WIP week

I have decided that it’s time to finish a bunch of WIPs.  Before New Years Day I hope to finish these projects.

This V-neck cardigan only needs 1 1/2 sleeves. Not a quick finish on 2.75mm needles but it’s been languishing for 8 months and I think that’s long enough. Blog post: 3×3 Stripes . I actually thought it had been sitting a little longer than that. Small needles or not, it’s going to be done. Yarn is Shelridge 80/20 fingering.

Next is the Slanting Slip-On by Anne Venzel.

I knit this in Shelridge Summer Silk, which is a beautiful linen/silk blend. It’s for my daughter and it almost fits! It ended up a little small over the hips. I need to rip it back a couple of inches from the bottom and re-knit it a little wider. That’s OK. I’m looking forward to knitting with this yarn again.

There are still more WIPs. I don’t know why I abandoned this top down cardigan. It only needs 2 x 1/2 sleeves (I was working the 2 sleeves at the same time). I think I even have the buttons for it. I must have been distracted by a new shiny knit. I started this one in 2022 and it looks like the last time I worked on this was December 2023. It’s about time to free up those needles, right?

I wish this was all the WIPs I had but it’s not.

This one needs to be made into a cardigan. I had been putting it off, even though I have lots of the wool, because the steeking sort of scared me. I have recently worked crocheted steeks on two sweaters. They turned out really well. Not scared anymore.

This is Kate Davies Carbeth . A terrific top down knit. The problem now is that I have no idea what needle I used. Since I never get gauge, it’s not the needle recommended by the yarn. I want to rip the ribbing back, make it longer, then cut it up the front and knit the buttonbands. This could be interesting or really, really frustrating. No telling yet.

One last sweater.

I think this one got stalled in 2021. It’s on 3.0mm needles and it may be that I just got tired of the slow progress, especially since I have to pay attention on every row. Who knows after all this time. I won’t get this one done by New Years Day but I’m going to get started on it. I mean, it’s fairly close to being a real sweater.

I dare not look around any more. This is enough to get on with. I keep thinking how accomplished I’ll feel at the beginning of 2025. Here’s hoping!

Cheers, Deb

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I'm a Knitter. The capital K means every day, everywhere. I started designing as co-owner of Cabin Fever with my sister Lyn. We have published over 160 patterns and 11 books. I'm also working on a new set of patterns for Any Gauge or Gauge-free knitting so you can dive into your stash and cast on for a Top Down sweater that fits, or an accessory to use up those odd balls of yarn.

12 thoughts on “WIP week”

  1. Love these, especially that red cardigan! It’s a great week to just finish things off that have been waiting for a little quiet time to get those loose ends woven in, or what have you. Then, the New Year can be for casting on new things while admiring the old. Hope to see you sometime in 2025! All the best, Jennifer

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  2. Ha! Reading your posts helps me feel better about my own WIPs. I have only three that have been sitting around. Of course, I cast on something new yesterday, but it’s a small item. Does is even really count?

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  6. I have so many WIPs, I’m thinking of assigning them in my Will. Since most of my stuff lingered in Storage for several years, I’m not even sure what I’ve got . . . . Now that it’s all in the back room & I have access, I guess it’s time to start counting. Off the top of my head, there’s a crocheted blanket in greys & blues – it’s actually one Giant Granny Square so it’s easy to add-on to until it’s the right size. I started it for a man that’s been history for 10 years, hahaha. There’s at least a couple of cardigans for ME – sleeve problems, of course. And there’s at least two big projects worth of handspun – one in purples & one in a blend of red/orange/pinks that I spun specifically for a cowl that comes down over the shoulders! Don’t get me started.

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  7. I can so relate. Do you find that they sort of sit at the back of your mind, and not in a good way? That’s why I’m making the effort to finish them or rip them apart. Either way they are dealt with. Do you have a plan?

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      1. ha ha you might be right on the getting help! I have now cast on a Musselburgh Hat even though I’ve not finished all my WIPs. It is so much more fun! I need more fun!

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  8. Hi Deb,

    I too have several WIPs sitting in project bags lol, mostly socks, sweaters/cardigans and a couple of shawls. I’m hoping to get them done in between the new projects this year. Wish me luck lol

    Peg x

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