Hello everyone, yes I'm still here, busy week, the first sock is two thirds done, and my hanks (?) of reclaimed wool are still drying. The smoothing/relaxing effect of soaking and hanging the tightly "permed" wool is amazing. My lacy scarf is also finished and remarkably warm, it's just long enough to wrap round my neck twice, I'm so pleased I managed to rescue that wool.
@alpo I love your resolution to finish Wips, mine had morphed to UFOs. I also started dealing with mine, inspired by my daughter who taught herself and turned into an avid knitter last year. I finished the black wrapover cardigan for myself that had been sitting there for years with just the collar missing. And a pair of socks that had a few rows added every now and then over a few years. Those are now done and worn all the time. Unfortunately the other cardigan I knitted for my daughter(s) is now too small even for the younger one - I'll admit it's 10 years since I started it! It was/is only missing the collar and making up! Ah well, there's another unpicking job… I think you can see my achilles heel here: I hate making up. Which is why I'm not so keen on making small fiddly things, and always admire them.
I've not read the other thread but luckily nobody has ever asked me to make anything. I mostly only knit at home, sweaters and the like take months even years to complete so I don't think anyone would ever ask, and I certainly would not offer. That's before the question of payment. What I have done though is shared patterns, but that's a different thing.