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135 WIPs: The Good, The Bad, & The Frog-able | New WIP Era Reveal 🐸

Rainier RosesUnited States
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Maribel, the owner and dyer behind Rainier Roses Yarn, shares a detailed look at her 'Running WIP' list, a Google Sheets spreadsheet tracking 135 works in progress for 2026. She explains her color-coding system (yellow for WIPs, green for finishes, red for frogged, purple for missing projects) and her 'Fit It, Frog It, or Finish It' approach to managing her extensive stash. She then outlines her weekly goals, including stitching on her 'Dead Outlaw' cross stitch, knitting her 'Color Riot' shawl, and frogging or restarting several knitting projects like the 'Tessellated Vest' and 'Long Summer Cardigan'.

  • Maribel reveals her 'Running WIP' list with 135 projects, explaining her tracking and color-coding system.
  • She discusses her 'Fit It, Frog It, or Finish It' method for managing WIPs.
  • She shows progress on her 'Dead Outlaw' cross stitch by Night Spirit Studios, aiming for 100-300 stitches.
  • She completes color two of her 'Color Riot' shawl and starts color three.
  • She frogged her 'Mabel's Sweater' and 'Long Summer Cardigan', discovering a second 'Long Summer Cardigan' in the process.
  • She joins the Joji Locatelli Fall KAL for 2026, planning to restart two projects.
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Description from YouTube
Hello and Welcome to another weekly video☕️

Today, I finally show you my "Running WIP" list that I've kept from 2022 until now. Every week I pick a few projects off the list to "Fit It, Frog it, or Finish it". 🐸 I'm also joining the Joji Locatelli Fall KAL #jojifallkal2026

Socials:
Website: https://www.rainierroses.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rainier_roses/
Newsletter: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63e2c13c0f93ed601fa29df9

Patterns:
-Dead Outlaw by Night Spirit Studios:
 Stitched on 28 count linen, 2 over 2 with DMC

-Color Riot by All Knit Up Designs
 Knit using the Rainier Roses Color Riot Set

-Tesselated Vest by Andrea Mowry
 Knit using the Rainier Roses Dark Yak Rainbow set

-Long Summer Cardigan by Joji Locatelli
 Knit using yarn from Lola Bean Yarn Co.

-Mabel's Sweater by Joji Locatelli
 Knit using Rainier Roses in the 'Morticia' colorway.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:38 Running WIP List
04:45 Dead Outlaw
06:19 Color Riot
07:38 Tesselated Vest
09:15 Long Summer Cardigan
10:27 Mabel's Sweater
13:05 1st Update
14:08 2nd update
19:31 Goal Check In &Outro

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