[kathleenTC]

When I started to knit, I found myself having too many unfinished projects lying around. I made a vow - one project at a time until finished. I have pretty much stuck to that for the last 12 years. Once in awhile I have two projects going, but not often.

 

[silkandwool]

You are not alone.

 

[riversong200]

Every January I inventory my yarn and check out my WIPs. This year I frogged two of the six items. I rewound the yarn and put it out with some other rejects from my stash for my knitting group to go through. I invited the group to my home, set out all the yarn on the dining room table and let them have at it. After my granddaughter goes through the remainders I'll give the rest to a gal who makes hats for a Rotary project I'm involved in.

 

[Giroldi]

The opposite of Startitis must clearly be "Finishitis" - and I have a very serious case of it. I grabbed all my unfinished work for the "Weekend WIP Wipeout" in my Ravelry group, and this is all the stuff that requires no additional knitting. No binding off, not another single stitch needed. 3 cowls need buttons sewn on (to become a "pidge"), 3 items need fringe. The rest is all just ends needing sewn in. And some of them have been in that "finishing" basket for years. Anyone else have this problem?

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I really like to finish a project before I start another one. Sew seams, put on buttons, sew in ends and stuff toys. Sometime I have two or three projects going at a time.

 

[Giroldi]

I like the instant gratification of seeing it finished.

 

[Ellebelle]

The opposite of Startitis must clearly be "Finishitis" - and I have a very serious case of it. I grabbed all my unfinished work for the "Weekend WIP Wipeout" in my Ravelry group, and this is all the stuff that requires no additional knitting. No binding off, not another single stitch needed. 3 cowls need buttons sewn on (to become a "pidge"), 3 items need fringe. The rest is all just ends needing sewn in. And some of them have been in that "finishing" basket for years. Anyone else have this problem?

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Can't say it ever happens to me. I cannot stand having ufo's around; but even more than that, I take great satisfaction in completing a project. That said, I've got a little crocheted clutch purse waiting to be felted (but other than the felting, it is essentially finished).

 

[fiddlegirl]

This sounds like an AA meeting. I have a sweater that I made for myself 20 years ago and never got the tails (a lot of them) hid. This winter I got it out and wore it anyway. No one but me (and now you) knows that it has tails on the inside. I started to say this was my only one but I got to thinking about some onesies I made and never got the snaps on and baby cardigans without buttons.
Hi, my name is fiddlegirl and I have Finishitis.

 

[Ellebelle]

This sounds like an AA meeting. I have a sweater that I made for myself 20 years ago and never got the tails (a lot of them) hid. This winter I got it out and wore it anyway. No one but me (and now you) knows that it has tails on the inside. I started to say this was my only one but I got to thinking about some onesies I made and never got the snaps on and baby cardigans without buttons.
Hi, my name is fiddlegirl and I have Finishitis.

Tee hee 🌼

 

[GerriMSW]

When I was working, we had a saying "no job is finished until the paperwork is done." That is the way i usually feel about my knitting too. However currently I have a shrug to sew together. It was put aside to make a sweater for a baby for a baby shower gift. Now am too ill to knit. Hope to be able to get back to knitting all regular activities before the end of the week.

 

[Cheryl_K]

It did me good to see your finished objects. I'm on a strict finish-a-thon myself. This gives me a boost to keep going. Thanks!

 

[Jessica-Jean]

I am a sad member of this club. I have a twin size blanket made with stripes. Every time I look at all those ends, I shudder and shove it back in the closet. I also have squares made for two different queen throws, that if I'm honest, will probably always be squares. I love knitting and hate sewing so this is a real problem for me.

No need to sew. There are other ways - not only by crochet - of joining pieces, be they knit or crochet and be they squares or strips. Have a look at my collection of those methods:

Jessica-Jean

www.knittingparadise.com

 

[Jessica-Jean]

W.E.L.L...i think I have a fair excuse for some of it, maybe. The SG and Barbie clothes are so fiddly that I deliberately wait until I have a pile then do all the buttons and snaps at once. Clothing for my great granddaughters doesn't get the finishing touches until each item it tried on, just in case I need to change something. I had to rework dress straps to make them " school approved".
I like fancy buttons so usually I don't sew them on. It takes about 2 minutes to attach an entire strip of buttons with removable clips.
Zippers are another story, I have 3 backpacks waiting for those.

