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Sunday, July 3, 2016

A Year of Projects 2016-2017: Week 1: Giving it another shot

Some local (and not so local) yarn shops have put together a Yarn Cruise this summer.  This is the second year they are doing it.  A group of friends and I have decided to participate.  We've purchased our bags and passports and have visited two shops already.  (Babygirl and I are going to visit shop #3 later today.)  The yarn cruise excitement has led to me spending some time in the craft room realizing how much I miss my knitting/crocheting.  In addition I've decided if I don't start knitting/crocheting my stash I'm going to have a big problem soon ;). The "office" has been overtaken by yarn and patterns.  I really need to get a handle on it as I may be needing the office to function as an office in the near future, lol.

In a round about way, this leads me back to  A Year Of Projects. I've done it in the past and felt I got more knitting/crocheting done while following along.  It also allows me to see what other crafters are doing out there.

                                          


I'm going to keep my goals short term as to help me focus.  I tend to want to start all.the.things, and finish none.  Hopefully by keeping focus I can get some things finished!

Short term focus for July:
1. Surprise knitting.  A gift for someone which can't be shared on the Internet right now.  It's almost done, pictures will be posted by the end of the month.
2. A River Runs Through It  - I'm doing this as a KAL with two friends from the Yarn Cruise.
3. One currently undecided UFO

Long term goals:
1. Use yarn from the stash!!
2. Get stash and pattern books organized

Things I'd like to make this year:
1. A sweater for me (maybe Antler)
2. A sweater for  Babygirl (maybe Antler)
3. A pair of socks
4. A sweater with the yarn from Ireland

27 comments:

  1. Surprise are the best!! A yarn cruise... Fun!!!! Hope you share all your yarn purchases with us!!!

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  2. I like the short term goals and a yarn cruise sounds fantastic!

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  3. I like the short term goals and a yarn cruise sounds fantastic!

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  4. Yarn Cruise?! I am so jealous :( I can wait to see all your finished projects. my favorite part of YOP.

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  5. Yarn Cruise?! I am so jealous :( I can wait to see all your finished projects. my favorite part of YOP.

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  6. Welcome back. A yarn cruise? On land or water? Either sounds wonderful. Good list too. I did a "use stash yarn only" one year and it was wonderful. Makes a person really think when choosing patterns. Looking forward to seeing your progress.

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  7. Your comment on starting and not finishing had my name on it! LOL! I am hoping to do better this year. So glad you came back to YOP and I love your blog title! I also really like the antler sweater and your goals about organizing your stash and A River Runs Through It. I just finished my Hudson Bay socks and I have some Hudson hats on the list so why not a shawl referring to the Hudson? The yarn cruise sounds like my kinds of cruise and wouldn't it be sweet for you and your baby girl to have matching sweaters? No pressure! LOL! I can't wait to see your progress and your projects!

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  8. I love the idea of a short term list. May need to modify mine...
    This YoP group certainly does help keep us focussed doesn't it? My yarn stash is a lot ridiculous and I too need to work through it before adding to it.

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  9. Welcome back! The yarn cruise sounds like lots of fun.
    Antler is such a classic sweater; I can't wait to see you both in your new hand knits :)

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  10. I like the idea of a short-term list, too. Now I'm rethinking my list. ;). I look forward to seeing what you create this year. It looks like first up may be A River Runs Through It. What a pretty shawl.

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  11. I like the idea of a short-term list, too. Now I'm rethinking my list. ;). I look forward to seeing what you create this year. It looks like first up may be A River Runs Through It. What a pretty shawl.

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  12. Love the broken down short term goals, this is going to be very interesting to see and like a mini surprise each month of what this months goals are! Very exciting and I can't wait to see what this month turns up in the way of yarny goodness.

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  13. OMGosh, I'm envious of how you're treating yourself to a yarn cruise; that is super awesome! And your blog title had me chuckle. My mum always said, "She rules the roost," every time a daughter was born and it was so true!

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  14. Yarn cruise that sounds fun, love the idea of a short term list, it sounds so doable.

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  15. Yarn cruise that sounds fun, love the idea of a short term list, it sounds so doable.

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  16. You are making the list work for you and that is great. A Yarn Cruise?? Oh my. I can only imagine the fun being had. Show us picture or acquisitions when you can! Cheers for a great YOP year 6.
    xoxo

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  17. Short term goals are always good to have as it's great to be able to tick things off your list early. A winner for sure. Good luck.

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  18. Here's to stash busting - me too! We can cheer each other on.

    Mary-Anne

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  19. Here's to stash busting - me too! We can cheer each other on.

    Mary-Anne

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  20. Yarn cruise that sounds fun, love the idea of a short term list, it sounds so doable.


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