All three scarfs are finished...
3 months ago
And so is this goal :)
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How to finish knitting my scarf
It made me
appreciate my OCD.
 "Knitting a scarf was a 'filler accomplishment': I accomplished something while filling in the paper-thin gaps of my nearly-air-tight schedule."
How I did it: Between homeschooling five kids, working on a novel, and being involved in various community activities, the ONLY way I could make progress was by setting a ridiculously realistic goal: six lines per day. Of course, I could do six lines, and once I got started, I usually did more. Before I knew it, I had ten feet of scarf. I could've kept going, but I wanted it to be exactly ten feet long. Lessons & tips: Two things that totally worked for me:
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Lucky for my niece...
3 months ago
She liked her scarf lol. Have started no.3, which was no.1. It is behaving this time with the bigger needles.
My niece's scarf...
4 months ago
Is finished. I am picking her up from school in a couple of days, I plan to meet her at the gate, and without a word pull it out of my bag and place it round her neck. If she decides she doesn’t like it, I may decide to strangle her with it for holding up this goal lol :)
One scarf to go. I hope it works out this time, I am getting sick of pulling it apart.
amisu has been bathing in the light
I've finished
4 months ago
.....knitting three more scarves in the last week – gigantic needles and using between 2 and 4 strands of yarn at a time both help. My Christmas present list is filling up nicely – I do enjoy making presents.
amisu has been bathing in the light
I've just counted
4 months ago
....and I’ve already knit 9 and have another 4 to go
amisu has been bathing in the light
not just *my* scarf
4 months ago
I’m knitting some nine scarves or more as Christmas presents for members of my family. It might seem early to start – actually, I started in January – but that’s quite a bit of knitting and I’m enjoying making things for people I love and being able to feel relaxed and happy while I’m doing it
One down...
4 months ago
finished no. two, so two to go. Unless I can get my niece to forget I said I’d make her one?
To aaarg or not to aaarg?
5 months ago
Well, I’ve solved part of the problem of the scarf plural. I totally got the shits on with no.1 when every row I’ve done since pulling it apart has had a different stitch count. So to teach it a lesson I pulled it apart. It is now a ball of wool that can wait till my bigger needles are free. On the plus side, no.2 is going great guns – just over half way!
Aaargggh!!!!!
5 months ago
Now my niece wants me to knit her a scarf…and I put in some work on No.1 this am, only to find that my knot joining the ball I started recently had come undone and I had a huge hole…all this morning’s work and more had to be unravelled…but No.2 coming along ok. I will start niece’s scarf when No.2 finished – easier and quicker with the bigger needles. I could start it now on even bigger needles, but no thanks. I could also just give her No.1 when finished but not bloody likely :)Should rename this goal finish knitting my scarfs plural lol.
