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by anji

2011

Let’s look back at last year’s knitting:

My goals were 11 shawls in 2011, 12 pairs of socks, 5 WIPs, and 3 larger items (over 500 yds at least). And I wanted to attempt to knit 52 projects in 52 weeks.

My results:

  • I knit 5 pairs of baby socks/booties, and not a single pair of adult socks. Fail.
  • 3 pairs of shawls. Fail. (Oh, and a really pretty long cowl that’s more of a wrap). Fail.
  • 5 WIPs. Yay, goal completed!
  • 6 projects with over 500 yards. Yay, goal completed!
  • 31 projects plus one new WIP. Fail.

I really wanted to reduce my stash last year, and I did manage a big sale last year, but I also added to my stash. Sigh.

So this year I’m determined to stashdown, and I’m only allowed to add to my stash if I need yarn for a current project, or if I plan to cast on for the project immediately (ok, within two days). Here are my 2012 goals:

  • Photograph remaining yarn and add to Ravelry
  • Sell some yarn. No buying unless an emergency: I’m about to CO for a gift, and giftee present requires yarn I don’t have (Ha!) Project must be CO immediately.
  • Assign yarn in stash to projects (so I don’t go buying yarn when I already have something in stash). Currently I have 26 specific projects with matching yarn mapped out.
  • Reduce number 2011 WIPs before adding 2012 projects. Currently I have one WIP, and four WIPs that’ll be frogged and recast on.
  • 6 pairs of socks, 2 sweaters (at least), wedding gift blanket, and aim for 12 shawls in 2012.
  • Aim for  52 projects in 52 goals, although this’ll be tough since I have a bunch of high yardage projects planned
  • Blog regularly, about current projects as well as old ones, including 2011 projects not yet added to Rav
  • Try to knit more than 10,000 yards
  • Knit up 12 skeins of Wollmeise, one per each month – the plan is to knit up some of the treasured skeins instead of letting them linger in their box.
by anji

Surpassing last month

Last month’s knitting was rather pitiful. But this month I’m doing better. So far I’ve knit 329 yards this month. Much better than June. As to my goal of knitting 52 projects in 52 weeks, well, I’ve managed 15 projects so far, and we’re in week 29. I have some catching up to do – but fortunately I have some kiddie knits to whip up, so that should help me catch up.

I still need to blog about a few more knitting and crafts projects: Trillian, Spice Market, Elijah and Flap, Flip, Flop and Mammophant. And of course I’ll be putting up more photography, particularly some of my photography homework.

I still have to fulfill the goal of knitting 11 shawls in 2011 – last year I fell short of the goal of 10 shawls. And since I’m talking about upcoming projects, I might as well record the projects that I’m planning to knit during the second half of this year:

Yikes! That’s 23 projects – plus Christmas gifts. I’d better not slack with my knitting like last month!