When I start a new project, I have a really hard time putting it down until it is done. If, for whatever reason, I am drawn out of the house, I spend a lot of my time away from my craft thinking about how I should be working on it, worrying that I am taking too long. There is no timeline! There is nothing saying a hat must be done in a couple of days vs a couple of weeks!
I have started associating this compulsion with other anxiety issues that I have and I don't think it's so far off to assume that I have a mild form of OCD. I don't have to turn the lights on and off 5 times, or wash my hands 3 times in a row, or anything like that. But I have to finish something as soon as possible after starting it.
Anyway, here is my latest thing:
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It took me 3 days to complete, one day I worked on it for 95% of my waking hours and the other two days I worked in spurts, between other obligations and activities (during which I was wishing I had brought my needles with me). I am pretty proud of it (it's the first time I've attempted an intermediate pattern and not made a single mistake!), and it is making me want to try more things, harder things.
But I am also wary of starting another project. There are a few other real life things I need to get done in the next few days (like reapplying to that pesky school board for next year) and if I start knitting something now, I will not be able to focus on another thing until it is done.
So I have packed up my needles for now, and I will unpack them in a couple of weeks when I can lose a couple of days or even a week. Jay wants a new scarf and I want a hat for every mood.
