Why do I Always Have More Than 1 W I P?

Because I have project A D D? Maybe. I have noticed that if I spend more than a few hours for several days on the same project, I make more mistakes. The more complicated a project is, the more mistakes I make.
For some plarn projects, I'm waiting for more bags from a particular store.

I don't seem to get many bags from Hobby Lobby or Dollar General.
Sometimes, I have to stop a project while I make a baby blanket or wedding doily. Although, right now, I have 2 finished baby blankets ready. That may not be enough, because there are 4 couples in my immediate family who haven't started their families yet.

I have 2 wedding doilies ready to stiffen and no one in my family is engaged yet.  Maybe I'll not be frantically working on one of those two projects for a while.
I'll just have to be patient about my afghans. 4 made, 2 in progress, 6 to start.....

Time for Afghans

Now that I have finished all 12 doilies, it's time to think about another long-term project: afghans for each month.
I already have 4 finished.
A knitted red, white and blue one.
A blue pineapple one.

A green, brown and beige ripple one.

And a blue and beige pineapple and rose one.

I have 2 started:
A green granny square.

And a blue and white star.

Now, afghans take some time to make and I never can seem to work on only one project at a time...

Also, I need 4 more wedding doilies for nieces and nephews, and 9 more baby blankets for great prices and nephews....

This is going to take a while!

8 years in the making!

 I've been working on these doilies for 8 years.

 The plan was to get 12 of them. I finally do! They look good over the back of my recliner AND on top of small tables.
January white (shown above on table)
February red
March green
April pastels variegated(shown above on chair)
May salmon pink
June pale blue
July red, white and blue, variegated
August yellow
September bright colors, variegated
October orange
November brown
December red, white and green, variegated.

The pattern called it a place mat, but once I had the first one made, I decided they'd make better doilies and besides, I didn't want to eat over them! Remember, patterns are just suggestions.
Now, I want 12 afghans. I have 4 made. How many more years will this take?

Plarn Yard Ornaments, ghost

 Make 2 eyes: ch 2, 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook.

 Join. finish off, leaving a long tail to tie the eye to the "ghost".

When the head is big enough, fasten eyes to head. You could use buttons, instead, any size or color you choose. Your project, your choice!
OR you could use googly eyes.

View of inside with eyes fastened on.

 Now to make the ghost: ch 2, 8 dc in second ch from hook.
Round 2: 2 sdc in each dc around.

 Inside view of top.

Round 3: work 2 dc in next stitch, work 1 dc in next stitch. Repeat around.

Continue increasing evenly until ghost is as big around as you wish.

Work even until ghost is as tall as you wish.

Start decreasing evenly. I decreased 4 times in each round.

I stuffed it with the white handles and ends I had left after making white plarn. Start stuffing when the opening is still big enough for your hand. Every few rounds you'll need to stuff more in.

When there were 4 dc left to work, I stuffed it full and worked 2 sl st to close the opening. 

You can use garden stakes to put this in your yard so it won't blow away...

Or you can put fishing line through the top and make a loop to hang it from a tree.

Round (or oval) Plarn Rugs

Rugs do take a while to make. This oval rug is a w.i.p.

Ch 30. Work 3 sc in second ch from hook. Work 1 sc in next 27 chains. Work 3 sc in last ch. Work 1 sc in other side of next 27 st.

Work 2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st. You have just increased 3 st evenly on this end.

Continue working around the rug, increasing evenly on both ends, so the rug lies flat, and working even on both sides until the rug is the desired size. Starting with 30 ch makes a rug about 7 inches longer than it is wide.

For a round rug, ch 2. Work 7 sc in 2nd ch from hook.

Round 2. Work 2 sc in each st around.

Round 3. Work 1 sc in next st, work 2 sc in next st. Repeat around.

Continue working around the rug, increasing evenly around so the rug lies flat until it is the desired size.