It Must Be Done

I’m going to challenge myself. Not something I tend to do on a regular basis; I’m perfectly comfortable with my kooky self and don’t often feel the need to improve. But lately I’ve been eyeing my unfinished projects and feeling a bit… flaky. Not that flaky is new to me or necessarily a bad thing- flakiness is one of my trademark personality traits. It’s just that, I’m not following through and finishing much of anything these days.

 I’m too fickle and scatterbrained. I get all hot and bothered about a project and then I peak too soon and get distracted by something else and I never come back to finish. I have no trouble with the small projects, it’s the bigguns I seem to lose interest in.

And so, a challenge. I’ve not purchased any new yarn since I bought  Seduce for the Flow tank. And I’m not gonna. No new yarn for me. (le sigh) Not until I finish at least 3 large projects that I have sitting on needles.

#1- my sister’s Sideways Knit Cardigan.

I have started this sweater 3 different times in the past year, and never finished it. I’ve got to rip back to fix the crazy decreases, and I’ve got half of one sleeve knitted. Surely I can finish the damn thing.

#2- Karen’s Tree of Life pillow.

This is actually off the needles, but still needs to be sewn into a pillow. So it’s really a matter of getting off my lazy ass to set up the sewing machine and put it together. Her birthday has come and gone and yet here it sits, on my desk, languishing and sort of mocking me. Props to Karen for waiting patiently.

#3- Flow.

I’ve actually knitted several more inches since that photo. But it’s still unfinished. With warm weather approaching, I might actually get to wear the damn thing if I finish it. And I did pay an ungodly sum for that yarn.

I will not even consider purchasing any yarn or any knitting accessories until I finish all three of these projects. And I will start no other projects until these are finished. (gasp)  There. I’ve said it. Out loud and in public. I want you all to hold me to this. Spank me if I buy any yarn, m’kay?

I’m self-aware enough to admit that might not be enough to make me follow through. I have enough yarn stashed here to last the next 10 knitting years. So I need a little carrot at the end of my stick.

When I finish all 3 projects, I’m going to bribe reward myself with a trip to Purl’s Yarn Emporium in Asheville. Have a little big celebration.  I’ll take Casey, and we’ll go mad. We’ll have large yarn shopping fun. That will be more likely to light a fire under my ass.

And so it’s on.

le sigh

Watch me go. (insert rolling eyes here)