Where Crafts Go to Die

Jenn McKinlay: If you saw yesterday’s post, you know that my oldest spawn graduated from college. I had on promise to myself before he crossed that stage and received his diploma and that was that I would finish the bloody scarf he asked me to make for him when I first taught myself to knit in 2010.

Yes, this project was begun 15 years ago!!! 15 YEARS!!! I am so close to finishing but alas…I didn’t get it done in time. Why? Why am I such a fabulous starter but I can’t seem to close the deal. It is not only Hooligans scarf that lies waiting.

Here’s a throw I started and stalled out on:

Here’s a blanket also neglected:

And another scarf that I recently had to try crocheting because the yarn self argyles (although it took me 27 tries to get the count right) now sits gathering dust.

I’ve heard there’s a non profit called Loose Ends that will take the projects of crafters who have passed away and finish them for the crafter’s family. I think this is wonderful and I was thinking I might volunteer and shift my starter enthusiasm to full finisher (that’s what they call the volunteers - finishers). We’ll see.

Crafters, how are your projects going?