Thoughts about moving forward

As the end of the journey to a thousand rehabbed crochet squares nears the end, I am beginning to think about what I have learned from this project and what I will do moving forward.

Some of what I  have learned is practical — the easiest and most effective ways to square off a circle, how to get an oddly sized remnant to transform into a five or six-inch square, and when frogging is the best option.

Some of what I have learned is in a decidedly more metaphorical sphere. For example, how did I end up with so many remnants in the first place? Did this excess inspire or hinder my creative work? Is this how I want to continue moving forward?

Some of the questions this journey has raised are not the sort of questions to which there are answers, but “Is this how I want to continue moving forward?” is one that I have to address because now that I have moved and space is at a greater premium, I have decisions that I can’t put off for too much longer.

But I was able to put them off for most of the weekend, and instead of ruminating on issues of “Where will I put all of this if I keep it?” I instead focused on reducing my holdings of both remnants and yarn.

I started by weaving in the ends of my nine newly identified remnants:

The nine remants ready for the first round of rehab
The nine remnants ready for the first round of rehab

and then using some of my prodigious yarn supply to  crochet the first round of rehab:

After the first round of rehab
After the first round of rehab

Once that was done, I wove in the ends, trimmed them, and completed a second round of rehab:

Moving forward on a second round of crochet rehab
Moving forward on a second round of crochet rehab

I don’t really know where I will be when this particular journey ends, or if finishing the squares will actually be the start of the journey, but I know I will continue to the end, one stitch at a time.

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