It’s only taken me a year to finish this Hitchhiker scarf. Simple as it is, it took so long because it kept being pushed aside for other, more “urgent” projects. It’s on its way to my sister Sarah (the quilter), and I hope she’ll put it aside for next winter, since it wasn’t finished in time for this one.
What keeps me from finishing perfectly lovely projects? Distraction, or too many ideas, or deadlines? Sometimes.
It doesn’t really matter. Making stitches with beautiful yarn matters. Wrapping my sister in a scarf matters. Discovering the next thing I want to knit matters.
What keeps you from finishing your perfectly lovely projects? What a silly question.
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| Hitchhiker Scarf, madelinetosh tosh merino light |

