Every crafter has a WIP (Work In Progress)… or two, or five (or 30 if you are me!)!

Actually, let’s not count.

The projects sitting in your project bags, baskets, and carefully curated piles next to your favourite chair tell a story. Not just about what you’re making, but perhaps a little about who you are.

Now, before anyone sends us a photo of their overflowing WIP cupboard, or thinks we are WIP shaming, this is all in good fun, but let’s see if you recognise yourself.

 

The Monogamous Maker

 

You have one project.

One.

You start it. You work on it. You finish it.

Only then do you begin another project.

Quite frankly, the rest of us find you fascinating (especially me, I am totally in awe of this restraint).

You are organised, focused, and possess a level of self-discipline usually reserved for elite athletes and people who actually fold fitted sheets (ok, I confess, I am guilty of this).

Your project bags are tidy. Your yarn labels are still attached. Your stitch markers live in a container rather than scattered throughout the house.

We admire you but we may never understand you.

The Serial Starter

 

A new pattern is released.

A gorgeous yarn arrives.

Someone shares a project on social media.

Suddenly, you’re casting on again.

The excitement of a fresh project is irresistible. Your WIPs are less a collection and more a fibre-based adventure playground.

You thrive on inspiration, possibility, and creativity. You don’t see unfinished projects—you see options.

Many options.

Very many options.

The Comfort Crafter

 

You have that one project.

The one you reach for when life feels busy, overwhelming, or exhausting.

No counting. No complicated charts. No concentration required.

Just familiar stitches flowing through your fingers while your shoulders drop and your breathing slows.

For you, crafting isn’t just about making things. It’s about finding calm.

And honestly, that’s exactly what yarn crafts do best.

The Deadline Dynamo

 

Nothing motivates you quite like a deadline.

A baby shower next weekend?

A birthday tomorrow?

Christmas in three days?

Perfect.

While the rest of us are quietly panicking on your behalf, you’re fuelled by caffeine, determination, and the unshakable belief that “I can definitely finish this tonight.”

Sometimes you do.

Sometimes you don’t.

Either way, it makes for a good story.

 

The Project Collector

You buy yarn because it speaks to you.

The pattern comes later.

Maybe.

Your shelves are filled with future possibilities, each skein carrying a dream of what it might become.

Some people call it a stash.

You call it a creative retirement fund.

And frankly, we support that.

The Frogger

 

You are fearless.

You will happily pull back hours, days, or even weeks of work if something doesn’t feel right.

Others see frogging as heartbreaking.

You see it as part of the process.

Your commitment to getting a project exactly how you want it is admirable. Slightly terrifying, but admirable.

The Community Crafter

 

For you, the best part of crafting isn’t necessarily the finished project.

It’s the people.

The conversations at stitch groups. The laughs shared over tangled yarn. The collective groan when someone discovers a mistake twenty rows back.

You know that yarn creates more than blankets, garments, and shawls.

It creates friendships.

And that’s something worth celebrating.

The Truth?

 

Most of us are a little bit of all of these.

We have comfort projects for stressful days. Exciting new projects for bursts of inspiration. Deadline projects we probably should have started earlier. And enough yarn to keep us happily occupied for years.

That’s the beauty of fibre crafts.

They meet us exactly where we are.

Whether you’re stitching for creativity, relaxation, connection, or simply because you fell in love with a skein of yarn you absolutely didn’t need, you’re in good company.

So tell us:

How many WIPs do you currently have?

Don’t worry.

This is a judgement-free zone.

Mostly!!!

Andrea x