As I’ve written in previous posts, I love knitting and I’m always excited to begin a new project. I do have a bad habit however of wanting to start my next project before I’m finished the current one. Above is a scarf I worked on recently, and as usual, while knitting it, I was already daydreaming about choosing colors for the next. I quickly finished, and It looked nice, but unfortunately because I’d hurried, this scarf was a little too short. I set it aside for a couple of days and then decided to undo the finished end and lengthen the scarf. When I finished for the second time, I was much happier with the results. Below you can see the completed scarf. This certainly was a lesson in patience. Next time, I plan to slow down and enjoy the project I’m working on, before jumping to the next.
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Very pretty!
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Good lesson, but we are all guilty, I know I am! My rule is to have only one project going at a time. For me, this creates a focus to finish one project before beginning another. And besides I always enjoy those last few rows, seeing the end in sight. I especially enjoy putting an edging around the completed body of an item. Then I can sit back and enjoy the finished result before moving on to making something else. It works for me!
Sounds like great advice. Thanks for your comment.
Lovely, good work. Just as “One day at a time” is good advice so is one project at a time.
Great advice. Thanks for your comment.