I think all crafters have one (or maybe more?) project that they have had in the background for a while, something they just haven't finished for one reason or another, that they're working on periodically. For me that has been Fog Fall by Anke Telschow.
Let me preface by saying I love this pattern, I think the finished object is going to be really lovely and I can't wait to wear it. The real block for me on this pattern has simply been the number of stitches. At this time I'm working on the lower body in the round which is going to go up from 304 stitches to an increase of 324 stitches, and being that I'm using Rowan Fine Art which is a light fingering weight yarn, it feels like no progress is made every time I finish a row. So maybe I should just be blaming my own impatience....
This is definitely a "background" project for me. By that I mean I work on it when 1) my other project(s) start to lose my attention and I need to take a break; 2) a project gets finished and I'm blocking it or just in between new projects; and 3) when I see it and remember how close I am to the finish line on it, and get the inspiration to work on it with renewed vigor.
I started this one in 2021, then frogged it and restarted it last April. Part of the problem originally was that I got really confused about the instructions and had a really messy pair of shoulders, and I disliked how it was looking so I wound up taking it apart and reworking it. This was definitely the right decision because I'm really loving the WIP right now. It looks like it's going to become a staple piece of my wardrobe.
What's your back burner project?
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