My mojo is absolutely gone

[mrs.jacinthe]

I have at least 6 UFOs just sitting around.  I don't feel like I can even call them WIPs because they're all hibernating.  Several are like, an hour from being done.  But for whatever reason, my mojo is GONE.  I haven't finished anything in months, and even though I've been working on a pair of Hermione's socks (and I'm 1.25 socks in), I can't bring myself to even do a couple rows.  WTH?

If you've gone through a dry spell like this, how did you get your mojo back?

[cmeon]

I wish I knew. Apparently, my crafts and hobbies aren't something I can devote time to when the country (no, the world) is being destroyed by the GOP, the Russians and their tiny handed, orange puppet. Good luck to you, though- seriously- I am doing a lot of volunteering these days, it's all I can do to let my mind rest.

[AJL]

I went through a phase like this. It lasted about 8 or 9 months. I even gave a presentation on it at my quilt guild. Honestly, I just took a break for awhile and tried not to stress about it. Finally I started with something small. I'm primarily a quilter, but I started by making myself a new handbag. Then I just sort of toodled around on Pinterest and IG for awhile, getting inspiration. One day, it just came back.

I think when we lose our creative stuff, it's our mind's way of telling us we need to take a break.

[aprilsails]

I am struggling this winter as well. I am picking away at my projects that I have to finish but I'm not keeping up with my baby arrivals or what I want to finish knitting.

Best of luck to all of us struggling. I really want to get back into it.

[shortcake2675]

I started on something that was absolutely frivolous and extra to get me back into the groove. I've got some gnarly embroidery projects to do but my brain wouldn't even start to think about them.

[Cicero]

Starteritis and second sock syndrome are real. I just took a mental tally of WIPs and came up with 6 so I probably have closer to 10 when you factor in things that I've completely forgotten about.

[egeiger]

I tend to move off to a gift or something else with the timeline so that I am forced to get started. Then I typically remember that I actually enjoy what I'm doing

[mala]

I find self care to be important. When I'm feeling depressed or down on myself, I don't want to create anything and I'm so hyper-critical of everything that nothing is good enough.

[nannerl]

I feel like there should be some sort of support group for crafters where everyone can swap those WIP that have been sitting, complete them for each other, then send them back with best wishes. I'd gladly finish up some second socks if someone would weave in ends and sew buttons on my collection of stuff.

[oregonpachey]

I wish I knew. I have been feeling the same way lately. I don't have that many WIPs but I just don't want to work on anything, AND I have all this beautiful yarn calling my name.

[Captain Catnip]

Feb 14, 2017 10:35:21 GMT -5 nannerl said:

I feel like there should be some sort of support group for crafters where everyone can swap those WIP that have been sitting, complete them for each other, then send them back with best wishes. I'd gladly finish up some second socks if someone would weave in ends and sew buttons on my collection of stuff.

Sounds like a good ravelry group to me.

[brandienee]

I am here. I don't have advice, sometimes we need a break. Sometimes we need to focus our energy somewhere else. Right now I am trying to focus my knitting with activism. That way I feel like I am doing something good with it. This political climate has been difficult on me, so it's easy to just want to hide and let the bad stuff pass. I had to realize that this is a part of my self-care routine.

Sometimes all I can do is think about my knitting. Sometimes that's enough.

[brandienee]

Feb 14, 2017 19:45:06 GMT -5 Captain Catnip said:

Feb 14, 2017 10:35:21 GMT -5 nannerl said:

I feel like there should be some sort of support group for crafters where everyone can swap those WIP that have been sitting, complete them for each other, then send them back with best wishes. I'd gladly finish up some second socks if someone would weave in ends and sew buttons on my collection of stuff.

Sounds like a good ravelry group to me.

I am sure that there are some groups that are like this, if you do a little digging.