finifobia

finifobia: the fear of finishing*… that’s the only excuse I can come up
with.  Shortly before the completion of any project that needs to be
‘finished’, I abandon them, well… not exactly, but work on them stops
happening.  I don’t generally put them away, but rather leave them, in
their own knitting bag, on the floor.  Over a period of time, the bag
works it’s way to the back of the line that circles my chair; a wagon train of
projects from in all states, started or still in the ‘dreaming up’
.  And there, it waits.  One has actually ended up binned.  I
put it away safely in my moth resistant bins last spring rather than just sew
it up.  I’m telling you this in hopes that it will break the spell.
You know what, it won’t.  It’s the way I am.  I’ll keep procrastinating..
my nature.   I’m not really afraid of the finishing part.  I can do
it properly.  I just don’t enjoy it.  I have to break the repetitive
pattern of the knitting of it, and think again..  and hope that it all
works out.  Hope that it fits, that I’ll like it, use it…   I
like projectss that are made up all in one piece.  When you’re done,
you’re done.   

I liked making the Natalya wristers. I loved the Patons Classic Merino.  I made them longer in the hand and thumb.  When it came time to decide whether to continue the pattern stitich to hte end (and rip the first one back to match), I waffled.  Both have the ribbed edge, it matches that on the thumb.  Would I make another pair?  Sure, fast and easy..  and remember.. when you’re done, you are done.

I love this:  Time and again the second frontpage of the newspaper offers more real information than the Frontpage crapola.  Here’s an offering I had to share; another use, medical this time, for Duct Tape.  Wart removalby duct tape is more reliable than surgical removal.  Ha! http://www.octanecreative.com/ducttape/hmo/