So many people were struggling with balancing being a multi-projects knitter.
Letโs preface this whole thing with the fact that we ALL have multi WIP.
Being a knitter means knit many things we love and thatโs the beauty of it, but when it comes to being real, itโs important to know how to juggle all the things that can pull at your attention.
But then we get a few inches into a project and we start drowning in miles of stockinette or start a tedious stitch pattern that requires constant attention, we start thinking โthis project is never going to end.โ For many of us, it can be a projectโs death knell and it finishes with start another WIP.
One of the BEST things about being a multi-projects knitter is that if one WIP isnโt performing well or I need a break from it, my love for knitting wonโt fail.
I am passionate about more than one thing and Iโve been lucky enough to pursue each project while also driving profits into my business because of how Iโve managed my passion for knitting.
Where do you start when you have a bunch of good WIP and you want to turn them into FO?
- Use a project strategy.
Start cataloging: one project on-the-go, one for mindless social (or TV) knitting, one to challenge you or the one long term project. The list can go on, find yours and start knit just a few rows a day.
The idea is to give each project time in your daily routine. - Set deadlines
And keep them in mind. I have monthly deadlines, and let the other projects linger for a bit while I power through the one that has to be finished.
My BEST advice would be to finish that one with something that will either: help you make money OR help you fulfill a dream. - How many?
Set a number of active WIP and try to stick to that number. As a WIP is finished, replace it with something similar.
A tip: I donโt start anything new until I finish one WIP first! - Needles
So, you have to steal needles from another WIP (yes, sometimes it happens!). Take my knitter’s notes and write all the information down: needle size, length, yarn,โฆ and slip it into the project bag.
If you think youโll remember these things, trust me, you wonโt.
You can balance being a multi-projects knitter! Give yourself permission to have multiple projects, you can have some really complicated and some easier to follow and accomplished them all!