Jess's 09 goals

So in 2008 my goals were project oriented. And I loved it. It helped keep me motivated. Pushed me to finish the sweater and kept me excited about the lace. I have something different in mind for 2009. For 2009 my goal is to blog more. not daily... probably not even weekly. But to just blog more. Out of all the things I completed in 2008 I only blogged about half of them (if that many).

So here we go. wish me luck and try to keep me motivated (comments are very welcome and appreciated).

This is 2009's first finished project.


Pattern: "Tulip Baby Cardigan from Dream in Color"
Yarn: Jo-Ann Sensations Tesoro in white, pink, purple, and blue (its discontinued)
needles: US 5 and 7
started: January 1st
finished: January 2nd
Really fast knit. Way faster than I thought it would be. I bought a kit with yarn for the 6-9 month size. But this one is made for Justin's Cousin's little girl Bailey who is about to turn 1. So this is the 12-18month size. I realy hope it fits her.

2008 Goals

So I'm not usually big about setting goals for myself. Especially knit related ones. But this year I've decided that there are things I want to do and if I say them aloud they are more likely to happen.

first up is the "socks from stash" group I joined. Its a kal blog. One pair of socks a month from stash yarn. So first goal is at least 12 pair of socks. Most likely I'll knit more than 12. I started to set my goal at 2 pair a month. But there are other things I want to knit and I dont want to get stressed out with my goals. So at least one pair even tho more are possible and likely.

Next up is lace. I did successfully fix the mistake in the lace I'm working on. But because lace takes a lot more concentration and is impossible to knit around Nathan my lace goal is not very high. I want to complete 3 lace shawl/stoles this year. Big (or well decent sized) ones. One will be the one currently on needles. Another will be Amie's wedding lace. The third I've not picked yet but I have plenty of stashed lace yarn and ideas. I might as for help on deciding this later. This goal may even be small by my standards but since I've yet to actually complete a lace project I dont want to set my goal so high that I'm destined to fail. So 3 it is.

I MUST complete Rogue this year. I have half a hood and 2 sleeves to knit. So this is possible. I've just lost my rogue mojo. I've had this pattern for like 2 years and the yarn for forever. I must have this sweater off my needles and in wearable form.

There are other goals I have in mind but these are the main ones for right now. Might not sound like much. But I have big plans for knitting in 08. This is just the beginning.

~Jessica