UFOs no more…
Many times people talk about WIPs – works in progress or UFOs – unfinished objects. While I may have five or six projects in progress at a time, I do finish them. If I abandon a project, I try not to let something languish too long. This past week, I finished several projects and then started a few others. Scarves are the most portable projects but generally I may have anywhere from two to four afghans in the works as well. Here are a few of the finished projects from this past week. 
Navy is my favorite color. Then any shade of blue will do. Then I like neutrals – dark brown, black, but who am I kidding? Give me blue, blue, blue!
Yet, when I’m working on different crocheting projects, I choose colors that I may never wear but are bright and fun. Just because someone is in need, doesn’t mean that they can only have drab colors. Some organizations request colors that won’t show dirt very easily, like cream or white. And while I don’t generally work in white, because it would be too difficult to clean, a tan or khaki color won’t show dirt as much and that’s about as light as I go. (For a gift where I know the recipient has access to a washing machine, that’s different.) There are lots of other colors that are bright, fun and fabulous and will make people happy. Though I’m not a fan of pink, I will select a few pink hues or a rich magenta that will brighten someone’s day as well as warm their neck.
As I’ve mentioned before, scarves are projects where I can do a test run on a yarn to determine whether or not I really like the yarn for a larger project. I might not make an afghan out of a color changing cotton and viscose yarn, but it made a lovely scarf. A shocking pink afghan might not be to everyone’s tastes but in a scarf it can provide just the amount of whimsical cheer that is needed in the bleak, dark winter in Chicago.