Had I a sewing machine set up and those zipper replacements at hand, I’d do them.
My mother used to save up zipper replacement jobs (on hers, my little sisters’s, and my stepfather’s clothes) for me to do when I visited.

 

[Elation]

I find that my mood might suddenly inspire me to finish projects. Once I get started, it tends to keep rolling and bring much satisfaction...much larger than the fear/dread some have.

I often don't finish as I want to perfect something or can't decide on the finish. I think the perhaps more common dislike of sewing up or adding embellishments is bigger for many. I like hand sewig/finishing as it elevates the project to sublime (with the wash and dress/block). Perhaps some just want to knit but I love knitting and seeing the finished result, which is the proverbial 'dangling carrot.'

My challenge is having to order online more and more, you are excited about a project but waiting for the yarn, you often move on to something else. If it gets stalled, I now have to make sure to add the pattern or sketch. Then there is yarn that isn't as pictured in color or otherwise. Keeping track of yarn plus idea/pattern on my computer also helps save frustration.

Best, Elation

 

[MarieAntoinknit]

I am a sad member of this club. I have a twin size blanket made with stripes. Every time I look at all those ends, I shudder and shove it back in the closet. I also have squares made for two different queen throws, that if I'm honest, will probably always be squares. I love knitting and hate sewing so this is a real problem for me.

I have one of those problems projects as well. A box of crochet squares for a blanket that has been hibernating for 15 years. Along with all the yarn to finish it.

 

[MarieAntoinknit]

I have both “afflictions” but it’s a bit different. I do have a couple of WIPS but I have a basket of finished projects, ends woven in. But I need to wash them and block…

Oh, I have one of those as well - a double sided pop-up laundry basket. That stuff isn't being counted, because everything in it is ... finished, as it were. I just need to decide whether to sell it, gift it, or give it to charity.

 

[MarieAntoinknit]

My mom always used the word, "stick-to-itiveness" and I guess I listened because I am a finisher. I usually don't have unfinished knitting in the basket, just lots of yarn yearning to be knit. Disclosure, I do usually have one pair of unfinished socks because they're my portable project.

Oh, that is merely the unfinished pile. The work completed last year included at least 43 hats and 17 cowls, and at least 80 crochet necklaces. Plus all the earrings & bracelets made in my "spare" time.

 

[MarieAntoinknit]

Guess I'm weird. I start a project and I finish it. If I'm using multiple colors, I normally will weave those ends in as I go. When knitting sweaters, I always sew them together when I finish knitting and, if it's a cardigan, I sew on the buttons.

The only time I deviate from the "finish what you start" is knitting afghans. If the weather gets hot, I'll put the afghan away until cooler weather.

Guess I like to see things finished before I go on to the next project.

I have been known to have more than one thing started, but usually end up finishing both before starting anything else.

I have heard of this type of aberrant behavior. But even my cousin, who is also a "project" knitter, will sometimes let the sweaters sit a bit before doing the seams & buttons.

 

[Lena B]

The opposite of Startitis must clearly be "Finishitis" - and I have a very serious case of it. I grabbed all my unfinished work for the "Weekend WIP Wipeout" in my Ravelry group, and this is all the stuff that requires no additional knitting. No binding off, not another single stitch needed. 3 cowls need buttons sewn on (to become a "pidge"), 3 items need fringe. The rest is all just ends needing sewn in. And some of them have been in that "finishing" basket for years. Anyone else have this problem?

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But did you finish them nice knits

 

[galby]

Yes. I have a sweater that needs only the second sleeve. It's been in my put aside pile for about ten years. While it was in the work basket it shrunk and doesn't fit me anymore. Ever have clothes shrink in your closet and drawers? 😁 It's quite a shock!

I have the opposite problem, they stretch in the drawers and the closet.

 

[LovesK2P2]

My sister came to visit and looked around my craft room and pointed out that I had a lot of unfinished projects. If she only knew she was only looking at the about 1/2 the unfinished projects. I got into a phase where I knitted stuffed animals and toys....knitted them, never sewed them together. I have about a dozen or so of them to complete.