I came up to Virginia for the summer to spend time with my folks, my sisters, my son and my grandkids. When I packed I got together a big bunch of UFO's and took them with me. So far, I have finished one scarf, a sweater for Charles, 1 pair of socks for a Christmas gift, 4 pair of hunter's socks, a shrug, 2 pairs of woman's socks (blue and carnival) and I am almost finished with a knit vest for my granddaughter's friend. (I also completed two cross stitch projects too, but that's for my other blog.)
As I struggled with each UFO, my sister commented that I was sure having a lot of trouble with my knitting. So why do you think they got to be UFO's in the first place? There was the sock that had the toe section perpendicular to the body of the sock, and the pair I was grafting and messed up and couldn't get the grafting unpicked. Then there was the pair of hunting socks that didn't match. One had a 2/2 rib cuff and the other a 1/1 rib. I added a matching sock to each and now have 2 pairs. There was the vest that started out a cardigan and then I added 3 cables up the front and skipped all that buttoning business. I was having problems figuring out the new neckline and then I hated the shoulder sewing. I ended up taking it out and making short rows for the shoulders and using a 3 needle bind off. It looked much better. The hunting socks I made changes to the basic pattern after my nephew gave me some suggestions. I ended up with a sock design that I am really pleased with. I'll be adding photos of all these very soon.
What I have left: another pair of blue socks and a pair of pink camo mittens. I can't believe I am almost through with my UFO's. Surely another will turn up somewhere. If not, I still have plenty at home. I also have another pair of hunting socks to do because I got my son to try the sock on for my nephew and they fit him so well, he wanted a pair. That's not exactly a UFO, but a cousin to one:)
Bringing them up here with me proved to be a great idea. Not only could I not just chuck the thing in the bag and start a new, non-problematic project, but I was also knitting and visiting with my relatives so all the picking out and problem solving didn't seem so tedious.
