tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post8844890071666354771..comments2024-01-28T12:45:37.733-08:00Comments on Yarnhog: UnlacedYarnhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06625926254864861603noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-88824159887132175672008-08-10T06:59:00.000-07:002008-08-10T06:59:00.000-07:00I'm with most of the commenters: rip it &...I'm with most of the commenters: rip it & move on. If you don't enjoy the process, it just isn't going to get finished. I'm the same way attention span wise and it's doubtful I'll even knit a big lace project. Plus who wants to knit for two hours and finish only a few rows. Grrrr.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256149382126377346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-35390980897074604802008-08-08T19:37:00.000-07:002008-08-08T19:37:00.000-07:00Rip it and move on. Life is too short to spend tim...Rip it and move on. Life is too short to spend time on painful knitting.<BR/><BR/>I'm attempting my first lace project and have been smacked down a few times already. I'm super stubborn, I will conquer it. Oh yes, I will. I will...Fibra Artystahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15121605078535663853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-55419660524871899872008-08-08T14:44:00.000-07:002008-08-08T14:44:00.000-07:00I used to make myself finish things I didn't enjoy...I used to make myself finish things I didn't enjoy working on. I have no idea why. Now I never knit something I am not enjoying. Ever.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583024164286542774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-81981387183696513742008-08-08T10:13:00.000-07:002008-08-08T10:13:00.000-07:00I rip. If I'm not loving making it, and it's a st...I rip. If I'm not loving making it, and it's a stressful struggle the whole time - I just feel like it's going to remind me of that stress every time I wear it. <BR/><BR/>I'm with you on the lace knitting with laceweight. Not likin' it. Going to finish the shawl I started for my mom and going to do a shrug thingy for me. After that, the only lace I'll do is in a sweater. I like lace in sweaters.5elementknitrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08595545440993534260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-14554399769948190722008-08-08T08:44:00.000-07:002008-08-08T08:44:00.000-07:00Move on - life's too short!Move on - life's too short!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-69396629642927537052008-08-08T08:31:00.000-07:002008-08-08T08:31:00.000-07:00Rip that sucker and move on. The only thing you w...Rip that sucker and move on. The only thing you will remember about that project when you finish it is how mush you hated knitting it. I love to knit lace, but i have special music on my ipod I have to listen to. No words AT ALL to distract me and the tv has to be off. Usually I lock myself in the guest room.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04007688230281972061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-66867201314521294892008-08-08T06:35:00.000-07:002008-08-08T06:35:00.000-07:00What do I do? I hide some place where I know I won...What do I do? I hide some place where I know I won't see it. But it's always presente in my mind. And I feel guilty. And I end up taking it out and ripping it like three years later or so.<BR/><BR/>So... common sense shoul be to rip it and never give it a second thought, right.<BR/><BR/>Knit something you like. It's supposed to be fun!Andreapgnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076242288186694920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-51386560639656757782008-08-08T05:32:00.000-07:002008-08-08T05:32:00.000-07:00The only thing that keeps me from ripping somethin...The only thing that keeps me from ripping something is that I want to "conquer the challenge." Then i realize- who cares- there are other challenges- ones that I'll enjoy. Rip it! Rip it Good!sophannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07571217197138831872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-59605580428540595902008-08-08T05:24:00.000-07:002008-08-08T05:24:00.000-07:00Maybe find another knitter who does love that sort...Maybe find another knitter who does love that sort of project, and see if you can work out a trade? Not me - I am sloooooooow - you'd be old and grey before you ever saw the finished product. But surely there's someone out there you could work with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-605050266600111492008-08-08T04:07:00.000-07:002008-08-08T04:07:00.000-07:00I think that you should move on. Even though you l...I think that you should move on. Even though you love a finished project does not mean you have to make it yourself. And you are in knitting for the enjoyment, no? <BR/><BR/>I understand the pain of doing that however, as I too usually do not want to give up on my projects. Take my chevron scarf attempt for example. I didn't rip it until I found another use for the yarn - weaving!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-67111655961150311972008-08-08T02:17:00.000-07:002008-08-08T02:17:00.000-07:00Rip it and move on. Don't knit anything that isn't...Rip it and move on. Don't knit anything that isn't fun from the get-go. We all know that any project can get un-fun when you're well into it and just want it done, but if it starts out as no fun and then gets frustrating and annoying? Who needs that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-32527138065893519932008-08-08T00:12:00.000-07:002008-08-08T00:12:00.000-07:00I usually stick it in a bag in the closet, never t...I usually stick it in a bag in the closet, never to be seen again unless I decide I want the yarn. I figure knitting is supposed to be fun, so I don't keep on if I hate it (although I have a hard time admitting my failure and removing things from my ravelry queue!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-76730925125073785292008-08-07T21:58:00.000-07:002008-08-07T21:58:00.000-07:00I have decided that life if much too short to knit...I have decided that life if much too short to knit, read, watch, bead or do anything else along those lines that you aren't enjoying. The whole point is to have fun, not beat yourself over the head. Save the yarn for something else and move on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-53220681616589715942008-08-07T19:51:00.000-07:002008-08-07T19:51:00.000-07:00Hide it carefully in the closet and knit something...Hide it carefully in the closet and knit something else with great concentration, kind of like a cat washing itself after being embarrassed. When enough time has pased, re-purpose the yarn, either into something you like (a scarf?) or something someone else likes, which CAN include giving the yarn away just as yarn. Either way, it's cheaper than therapy. And we won't tell anybody.SusanJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588259473064083848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-9383313222312511372008-08-07T19:22:00.000-07:002008-08-07T19:22:00.000-07:00I'm with fairygodknitter. Put it out of sight for...I'm with fairygodknitter. Put it out of sight for awhile and move on. Give it a few weeks in the closet, maybe you'll be in the mood for it later. If not, rip it. There are too many great things to knit to get tangled up in something you don't love.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13623913436571068154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-37127014868426377572008-08-07T18:02:00.000-07:002008-08-07T18:02:00.000-07:00My vote is rip it and move on. Maybe it is because...My vote is rip it and move on. Maybe it is because I enjoy the process of knitting. If it is a chore from the outset, then I say rip it and use the yarn for something you will enjoy knitting.punkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484602864393297202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-34350960136866192562008-08-07T16:55:00.000-07:002008-08-07T16:55:00.000-07:00But you made Icarus....beautifully AND rather quic...But you made Icarus....<B>beautifully</B> AND rather quickly. Maybe just pretend this lace sweater is for someone else ;)Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006619734875732631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-2966883986418044122008-08-07T16:37:00.000-07:002008-08-07T16:37:00.000-07:00I usually stuff the project in a bag until I'm ove...I usually stuff the project in a bag until I'm over the pain and can rip it out. But, I have a few things that have been in bags for more than a year. <BR/>At least you know after 12 rows. I usually am nearly done before I lose the love.<BR/>And I'll have to send you a shawl sometime. Now I'm going to enjoy my evening figuring out what to knit for you.FairyGodKnitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12357221251738514987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-59757029358842552572008-08-07T16:21:00.000-07:002008-08-07T16:21:00.000-07:00All of the aforementioned, except I don't finish f...All of the aforementioned, except I don't finish for finishing sake. Life is too short and there are waaaaay too many other things that would be fun to do. I'm selfish that way. <BR/><BR/>I too need quiet solitude while knitting lace.<BR/><BR/>I feel your pain. Hmm didn't I say that in my last comment too?? lol<BR/><BR/>btw I think I got that 8-legged abomination residing somewhere beneath my bed, no bites last night!Tracy Purtscherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14330246026472319794noreply@blogger.com