So this month's topic for reflection is how many projects at a time.
Generally, I'll have at least 3 on the go. One big one, that stays home - this is usually a high stitch count too, and I'll work on it when light, hands, and eyes are all cooperating. I enjoy the detail of miniatures and the way colours blend from a distance, plus stitch counts over 35 per inch let me do the intricate pictures I love in a scale that I can afford to frame!
A second project with a lower stitch count - usually 16 to 22 - is for those times when I'm not quite up to the big one. I find this second piece rotates between another big one and a smaller one to carry around.
The third project is something I carry around all the time, for all those times of standing in line and waiting. On the bus, in lineups, waiting rooms, all those times. So this is smaller, often a larger stitch, maybe fewer colours; overall a small enough packet to fit in a purse or briefcase. Pulling it out gets some strange looks, sometimes, but it's also a great conversation-starter.
Of course, this does not include the many UFOs I have whispering "finish me, finish me!" I keep a basket of the ones closest to done near where I usually stitch, to work on when I want a change or a quick gift - or when I feel guilty for wanting to start yet another project before finishing any.
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