I've never thought of myself as a procrastinator...until now. I have been working on a qualification linked to my job for the last 2 years because, quite simply, it doesn't hold my interest and takes the enjoyment away from my work. Give me a ball of yarn and a crochet hook and I will whip up a shawl in a matter of days. Give me something academic to do and I will drag my feet and find everything else to do but the task in hand. Recently, I decided to make the Chloe Cardigan from the Top Down Sweater Book and I had purchased the yarn that I thought would suit the pattern. It didn't! I soldiered on but my heart didn't seem to be in it. I put it to one side and other patterns started to call my name. Because of my phobia of WIPs (I know!) I didn't want to start another project - I didn't want to continue with this one either. Don't get me wrong, I love the pattern, it's just that the weight of the yarn was too light for the project. I started ...
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