Frog-A-Long Phase 1: Continues
Frog-A-Long Phase 1: Continues
January 2, 2018
Hopefully you've gotten a good start on your assignment from last week: pulling out and categorizing your UFOs. I realize it was a hard week to do so, what with the abundant festivities. But despite several family suppers consisting of every seafood dish known to man, I've made quite a lot of progress in my frog pond: and found a lot more projects!
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If you haven't already, take a moment to jot down each of your projects; particularly the ones where you're having a hard time making a decision. I used the headings "Project", "Options", "Decision" and "Date". This way I can throw out the possible options, decide on one, and then mark down a date I'd like to have it done by. If I don't have it done by the date, I'll re-evaluate again whether this is something I actually want to finish.
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Some tricks I've been playing on myself: I really don't feel like working on those Celtic socks, but I'm too far into them to turn back. So I have been knitting a repeat a day, which means I'll have them done in 11 days (giving myself a full day for the heel). That's not so bad right?
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I also have a 'treat' project, in this case my bonnie bird socks, that I reward myself with once I have finished working through a not-fun WIP.Â
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Another thing I notice is that projects I thought for sure were just hopelessly terrible, once I have set them down and come back to them they don't seem that bad at all. Take these striped socks. Sure. They're not what I wanted them to look like. But they are still warm and fuzzy, and that's all that matters! My feet are very much enjoying them in this -23F weather we've been having.
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So at this point your assignment is:
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-make a list of all your works in progress
-make a decision for each one
-set a date you'd like to finish it by
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After we've completed these and gotten a good start on finishing our frogs, we can move on to phase 2!
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Don't forget to share you progress and ask questions on Facebook or Instagram. I've very much enjoyed seeing everyone's work!