Accountability in my knitting

What is it about knitting projects that are so easily cast aside in their various levels of completion and forgotten as we start a new and exciting project? It almost seems like a curse that most knitters endure. We find a new pattern or new yarn that excites us enough to drop the old for the new.  They were all exciting when we first started them, what is it that happens at the end to make them boring?

I have so many projects that have been put in a basket to be finished later as I happily pick up something new and get started!  But there they sit, still unfinished, and ignored for all eternity (well, maybe not that long). Right now I have 3 active projects that have all been started in the last few weeks. They are all things I really WANT to finish and I intend to use this blog as a way to keep myself accountable for saying that!

The first project is a pair of socks, the first pair I have knitted in a long, long time. I'm using Encore Worsted and a size 7 needle. One sock is already finished and its mate is 3/4 of the way done. In a perfect world, that project will be finished tonight.

The second project is the subject of a previous blog entry. It's a child's size 2 sweater using Vintage Chunky and a free pattern from Berroco's website.  The front and back are done, shoulders put together and the neckband is in. All that remains is to pick up the stitches for the sleeves, knit them and put it together. I figure it's only about 2 hours or less of work remaining there.

The third project is a little bigger but so close to being finished! It's a beautiful vest that I'll be teaching a class on in February.  You can check it out on Ravelry here  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sexy-vesty
The class starts on February 1st so I'm running out of time, fast! It would also be great to wear it on Valentine's Day (mine is red).

So there it is, my intentions put out there in cyperspace.  If you read this and happen to come by the store within the next couple of weeks, please ask me how my projects are going!!! Hopefully, I'll say, "They're all done!" with a big smile on my face.

If you're interested in taking the vest class, it starts on Tuesday, February 1st from 6:30-8:30 and runs for 3 weeks. The cost is $45.00 not including materials.
We'll also have a date out soon for a sock class.  The ones I'm knitting are really quick!