When was the last time I had an FO that wasn't top-secret? It feels like months to me. (Edit: correction, it's been almost exactly a month. doh.) But today I present to you my version of Laura Chau's Simple Yet Effective Scarf, which I've been knitting with the handspun BFL I made as my first project for the Tour de Fleece last month. I soaked it this morning and it's currently being blocked on what passes for our dining room table. I'm hoping the cats don't decide it makes a comfy bed....if i block things on my massage table, I usually find a cat lying atop my project a few hours later. at least they don't tend to wrinkle it up - if anything, they're sort of like big, furry irons. all the same, i feel as though it will dry faster WITHOUT a 20-pound cat using it as a lounge.
Even after just a few years of knitting or crocheting, you're bound to have some finished projects lying around that never get worn or used. After 10+ years of crafting, I have more than just "some" or "a few"....and with my ongoing quest to declutter my house this year, I've become obsessed with going through these forlorn projects and making some Big Decisions. Sometimes, they are perfectly fine and just need a new and loving home. Other projects may have not turned out quite right: there might have been some mistakes in the knitting that I thought I could live with, or the yarn was gorgeous but not well-matched to the pattern, or my taste has drastically changed since I finished making the project...in any case, why on earth did I keep knitting?! Who knows, but I don't feel good about gifting anything that falls into this category to someone else. These projects have been relegated to the "frog pile" (or should I say, frog pond?), to b
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