How much is too much?

I usually try to have 2 knitting projects on the go at once, so if I get bored with one I can switch to the other for a break. This goes well until something like my last post happens and I end up with a couple of emergency projects.

4 current projects

 At the moment I have 4 different projects on the go. The large peach knitting in the background is a blanket I am knitting to donate to the local maternity unit. The small blue object near the top is a preemie kimono (still to do the sleeves). Purple and cream is the body and one leg of a dragon for the babies’ big brother. And last but not least the bottom is a cardigan I had started for my son (not due for completion till autumn) The next blog post should be on the preemie knits and the dragon, I will post links to the sites I found the free patterns on.

Upcoming projects on the list are: spiders and ghosts for Halloween (still to make up the pattern for those) A spiral cardigan for friends’ daughter (always wanted to try this). Not forgetting the what I am knitting as Christmas presents list. This is just the need to be completed lis, it doesn’t come near the “I would love to try knitting that” list which gets bigger every time I look at a magazine, visit the wool shop, or just thinking how I could use a new stitch or pattern on another project.

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 I have a feeling that in a couple of weeks things are going to get worse as our new craft group starts up. I know I will end up testing patterns and knitting completed examples of things for those who want to learn to knit. I also see myself designing easy patterns for them to knit at Halloween as I am never happy with the patterns which are available and always end up changing them in some way.