UFO Weekend Warrior

After last week's review of my WIPs and UFOs, I realized that I need to come up with a strategy to finish some of those standing UFOs.  Suddenly I could hear Cynthia from Knitting Central in my head saying "If you just knit 45 minutes a day, you'll eventually finish your project"  My only problem with this theory is that I always get distracted by Bright Shiny Objects.  I like the distractions.  I like mixing up my WIPs so I have several things going at the same time.  I find there's a need for that.  Sometimes I have a gift that needs work (but I'm not really good at knitting gifts); I always want a pair of socks on the needles for portable knitting; I have my year long Sampler Blanket class going which demands my attention for a few days each month; and finally, that brings me to the long forgotten UFOs (and now I can suddenly see why there's no time to knit on the UFOs).  My solution???  Knit on the UFOs exclusively on the weekends.  Then during the week I can go back to my gifts, socks, blanket homework or other BSO.  It's a win-win situation for me.

So this weekend, I finished up the sleeves of my Faery Ring - to the point where I will pick up and knit the cuff perpendicular to the sleeve.  I've sort of forgotten how my knitting friends had suggested I do this... but I'll ask them again.  That will be a project for another weekend.  

I like this plan of attack.  I think it will work well for me.  Please keep your fingers crossed.

Comments

[kathy b]

This sounds like the way I diet......only I cheat on the weekends .....and try to be careful during the week. But I dont mean a yarn diet...ha ha . I mean the foody kind.

[Dee]

Sounds like a good plan!

[Michelle]

Yay!!! I can't wait to see if finished!

[Pam]

That's a good plan. i play round robin and alternate them based on how much (quiet) attention they need.

[Joanne]

Great idea Jennifer. Now you will get this sweater finished.