{"id":862,"date":"2026-03-12T10:39:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stitchmarkers-nook.de\/?p=862"},"modified":"2026-03-13T09:43:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:43:20","slug":"weg-mit-den-wips-ufos-wie-viele-handarbeitsprojekte-brauchst-du","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stitchmarkers-nook.de\/en\/2026\/03\/12\/weg-mit-den-wips-ufos-wie-viele-handarbeitsprojekte-brauchst-du\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Rid of WIPs? \u2013 How Many Craft Projects Do You Need?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First of all: There is something called pathological hoarding (\u201choarding disorder\u201d). This is a psychological illness. People affected by it are not able to part with objects. This article contains tips for decluttering. It is explicitly not intended for people affected by hoarding disorder. They need professional and individual help that goes far beyond \u201cJust tidy up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our beloved WIPs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Does this sound familiar?\nYou discovered a knitting or crochet pattern and knew: This will be my next project. Carefully, you selected the yarn and the needles. You even made two (!) gauge swatches and chose the nicer version.\n<br>\nThen you happily started knitting. It was really fun. At first the progress came quickly: the ribbing was finished, the first ball of yarn was used up, the first pattern repeat was completed.\n<br>\nBut then things gradually slowed down. Somehow the project stopped calling out to you so loudly, and one day it fell completely silent. Now it lies in a bag on top of the cupboard, half finished, with loose yarn ends, maybe with a mistake in the pattern that can only be fixed by ripping back ten rows\u2026\n<br>\nThe project has become a<strong>WIP<\/strong>&#8220; (englisch: <strong>(W<\/strong>ork <strong>I<\/strong>n <strong>P<\/strong>rogress). <strong>In German some call them U.F.O. which means U<\/strong>n-<strong>F<\/strong>inished <strong>O<\/strong>bject<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WIPs are a frequent topic on the internet and are often viewed negatively. There are countless strategies about how to \u201cget rid of them,\u201d \u201ccontrol them,\u201d or \u201cfinally finish them.\u201d But before I unpack my toolbox, I want to make one thing very clear:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Don\u2019t feel like it? So what?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hey, of course it\u2019s great to finish things, and of course unfinished projects nibble at our subconscious and blah blah blah\u2026\n<br>\nBut crafting is our hobby. We do it to relax and enjoy ourselves \u2014 not to add more to-dos to our lists or make our self-worth depend on even more numbers.\n<br>\nIf you don\u2019t feel like working on a project right now and would rather start a new one, do it. It\u2019s your life and your decision. Anyone who judges you for your WIPs has a problem with themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only if you feel uncomfortable with your WIPs should you start working through them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What helps against a flood of WIPs?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What counts as \u201ctoo many\u201d?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First you have to define for yourself how many WIPs feel comfortable and when it becomes \u201ctoo many.\u201d\n<br>\nSome people always work on a single project, finish it, weave in all the ends, and then start the next one. Others have dozens of started projects and feel perfectly fine about it.\n<br>\nIf you\u2019re unsure how many WIPs work for you, ask yourself these two questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How much space do the WIPs take up?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How many weeks, months, or years would it realistically take to finish all of them?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Are all cupboards, shelves, boxes, and baskets full of projects and there\u2019s no space left for anything else? Then you might have too many WIPs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have so many WIPs that you literally cannot finish them in your lifetime? Then maybe it\u2019s also too many. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, only you can answer that question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, I usually have 2\u20133 projects per craft technique. But since I practice six or seven techniques in parallel, there are probably around 20 WIPs lying around here. I feel perfectly comfortable with that number.\n<br>For me, the decisive factor is not the number of WIPs but the feeling that I have an overview.<br>In fact, having several WIPs is necessary for me. If I don\u2019t feel like working on one project, there are always others I can switch to. While I\u2019m working on one project, my brain quietly finds a solution for the mistake in another. Some projects I only work on during certain seasons. With some I\u2019ve had an on-and-off relationship for ten years; others are finished after two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reasons for too many WIPs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You think you have too many WIPs? Then the next step is to look at <strong>why.<\/strong> There are many reasons why people accumulate WIPs. Here are a few:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Physical discomfort<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can\u2019t continue a project because it causes pain or other discomfort, you should be careful.