FLOPPY BLUE SATURN.

More jelly fish than galaxy, this is up for grabs. It's very soft and shiny Collinette, and there's a good sized ball left. It seems, judging by the postcode, that it has come all the way from Cyprus.

CYD PROJECT.

Project 'CYD' was started by Claire 4 years ago, but without careful tension control, became way to big.

Elen has taken this piece to further her 3rd year work at university. Interested in the documentation of time through knitting. She will use this back of the jumper to investigate other people's time.

PURPLE ROWAN THING.

Claire started the Rowan Polar thing but should have read the tension first, but then thought it didn't matter she'd just knit on, but then decided she didn't like the colours any more.

It's 100% pure wool with a springy rib, which would hug a waist quite tightly and then make your boobs look quite big.

SCARF OF DOOM.

Ingrid is staying with her parents at the moment, while her Mum has a knee replacement. They have been doing a lot of knitting together and trying out new techniques. Ingrid knits on the train on the way to work in Winchester, while she listens to podcasts. Pictured here is the view out of the train window.

2/3 years ago, Ingrid started knitting a scarf for her girlfriend, to go with her green coat. They split up before the scarf was finished. It sat in a ziploc bag at the bottom of her yarn hamper, and made her feel sad. She named it the 'Scarf of Doom'. Ingrid's mum made some socks out of the rest of the yarn.

Pulling it out of the hamper for the UFO project, Ingrid feels better. She thinks it is pretty and is proud of her work, but she would rather see what someone else could do with it. 

RED WAVE FROM THE PAST.

Clare's Mum was clearing out a cupboard and found this red glove. She is not really sure where it came from but it is likely to have been started by Clare's great Aunt, who was a queen of UFOs, with all her projects in little plastic bags. She would often give Clare little bits and pieces when she was a child which inspired her love of textiles.

MINTY SQUARE BUT FOLDED THING.

Knitted on tiny needles, this little minty square thing has a little bit of shaping which makes it fold in half but that is all we can tell you.

It came to us from Sue who has a stall on Broadway Market.

PUSHING.

Completed, perfect and extraordinary knitted objects have been flying in all week. 

What a PUSH you are all making for completion....the UFOs are giving us all a lot of problems, sleepless nights etc, 

Each project has started with problems. Every successful project has a pain barrier, but with the 'Someone elses' UFO' the barrier is at the start, and can continue for a while. The only way to break through the pain barrier is with a PUSH. We are all pushing really hard and good results are coming. Each project is so different, but I love hearing about the relationships with these pieces and how determined you are to fix all the problems. I'm finding it moving.

Pictured here is Louise's solution to the 'Candy Stripe Shoulder and Half a Bust' which was knitted in short rows. It was impossible to know what the garment was meant to look like, but Louise just loved the shape and it's colour. Louise started knitting the same shape over and over again. She did not worry about what the piece would end up being, because it had endless possibilities, and the joy was in the repetition. She is content with this wonderfully happy construction. It's like the pieces all have their arms around each other.