Thursday, January 05, 2017
Year End Tally and New Goals for the New Year
Each year I take stock of my accomplishments and come up with goals for the New Year. They are often fairly similar, but I try to make incremental changes, rather than a big shift that might not happen. So, this year, my goals are as follows:
2016 Finished Objects
2016 Books
- Publish between nine and ten designs.
- Continue working from stash rather than buying more.
- Along with that goal, reorganize my stash so that our pie safe can be used for pies by Thanksgiving and I can liberate two or three of my project crates to become knitting magazine storage.
- Knit only for my family, me, and my design samples, unless I already have a project in process.
- Work more on garments, and learn to grade garment patterns better.
- Clean up and organize our room so I can set up a sewing table where I can have my sewing machine out all the time for me to sew more and improve.
- Promote my designs more effectively:
- Part 1) Make and run at least two sets of Ravelry Ads; one by July and one by December.
- Part 2) Lay the foundation for a monthly newsletter. Perhaps start with a quarterly one this year.
2016 Finished Objects
- Driftwood for me - knit January 15
- 1-2-3 Baby Beanie - test - knit January
19 - Cross My Heart for me - knit January
24 - Beanie Take Two - test - knit January
27 - Really Beanie - test - knit January 29
- State College for Paul - knit February
2 - Surprise Hat for Audrey - knit February 18
- Winter White for Susie - knit February 18
- Marine Layer Mitts for Arely - knit March
15 - Entrechat for Baby Sheller - knit March
31 - Boreas Prototype for Publication - knit April
4 - Peace Out AKA Unicorn Dandruff for Renata - knit
April 13 - Self Patterning Men's Socks for my Dad - knit
May 26 - Bah'ar for my Dad's wife - knit June
12 - Marine Layer Cowl for Arely - knit June
28 - Caramel Cowl for Louise - knit July 6
- Little Lovely Braided Scarf for Joy - knit July 6
- Marine Layer Mitts for Kris - knit August
4 - Marine Layer Scarf for Kris - knit August
16 - Ballet Top for Me - knit and crochet September 1
- Marine Layer Mitts for Christmas - knit September 1
- Saint Helena for Michelle - knit November
14 - Saint Nicholas for Yasmina - knit November
23 - Desert Pines for Natalie - knit November
30 - Victoria Station for Lacey - knit December 8
- Ziyad (Spiral Hat) for Matt - knit December 17
- Starry Starry Night Afghan for Nejat - crochet December 28
2016 Books
- January
- Revenge
Wears Prada: The Devil Returns - Myself
and I - Thin
Crust Killers: Pizza Mystery - The
Swallow's Song - February
- Alice
in Wonderland - Christ
in His Saints - Purl up and Die
- March
- Everywhere
Present - April
- If
You Love Me, Let Me Go - Knitlandia
- Into the Sea,
Out of the Tomb: Jonah and Jesus - A
Christian Ending - May
- The Trial of
Job - June
- Double Fudge
Brownie Murder - Wedding Cake
Murder - A Prayer
Journal - July
- While We Were
Watching Downton Abbey - August
- Wicked Stitch
- Going Vintage
- The Suspicion
at Sanditon - Mudhouse
Sabbath - September
- The Stitching
Hour - Last Wool and
Testament - Dyeing Wishes
- October
- An Everlasting
Meal - Circus Mirandus
- Persuasion
- Murder is Bad
Manners - November
- Attachments
- Christmas
Caramel Murder - Life, the
Universe, and Everything - Harry Potter
and the Cursed Child - December
- The Fabrics of Fairy Tale
Labels: Books, Crochet, Design, FOs, Homemaking, Knitting
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Wishing you all the best for the New Year Ranee. I'll look forward to seeing your new designs. Hugs, Pat
And to you, as well, Pat! Thank you!
I should have the first pattern out in about a month or so, and the next one two months from now. It's pretty exciting.
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I should have the first pattern out in about a month or so, and the next one two months from now. It's pretty exciting.
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