Crafty Threads 'n' Yarns

Cathie · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 2:04 pm Post subject:

I didn't get half the stuff finished that I wanted to. I didn't manage to finish DH's jumper it is still sat here with just one arm and shoulder to seam.

I finished my mums bag and the one croc scarf that my mum didn't pinch of me. My dad had 2 and a half pairs of socks for christmas which made his day, he did eventually get the partner for his odd sock.

I also never got the hand warmers made, and ended up buying DVDs of faulty towers for my granparents instead and little token gifts for everyone else.

I too will be starting a lot earlier on my xmas knitting, as well as perhaps not line up so many projects, and consider closing to custom ordering a fornight before christmas. I had orders constantly in the run up which surprised me as usually sales stop and drip in intermitently until just before the weather warms up again.

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loobyj · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 1648 Location: Swindon, Wilts

You did well though Cathie - that's still quite a lot you got through Very Happy

But you're right - starting much earlier is the key. I always knit socks for one of my sisters and my niece, but don't do them until the autumn, but I could do them earlier in the year.

I've had knitting overload for the last few weeks, which took some of the enjoyment out of it - I want to avoid that in future.

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Cathie · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:51 pm Post subject:

Definatly earlier the better I think.

May start working on stuff throughout the year rather than leaving it till a couple of months before. I do think I piled the projects on to much through. But I do think if I hadn't had the orders in the run up to christmas then I would have cleared everything that I wanted to.

I think I suffered from knitting overload as well to a certain extent andI totally agree rushing to finish things takes all the fun out of it.

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blueadt · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject:

I'm definitely going to start earlier this year. I'm just about to cast on for a pair of walking socks for my MIL whose birthday is in 3 weeks it would be a lot easier if I'd spaced my gift knitting out & then I wouldn't feel under pressure as I hate knitting to deadlines.

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