UFO becomes FO
Sunday, July 16, 2006
I've finally finished this piece of crochet that has been hanging around for, er, several years. Original intention was to make a triangular shawl; somewhere along the road, I changed my mind and undid the motifs, then joined them together again to make a rectangular wrap. It's so long ago that I can't even remember what I didn't like about the shawl! Needless to say, I'd joined the motifs and then run out of steam leaving the yarn ends dangling and the edging to deal with later.
I think I'm pleased with it, but I don't quite know what possessed me to make it in such a boring yarn! Usually, I like grey but the yarn looks really flat and dead in this colour. Anyway, the details:
Size 62 x 180cm
Yarn Jamieson and Smith's 2ply Shetland Lace Yarn in colour L54 (darkish grey) with a single stripe of bright purple in the edging. I'm not sure how much yarn I used; will weigh the wrap once it's dry.
I now have no more UFO's. On the needles are this (scroll down) - work has stopped until the weather gets cooler - and a pair of plain socks in Regia Mini Ringel. That's all; I feel very virtuous.
Want some of my UFO's?
I can't imagine ever being in such a position
Posted by: Yvonne | Sunday, July 16, 2006 at 06:31 PM
I am rather amazed myself. I used to belong to the Serial Starters School of Knitting but never finished anything; these days I'm more reluctant to begin (or as some would say, less able to make a decision about what I want to knit)!
Posted by: Wibbo | Monday, July 17, 2006 at 05:58 PM
No UFO's? That's amazing! I wish I could get some of mine finished - I can resist anything but the temptation to cast on something new
(slightly modified quote from Oscar Wilde).
Posted by: Gill | Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at 11:01 AM
The shawl looks amazing. Love it.
Posted by: Kelly | Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at 07:36 PM
Lovely wrap, although I'd have gone mad making something that large and that fine in that colour!! Well done on the UFO. I'm down to St Brigid and a sock on the needles... Have a newly fledged theory about quickish sock-gratification hurrying the rest of it along and quelling the urge to have too many things on the go...
Posted by: Liz | Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at 10:27 PM
I reckon it must be the two-for-the-price-of-one effect that does it. Looking forward to seeing St Brig when she's finished.
Posted by: Wibbo | Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at 10:36 PM