Well, August is over & with it goes Cast On Mania. I must admit that I'm a little sad because I was having fun casting on whatever I wanted. Obviously I didn't start something new every single day but here is what I ended up with:
Number of newly cast on projects: 11
Number of finished projects from those: 2
Number of frogged projects from those: 3
Number still on the list in danger of frogging: 1
Number making it through to the regular WIP pile: 5
This exercise was so much fun. Some things that I learned about myself & my process:
* I don't need to buy new needles for a long time. Holy crap, despite having 30ish things on the needles, I still have a collection to chose from if I wanted to cast on for something else. I have a few Knit Picks Option sets, which I truly love. I have also been adding Addis to my stash for as long as I've been knitting. No more needles. Wow.
* I really love the process of picking out a pattern and yarn pairing. I could (and do) spend hours searching for the perfect pattern for a specific yarn I have. Or the other way around - I find a pattern that I love and spend time picking out a yarn that will work best with that pattern. Seeing what they become together is a really satisfying part of the process. I have had my fair share of failures in this area, but I will admit I've gotten much better at it. Sometimes the pairings still don't work, but I think the longer I knit the more wiling I am to pull the project out.
* I LOVE TO CAST ON!
I decided that in September I was going to work on projects already on the needles because obviously I have a few things I could work on. It seems like there is temptation everywhere! I found out that a friend is adopting a baby and she will be here in a few weeks, so I had to cast on for a new baby thing. It's the Clara Dress that was featured in a Soak ad several years back. I've been wanting to make it forever so I finally broke down and bought the kit in a dusty plum color.
The other temptation is from Single Skein September with the Stash and Burn podcast group. I participated last year and I pushed through a lot of projects that I had been wanting to make. This year I'm trying to resist so I can work on the bigger projects that I already have started. Today is the 7th and I've only cast on one new thing (the Clara dress), so maybe I can make it without casting on more. I just stashed my needles away and am hoping to stay far far away from them....but we'll see.
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Well, thanks to your comment about how many sweaters you could make from your current stash, I had to assess that too. I'll never be able to cast on again without guilt. I hope you're proud of yourself...
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