A friend once told me that she never discarded half-done projects, or things that hadn't turned out right. She saved them and used them for creating sweaters and knitted clothing for dolls she made. She would also pick up any half-done projects that sometimes fine their way into garage sales or thrift stores.
So, we don't have to rip 'em down after all.
Murielle
What's her address, I've got plenty she can have. LOL! :)
;-))
Personally, I usually tear 'em down and use them and other wool bits for blankets or scarves. But, I have used some bungled bits to make a teddy sweater once. Worked like a charm.
Murielle
I have a big See through Plastic jar in which i keep all kinds of knitted pieces swatches etc,,, always can be used in other works !!!! mirjam
Vintage ,, ig=f you have plenty ,, WHY NOT DO something with THEM yourself ,?, mirjam
Good night Mirjam Hugs & God bless, Dennis & Gail
Oh I don't really have "plenty". But I have a few, and I do have the best of intentions of finishing them. If I really think a project isn't working out I tend to undo it and save the yarn for something else. But I did just inherit a number of my mother's unfinished projects and I'm feeling a little crowded by plastic bags with knitting needles poking out of them. :)
VP
OHHH i know that ,,, have had it ,,,, i inherited some of my mother`s unfinnished things as well as a Cousin of mY FIL ,,,, i divided the ,aterials , donated some of the needles to an organization that wanted them ,,, some of the unfinnished stuff was given some converted into felted pieces , and some were made into all kinds of little bags and sold for charity ,,,
FREE FORM knitting might help you , it enables you to combine lots of various pieces into one big work ,,, mirjam
Hallo Dennis ,,, it is 14.18 here after midday [ i had a HUGE FRUIT salad with Quaquer ,,,, Jummmy it is too hot to eat warm stuff ,,, now i read you all with Fun , mirjam
Absolutely right! You never know when they'll come in handy. I have a lot of UFO's ... mine tend to be scattered though. One of these years I'm going to make it my goal to finish them all. I did that once and had a wonderful time finishing things I hadn't touched in years and years.
Murielle
After my mom passed in '99 I found a number of her UFO's. I spent the better part of 2000, 2001 finishing her projects. It was really healing, you know. I felt very close to her while I worked.
Murielle
I have one sunday each month that is REPAIR and FInnish stuff day ,,, you might try that !! [ Sunday here is a working day mot a weekend day ] . mirjam
I'm glad you shared that with us Murielle. When my mom passed away, my dad gave me 6 huge plastic bags full of moms yarn. In one of them, I found 12 balls of teal blue and varigated teals/blues yarn already wound up into balls ready to be used. When I thought about it, one of the last times I talked to mom, she had mentioned making my older brother an afghan and we decided what colours he liked best. I know it was the yarn for Jims afghan, mom wanted to make sure we all had an afghan that she had made (to remember her by, I'm sure). Well, I made up that afghan, in the ripple pattern that mom always used. I had to hurry because dad was flying out to see my brother for his birthday. I had it finished in 2 1/2 weeks! (I work full time so it was a challenge but worth it. I could just imagine mom looking *down* and being happy that my brother got his afghan after all! And I felt good about doing it, it was one last thing I could do for mom. Marie and the cats
Same here! Sunday=workday.
I will try that. It sounds like a good idea. Usually, on Sundays I shop or cook. (Make big batches so I can freeze, store and eat when needed.)
Murielle
Marie ithin k you did a wonderful thing , whioch we call Mitzwa or a last good deed you do for those not with us anymore , thus you did it not to gain something Just To GIVE something ... May you always remeber your good times with your MOM . mirjam
What a wonderful thing to do, Marie. I'm so glad you shared your story with us. What you did is so special. Not just for your brother, but for you ... and for your mother, too.
Hugs, Murielle
No here it is a Normal Official work day ,,, not an At home weekend workday ,, we have our free day on the Shabat mirjam
Yeah, here it's down to personal choice. Stores are open every day, business goes on everyday. There really is no official day of rest anymore.
I prefer to keep Friday eve/Saturday as a day of rest.
Murielle
Murielle Israel being a Jewish state has the Shabat Saturday as official rest day and we START the Working days on Sunday ,,, mirjam
I see. Well, it makes sense.
Thanks, Murielle
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