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There are so many projects on my wishlist that I would really like to make, but I know most are unlikely to ever be completed, if indeed they are ever cast on. I know this with certainty because I know I am not good at finishing things. I have reached a level of self-knowledge that now makes me determined to persevere with those projects that I do start, but equally determined not to start things I know I won’t finish, because I lack the huge amount of will-power to overcome the boredom “wall”. Conversely, not starting them has me gazing covetously at others’ finished objects. What’s a girl to do!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>My life is littered with unfinished projects like the Cromary sweater from Alice Starmore’s Celtic Collection<\/a> on the right, started over 10 years ago now. This is one reason I took to knitting socks, because they are quick knits and I can pound towards that finish line clearly visible on the horizon of achievement.<\/p>\n

That said, there are patterns that I find intensely appealing and there lurks a desire to leap in regardless. One such design is the Dragonboat Cardigan<\/a>. It would have the added challenge of mastering stranded colourwork, something I have shied away from until now, as it is slow and requires concentration not to make a total pig’s ear of the pattern and tension. There are better pictures of the piece here<\/a> on Ravelry if you are a member.<\/p>\n

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Winter Wonderland Coat<\/p><\/div>\n

Another that I lust after is the Winter Wonderland Coat from the Inspired to Knit book<\/a>. As you can see, a fairly epic undertaking both in terms of time and expense. I do love to cable, but it is slow work compared to lace knitting and there is an awful lot of plain knitting on this coat. I just know I would get bored half way through the first panel. It is also not a very portable project – not something you can stuff into a handbag and carry with you to fill the odd few minutes you may find here and there.<\/p>\n

I could go on. There are circular cardigans with crocheted trims, complex lace shawls and all sorts of things that I baulk at simply because of the time commitment required. I gaze at the patterns and in my mind echoes “Some day…some day…some day…”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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