I started a sweater in 1994. I still have the pieces. It is just missing a sleeve and a half. But it is so out of style now that I would never wear it.

You too? I started a sweater in 1995 or 1996, and got everything done but the collar and the placket (it was a cardigan). I still have all the bits of it, in a tote bag in my garage...

You should frog your sweaters - reskein them and find new projects for the yarn.

You should frog your sweaters - reskein them and find new projects for the yarn.

Gris, maybe use thicker yarn, so you can use bigger needles?

I will next time. But these are cute! And the yarn is stretchy! I did an inch in about an hour the other day, and only need to do 7 inches before I get to start the next part, so if I mark it out in shifts I should be fine.

I agree with Sumi. I have done this, and been happy with the results.

Yay, socks! I am having heel issues on my Latter Day Socks, so they've been sitting on my shelf for over a year.

My problem with my abandoned first sweater project is that the yarn is crappy too. I bought it before I knew anything about anything, and it's miserable on the fingers to work with, and it's also clear my gauge was wrong and the sweater is not going to fit me, and is a dorky style for anyone not me. I mean, it's dorky for me too, but I can rock out dorky, especially stripey dorky.

But yeah, I should frog it anyway. I'm trying to finish the hat I started last spring, to go with my new coat. And then I need to do some dishcloths, which will wokr out because I'm trying to teach myself to switch over from English to combination.

But I really still am having string tension issues. I just don't hold the yarn right, I think.

What I actually want to do is frog my favorite store sweater, which has a hole in the shoulder, but in such a way that I think I can salvage most of the yarn, which is fabulous and looks great and doesn't hold dog hair. But I'm askeered. Although really, I'm not wearing it anymore, so there's very little risk.

But yeah, I should frog it anyway.

You should take it to Goodwill and let someone else frog it if they have a use for the yarn. It doesn't sound like stuff you'd want to use again anyway.

I am not a knitter but I kind of love the term frog. What does it mean, to unravel the pattern? I wonder where the term comes from.

Oo, I should check Wordnik, shouldn't I?

Yeah, Liese, if you're not using the sweater, there's not a good reason to not frog it.

I do agree with brenda, though, if you have no use for the yarn, don't put in the work to frog the WIP.

Burrell, yeah, to "frog" is to unravel a piece of knitting entirely. It comes from the sound frogs make: "Rippit Rippit"

You may also enjoy the term "tink," which is to undo stitches one at a time (you know, knit backward)