There is a downside to finishing a lot of UFO’s very quickly.
The first problem is just how many knitting needles do I really have? Yes I need all of them. I know I have several in every size. There are times when they are all in use in one size an I contemplated getting another pair. Yes, the beginning of the UFO problem.
The second problem is knitting bags. When I am finally finish a project, I then have an empty bag that either needs a new project or a new home. The last 5 out of 6, went to new homes. Bag six had yarn sneak into it saying knit me. Sometimes yarn is worse than chocolate when it speaks to me.
The third problem is knitting accessories. Take the Fisherman’s Wife’s scarf that I finished earlier in the week. I freed up some cable needles, scissors and stitch markers. Yes, I know I have some others in the house, but they are all in project bags of UFO’s. So now I need a system to keep track of them and other accessories so that I don’t go buy what I already have. The craft store holders just don’t cut it. Maybe a sportsman’s box or a small toolbox would work.
The fourth of my problems, but not the least of my problems is stitch markers. Yes, I do know that are classified as accessories, but are they really accessories? In my humble opinion definitely not. They are stitch markers. They are knitting jewelry. An art form of their very own. I must have enough to lose a stitch marker a day and still have too many at the end of the year. I even give stitch markers away randomly and to large groups of friends. This is what my stitch marker cups look like when I finish too many projects at once. I normally like to keep about 20 out at a time rotating them every so often. This is how it looked today when I finished knitting a new pattern. This is at least the second project this week. It’s time to thin them out yet again. Perhaps start some new UFO’s. It’s just a random thought
