August 30, 2006
How Old.......
does a WIP have to be before it's promoted (shouldn't that be demoted) to UFO status? And once a UFO, how long before it's declared hopelessly dead?
I am, with 2 exceptions, a one at a time stitcher. In my quest to organize and clean the "room" I came across both pieces.
The design is K. Nicholaus Claus, Saint from The Cricket Collection and should look like this when completed:
![](//photos1.blogger.com/blogger/410/3091/320/K.%20Nicholas%20Claus%2C%20Saint%20-%20chart.jpg)
Started sometime in the mid 1980's, it has the distinct honor of being my only UFO.
![](//photos1.blogger.com/blogger/410/3091/320/K.%20Nicholas%20Claus%2C%20Saint.jpg)
There's really not much left to do to complete him, so why haven't I? Perhaps I no longer have the arrogance of youth (i.e. - perfect eyesight) I had when I started it and made the decision to stitch over one on 32ct. That shouldn't be it, I do enjoy stitching over one in small doses. Maybe it's the prospect of finishing the fur lining on his jacket, in my arrogance I decided it would look so great with 2 strands of floss instead of 1, why oh why didn't I finish that portion back then? Whatever the case, I am determined to have him finished before the end of the year, I don't want to be known as the stitcher who killed Santa Claus. :)
The WIP is not nearly as old - perhaps a year, but still bugs me. I keep trying to find my way back to it but don't see that happening in the near future.
![](//photos1.blogger.com/blogger/410/3091/320/shepherdsearth.jpg)
While one of my favorite SB designs, it is an older one and occasionally (usually at 3am when I should be sleeping), little glimmers of ideas pop into my head on ways to update it. Hopefully by the time I actually finish it I'll remember them, if not, I'll remember I thought it brilliant at the time!![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vvEPQuB3cvzob3F1jWJB1bB0Kj_qUcZVBYL_i9-Y2XMV1v98xqOvF4PzduDBUJZZqlsS5w-1PcAqkxIciM6pn3VXF7W8pzGpV5KSkKyBxQiz_X_g=s0-d)
I am, with 2 exceptions, a one at a time stitcher. In my quest to organize and clean the "room" I came across both pieces.
The design is K. Nicholaus Claus, Saint from The Cricket Collection and should look like this when completed:
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/410/3091/320/K.%20Nicholas%20Claus%2C%20Saint%20-%20chart.jpg)
Started sometime in the mid 1980's, it has the distinct honor of being my only UFO.
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/410/3091/320/K.%20Nicholas%20Claus%2C%20Saint.jpg)
There's really not much left to do to complete him, so why haven't I? Perhaps I no longer have the arrogance of youth (i.e. - perfect eyesight) I had when I started it and made the decision to stitch over one on 32ct. That shouldn't be it, I do enjoy stitching over one in small doses. Maybe it's the prospect of finishing the fur lining on his jacket, in my arrogance I decided it would look so great with 2 strands of floss instead of 1, why oh why didn't I finish that portion back then? Whatever the case, I am determined to have him finished before the end of the year, I don't want to be known as the stitcher who killed Santa Claus. :)
The WIP is not nearly as old - perhaps a year, but still bugs me. I keep trying to find my way back to it but don't see that happening in the near future.
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/410/3091/320/shepherdsearth.jpg)
While one of my favorite SB designs, it is an older one and occasionally (usually at 3am when I should be sleeping), little glimmers of ideas pop into my head on ways to update it. Hopefully by the time I actually finish it I'll remember them, if not, I'll remember I thought it brilliant at the time!
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