Why can’t I find the exactly right bit of somethin’ somethin’ for some contrast heels and toes I want to knit? I thought I was pretty organized. Why, just this past spring, I organized all of my yarns according to weight in various plastic totes. And yet, I heard my little knitty-voice saying “Okay, so check over there. Not there? Over there then?” I just don’t want to have this kind of inner dialogue. What is the problem?
It’s the way I begin and end projects and it’s related to the fact that I need to disengage from the entire world for two weeks every year just to update my Projects page. I think it would be kind of fun (and useful!) to revisit these practices.
In Cheryl’s Perfect World
- Inspiration. Gee, I’d like to knit a ______. Let’s start today!
- Activation. Print the pattern (whether it’s mine or someone else’s) and gather materials. All the materials. Choose a pretty coordinating project bag.
- Project-ification. Don’t put it off. Go start your Ravelry project page. Do it now while the project is full of potential and good mojo.
- Knit 🙂
- Enjoy Step 4 as much as possible while making margin notes. (For extra points, transfer the written notes to the project page.)
- WEAVE AS YOU GO! (I’m sorry, Mary Jane, that I omitted this in my goals for the year post…I really do want to be part of your club.)
- Admiration. Take MANY photos. Photographing the project while it is wet and limp and lying on the blocking mats does not count.
- Organization. Complete the project page, including notes and the little status emojis and difficulty ratings. Now. Round up all those leftover scraps of yarn. Label them if the ball bands are missing. Take them to the aforementioned totes and file them under the appropriate weight. Wash/fold the pretty project bag and put it away for later use. There. Doesn’t that feel better?
Um…yeah, I’ll let you know how that works out for me.
Allison
I am a librarian and a nerd and I have to admit, I really like updating my project pages on Ravelry! Hunting down the leftovers and weighing them is sometimes a hassle, though, so I don’t let myself label a project “done” until I have logged the amount of yarn used!
Little Church Knits
Alison, you have my complete and undying admiration!
Allison
Aw, thanks!
JenR
Ha! I keep telling myself I need to take better notes while working on patterns, especially socks 🙂 I like your ideal world – too bad real life gets in the way!
Little Church Knits
Agreed!
knittedblissjc
haha, so true!!! I have so much freaking yarn all over the place, but when I want ot cast on for something, suddenly it feel like none of the yarn I have is exactly what I want for project X… sigh. the knitter’s ongoing dilemma.
Kim
Oh to be so organized…….wouldn’t it be great……
Andrea @ This Knitted Life
The blue toes are absolutely divine!
MaryJane
I made the blog again!! 🙂
leafgal
Well if the good Lord loves us all you will be able to do all of that once we win the Powerball tonight :-). Keep up the great work love seeing your posts.