Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Frogger

The FlyLady has been teaching me to de-clutter my house, and my life. I've been trying to apply some of her basic principles to my projects as well. I'm tired of having the 'clutter' of so many UFOs, so I've begun to tackle them. Sounds good, right? I completed a baby afghan for my brand new niece, but can't post pictures yet, because I haven't given it to them yet. :)

As soon as I completed the afghan, I tackled a pattern that I'm helping proof for Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains - I got to round two of the hotpad, and got stuck. What?! I honestly think I've lost my mind. She's written a great pattern, and I can't wait to finish it - it's super cute! Anyway, that became another UFO.

I then grabbed the doily I began in January. I just knew I could finish it in one day - WRONG! I found my place in the pattern, and got to work. A round and a half later, I ripped it all out. When I joined Ravelry, I found out that a project that you rip out is considered "frogged." Why? you may ask. When you rip-it, rip-it, it sounds quite a bit like a frog's ribbit. :) So, the doily has been frogged, and I restarted it today. My stitches are to loose though, and I need to figure out how to tighten them up, so my doily is pretty, and not scraggly looking. I got frustrated with that, and moved to the next project.

I picked up my braided looking afghan, determined to work on it a little each day until it is completed. Well, after I thought about it, I frogged that one too. It's about 2 feet too long, and I have been mentally blocking it for about 2 years now, hoping it will just vanish. It hasn't disappeared, and I laid it out on our bed today, and determined that I'd be much happier with it if it were the correct size. So, out the yarn comes, and I'll start over.

I'm really bummed that I'm not finishing much these days, but I did vow to not start another project until I finished the one for the new baby, and I did keep that promise to myself. Until things start looking up, just call me Frogger.

5 comments:

Kevin Renz said...

Loved reading your post, but you shouldn't feel too badly. There have been projects that I haven't finished and just threw them away because it had been so long... sad I know...

Anyway, thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment for my blog candy!

Take care and enjoy the rest of your week.

magnoliasntea said...

Aw, thank you for the compliment, but you haven't lost your mind; I must have lost mine though. It wasn't you, trust me. There were several mistakes in the pattern. The good news is I'm redoing it today and hope to have it posted this week. Maybe you can give it another try then. :)

magnoliasntea said...

Feel free to holler if(when) you find mistakes in the pattern.

Thanks bunches!

Mandy said...

Frogger, heehee! :)

Anonymous said...

Love the rip-it, rip-it! So cute! Well, hello, long time no see! I apologize it has been a while, my sweet husband has been ill- pretty much we all have been. I just wanted to take a second though and share that your blog is just wonderful. you know already i have you on a link...but i wanted to say you inspired me! I actually went and purchased a loom and have began a project, the one i told you about. Anyway, i just had to say thanks and that you are awesome and you should be so proud of your work! Blessings to ya!