In the ongoing effort to clear out my UFOs and WIPs, I've decided that any project that
- I don't love knitting
- I don't think will fit or
- I'm just not sure about
And today is F-Day. Frogging Frenzy Friday.
First on the lily pad is a blanket I started for Charlie.
It was with Lion Homespun from my stash, and less than one row in I realized I hated knitting with this yarn. I soldiered on, but didn't get very far. Then I put it down and haven't touched it in weeks. I thought about it, and Charlie really couldn't care less about a hand knit blanket. I'm sure I'll still make him one some day, but it will be out of yarn I love to knit. I want happy vibes in his blanket. So, rip . . . rip . . . rip.
The next project to make the leap from WIP back to stash really hurt me. It was my Pillars of Atlantis socks.
I love the pattern, love the yarn even more, and love the sock so much. But it was coming out way too small. After finally facing up to that fact, the only option was to rip. Both the pattern and the yarn will be paired up with better partners some day.
The last project to take a plunge into the frog pond was my Snowflake Shawl.
To be honest, I really cast this on because I wanted to knit the Casino Shawl but thought it was too hard for me. I later decided to give Casino a try, and put Snowflake aside. I hadn't knit much on it, maybe an hour or so, and it seems best just to let it go. Maybe I'll start it again some day. Maybe I won't.
Believe it or not, it feels good to have ripped out three projects. It's very freeing. Hopefully I can resist the urge to cast on six more now!!