Christmas, and deep winter.
But as weather inappropriate as that sounds, I think it’ll make a great laying piece to go under heavier sweaters – hope to have a finished object post up soon (maybe early next week?)
In the meantime, Merry Christmas, if you celebrate, and have a great weekend, if you don’t.