\n\nSometimes you simply need different needles that glide better. You can also try working while standing instead of sitting, or improve your lighting.\n<br>\nIt strongly depends on what kind of discomfort you are experiencing. I\u2019m not a doctor and can\u2019t give medical advice. But one rule always applies: Be kind to your body. Take its signals seriously and don\u2019t force anything.\n<br>\nIf in doubt, consult a doctor. What keeps you from knitting might also affect other areas of your life \u2014 and maybe it doesn\u2019t have to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Too many WIPs paralyze you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have so many WIPs that you feel paralyzed? You don\u2019t even remember everything that\u2019s hiding there anymore?\n\nThat\u2019s actually one of the easier cases to solve.\n\nThe secret: small steps.\n\nDon\u2019t think about how many WIPs you have or how long one project will take. Just grab any project and <a href=\"#wiploesung\" type=\"internal\" id=\"#wiploesung\">start<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also remind yourself what a privilege it is to have so much material available \u2014 and impose an immediate buying ban.\n\nYou already have a craft store at home. You don\u2019t need to buy or order anything.\n\nUnboxing videos, hauls, and product reviews are forbidden. No impulse purchases!\n<br>\nIf you notice that you want to buy new material, leave the store or website, find a daisy, pick it, and look at it. If there are no daisies available, where you live, use a pebble instead.\n(Yes, I\u2019m serious. Try it. It has many advantages on many levels.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Too many creative hobbies and too much equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This reason is similar to the previous one.\n\nIf you don\u2019t just crochet but also craft, paint, and create mosaics, your free time might simply not be enough for everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My personal recommendation: reduce your creative hobbies and the related equipment.\n\nFor example, I once owned a serger (overlock machine). Even though I like sewing, I hardly ever used it. While I can operate my normal sewing machine blindly, I had to read the manual every time for the serger and usually only achieved mediocre results.\n\nAt some point I sold the machine together with the book \u2014 and it was one of the best decisions of my life.\n\nI not only gained space on my shelf but also space in my brain. Afterwards I enjoyed sewing much more again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wenn Du ein Hobby reduziert hast, aber immer noch zu viele WIPs hast, starte mit dem <a href=\"#wiploesung\" type=\"internal\" id=\"#wiploesung\">5 Punkte WIP-weg-Plan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Too much other stress<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Modern life is stressful.\n\nWe work, or look for work, care for relatives, wait for trains that never arrive, don\u2019t know what to cook, or urgently need to make an appointment at the car repair shop.\n\nThere are sooo many reasons why we feel stressed. Sometimes the calm needed for crafting just disappears.\n\nSome projects can be squeezed into small time slots, but others require time, focus, and leisure.\n\nIn some phases of our lives it\u2019s better to simply let WIPs be WIPs.\n\nFrom my experience, it doesn\u2019t help to force yourself to knit when life around you is chaotic. Mistakes happen quickly and only cause more stress.\n\nOther times will come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t have the mental space for knitting but still want fewer WIPs, pick one project you really dislike. Rip it out, put the yarn away, or place it in a giveaway box on the street.\n\nDone.\n\nThat can feel incredibly liberating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The wrong projects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe some of your WIPs simply don\u2019t suit you anymore.\n\nThey might be too difficult. Or your taste has evolved. Maybe the yarn is unbearably scratchy and you already know you won\u2019t tolerate the finished piece on your skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Projects like this are allowed to go.\n\nMaybe that scratchy yarn would work better as an outdoor cushion cover or a shopping bag?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And now we are already in the middle of my 5-step plan to get rid of WIPs. <a href=\"#WIP-weg-Plan\" type=\"internal\" id=\"#WIP-weg-Plan\">5 Punkte WIP-weg-Plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wiploesung\">Get Rid of WIPs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You could turn yourself into a WIP manager, create a WIP inventory, and then make a plan for when you want to finish which project. Some people really enjoy that.\n\nFor me personally, that\u2019s a waste of time.\n\nIf I want fewer WIPs, I simply start reducing them, because that\u2019s the only thing that leads to the goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At its core, every WIP has two possible outcomes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>finish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>frog<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sooner or later you must decide for every WIP, but you don\u2019t have to decide for all of them at once.\n\nJust put one foot in front of the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"WIP-weg-Plan\">Hier zeige ich Dir, was ich mit meinen WIPs mache.