I have a confession.
I have bags. Real bags. Filled with unfinished crochet projects. Some of them have been sitting there for months. One of them — honestly — for over a year.
Does this sound familiar?
Last week I finally sat down, opened every bag, and dealt with what was inside. Not all of it had a happy ending. But most of it did. And I filmed the whole thing for my YouTube channel so you can watch along.
Here is what was in my bags and what I did with each one.
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The Skirt That Refused to Cooperate
I made a skirt from scrap yarn. Different colors, different textures, it came out really pretty. My plan was to add elastic around the waist.
The elastic was a disaster.
I tried, I pulled, I pinned, I unpinned. It just did not work. So I sat with it for a moment and asked myself, what does this skirt actually need?
A long crocheted chain. That is all. A simple chain to wear as a belt.
I made it in ten minutes. The skirt is now finished, and I love it. Sometimes the first plan is not the right plan, and that is completely fine.
The Mosaic Square That Taught Me Something New
This one had been sitting the longest. A beautiful mosaic crochet square with a maple leaf design. The crochet itself was done but it just needed the envelope edge to finish it.
The problem? I did not know how to do the envelope edge.
Every time I looked at the square I felt a little stuck. So I kept putting it back in the bag.
Last week I finally watched a few YouTube videos, learned the technique, and sat down to finish it. It took me one afternoon.
The result was so beautiful I could not stop looking at it.
That square taught me something important: sometimes a project is not really a problem. It is just waiting for you to learn one small thing.
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The C2C Blanket I Put Aside (On Purpose)
I started a corner-to-corner blanket for my grandson. Lots of color changes. Lots of yarn ends. Every time I picked it up I felt tired before I even started.
I decided to put it aside.
But here is the difference. I did not shove it in a bag and feel guilty about it. I folded it carefully, put it in a labeled bag, and told myself: not this season. He is not going anywhere. Neither is the blanket.
There is a real difference between giving up on something and choosing the right time for it. I chose the right time.
The Two Cats That Found a Home
This one made my heart happy.
I had a tapestry crochet wall hanging of two cats, worked in tapestry crochet, almost finished. It just needed a wooden dowel so it could hang properly.
I added the dowel. I wrapped it nicely. And I gave it to my daughter Yuval, who loves cats more than almost anything in the world.
Watching her face when she opened it, well, that is why I crochet. Not to fill bags. To make things that matter to people I love.
What I Want You to Take From This
We collect projects. We collect patterns. We have good intentions and not always enough time or energy. That is real life.
But here is what I learned from my WIP afternoon:
A pile of unfinished projects is not a pile of failures. It is a pile of possibilities — and some of them just need one small thing to become finished and beautiful.
Go through your bags. Pick up one project. Ask yourself out loud: what does this actually need? Sometimes it needs ten minutes. Sometimes it needs you to learn one technique. Sometimes it needs to wait for the right season.
And sometimes, like the two cats, it just needs to find the right person.
Watch the full video on my YouTube channel to see all four projects and how I finished them.
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