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UFOs (unfinished objects)

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Anniebach Mon 01-Apr-19 10:52:37

In my cross stitching drawer, so many unfinished pieces. One I started when my elder granddaughter was suffering a broken heart , as you do with first loves, I started stitching a frog and ‘you have to kiss a lot of frogs etc’ to make her laugh , before I finished it ? Yep , the Prince came along ?

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BBbevan Mon 01-Apr-19 10:44:41

In our house UFOs are unidentified frozen objects in the freezer. I haven't any of the other sort

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Eglantine21 Mon 01-Apr-19 10:22:17

Crossstitch! It always goes wrong, even the teeny tiny Christmas cards, that I thought would be so good to send.

I finally bundled up all the fails and sent them to a charity shop. Someone else can unpick them......

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EllanVannin Mon 01-Apr-19 10:21:54

Oh yes, a part-knitted suit for my new GS------30 odd years ago !

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shysal Mon 01-Apr-19 10:13:38

I knitted a cardigan for myself many years ago, but accidentally made two left fronts. I put it away and never finished it.

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Jalima1108 Mon 01-Apr-19 10:11:33

A jumper I started for myself about 28 years ago - I should finish it but I cannot seem to find out how the cabling goes now and I would never wear a cabled jumper these days anyway!!

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Witzend Mon 01-Apr-19 10:05:08

Another poster has reminded me of mine.

My worst was a long black cardigan I was making for a sister in the US, since I knew she wanted something of the sort.

Having knitted all the major bits, I then went nearly mad/blind, trying to 'pick up and knit' the right number of umpteen stitches all round the front and neck edges, for the ribbed edging.
After trying for ages - it was so hard to see black anyway, even with a good light - I finally gave up.

Never again will I embark on anything with more than a very small pick up and knit section.
Luckily the yarn was not too expensive! Had to be tumble-dryable for sister (in the US) who tumble dries absolutely everything.
What's your worst/most guilty UFO?

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