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:

  • 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
2016 Books

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2 comments:

  1. Lilly's MomThursday, January 05, 2017 4:35:00 PM

    Wishing you all the best for the New Year Ranee. I'll look forward to seeing your new designs. Hugs, Pat

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  2. Ranee @ Arabian KnitsThursday, January 12, 2017 4:52:00 PM

    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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