[ SLANG ][ CROCHET CULTURE ][ FIBER ARTS INTERNET ]
Short for 'work in progress' — an unfinished handmade project, used constantly across craft communities to describe pieces still being worked on.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"I have four WIPs going right now and I should really finish one before starting a fifth."
LORE & ORIGIN
General craft-community abbreviation for an in-progress project, core vocabulary across crochet, knitting, and other fiber arts spaces.
FIRST SEEN
2014
PEAK POPULARITY
2026 (Fiber Arts Internet)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Slang
Related To:WIP Graveyard
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