Tonight has been a night for finishing things. I had my little girls coral cardigan to finish, which had approximately 50,000 loose ends. At least! And I had bought some little wooden buttons for my rainbow iPhone cosy and wanted to get them sewn on quickly.
Luckily toddler hadn’t napped at nursery today and so was shattered by the time we got home. After a quick cup of milk she was ready for bed and the evening was mine to sew away.
When I made my rainbow ripple crochet blanket I found tying in the ends quite satisfying. Perhaps because it took about four months to finish that particular blanket and I was so pleased to be doing something other than treble crochet stitch! Finishing off my mini coral cardigan was less satisfying somehow. I found myself rushing and my mind was jumping forward to where the next ends would be woven in. Maybe because it’s a smaller project I want to move on more quickly. Or maybe there were a lot of ends compared to the size of the item. Either way, I found it a little laborious. Both items are finished now… and I’m really pleased with the results.
For my next project I want to try and make a wine cosy. I might even add a felt block with a saying on it. My favourite so far is “I saved some wine today…. It was trapped in a bottle!” In fact, in an ideal world that could be my mantra. I have a soft spot for a fruity rioja! I do think that it might be a little long to stitch onto a piece of felt though. Especially when considering my short attention to detail today with the weaving in. I might stick to short and sweet, perhaps something like “wine o’clock” would work?
Am I the only one to find tying up the loose ends less interesting than starting something new? There is something warm and fuzzy about ending a project, but I find the excitement of something new much more appealing. Even more so if I’m altering or amending a pattern I’ve found, I enjoy a little problem solving. Maybe crochet is my answer to sudoku!
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