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-how-to wp-block-yoast-how-to-block\"><p class=\"schema-how-to-description\">My 5-Step Plan to Get Rid of WIPs<\/p> <ol class=\"schema-how-to-steps\"><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1773305675945\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Start<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Grab any project. It really doesn\u2019t matter which one. <\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1773305701387\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Unpack<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Take the project completely out.<\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1773305743424\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Get oriented<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Ask yourself:<br>Do you remember what the project is supposed to become?<br>Do you know the technique?<br>Are the needles there?<br>Do you still have the pattern?<br>Is there enough yarn left?<\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1773305748798\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Frog?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Is something essential missing? Then try to obtain it.\n\nIf that\u2019s not possible, the WIP ends here. Rip it out and store the yarn away.<\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1773305831367\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Finish?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Work just the next row.<br>Only then ask yourself:\n<br>\nWas that fun?\n<br>\nIs it a beautiful design?\n<br>\nDo I like the yarn?<br><br>Do I want to finish this project? <br><br>If not \u2014 frog it and store the yarn.<br><br>If yes * set a reminder on your phone for your next WIP date. When the alarm rings, work at least one more row.<br>Repeat continuously from * <\/p> <\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For an extra boost of motivation you can join an event like <strong>Finish it February<\/strong> Or maybe you have friends who want to start something similar in autumn.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sticking with it is worth it.\n\nThe motivation curve of a craft project always follows the same pattern:\nFirst we\u2019re enthusiastic, then it becomes boring or tedious, but toward the end it becomes exciting again.\n\nI always say: \u201cHorses trot faster when heading home.\u201d\n\nAthletes suddenly show unexpected energy in the final sprint. And we feel the same way when the second sock only needs its ribbing \u2014 then we can hardly stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end there is a huge sense of accomplishment.\n<br>\nNot empty talk in a meeting, but a real, tangible result created with your own hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Healthy Balance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve already thought about your personal comfort level of WIPs and maybe reduced some. Now you want to prevent the number from growing again.\n<br>\nPeople are different, and everyone needs their own strategy. Here\u2019s mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reducing WIPs is psychologically similar to going on a diet. You give up something that used to give you quick positive feelings (shopping, starting new projects) in favor of a larger goal.\n\nYour brain doesn\u2019t like that very much. In the background it waits for those quick little rewards to return.\n\nAfter months of strictly reducing WIPs, a yo-yo effect can happen.\n\nThe only way out is to offer your brain alternative rewards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like the idea of shopping in your own wardrobe. The foundation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/stitchmarkers-nook.de\/en\/2026\/03\/02\/oeko-occhi-ist-occhi-ein-nachhaltiges-hobby\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"413\">sustainability pyramid<\/a> is: \u201cUse what you have.\u201d\n\nWhen we rediscover forgotten items in our closet, that\u2019s exactly what we\u2019re doing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This principle also works for yarn and WIPs.\n\nInstead of wasting time on Pinterest and ending up doing nothing because I\u2019m overwhelmed with inspiration, I go shopping among my WIPs and fall in love again with projects that once excited me.\n\nIt feels like a new project \u2014 without actually starting a new project.\n\nPretty clever, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I do allow myself one weakness: stash-busting projects are always allowed.\n\nI used the COVID lockdowns to reduce my yarn stash and I want it to stay as manageable as it is now. If I don\u2019t feel like working on any of my WIPs, I look at my yarn leftovers and start something new with them.\n<br>\nSince the leftovers are small, the projects are manageable and finished quickly. I get the magic of a new beginning and the satisfaction of finishing soon afterwards.\n<br>\nA win-win-win situation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from that, I consider myself a pleasure knitter. I like beautiful wooden knitting needles and high-quality natural yarns. That alone prevents me from starting dozens of projects.\n<br>\nIf I paid a lot of money for the yarn, I also want to use it, not let it gather dust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will you share your personal comfort number of WIPs in the comments?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zu viele WIPs? <\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,18,5,16,17,19],"tags":[226,228,225],"class_list":["post-862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-beitraege","category-crochet","category-meinungen","category-occhi","category-stricken","category-tunesisches-haekeln","tag-aufraeumen","tag-garnvorrat","tag-wip-ausmisten"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Weg mit den WIPs (UFOs)? 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