Goodbye and Hello

Well, the projects review is done. As I said yesterday, I think it was a mostly productive year. I still think I can reach my 24 in 2009 goal (as I procrastinate on my Dymphna Pullover by updating my blog). However, I know that I won't be setting a volume goal for 2010.

The biggest problem that I ran into this year was that it confined me project-wise. I made decisions based on how quickly I could get something done. That's not really my style of knitting. There are several things I really wanted to work on that I just didn't want to put the time in.

Those are the projects I want to focus on this coming year. I want ability challenges for 2010. A new technique or a complex project. Things in my queue that I've been avoiding because they're high concentration.

I have already promised Matt his fair isle sweater. I bought the kit back in 2006. I find fair isle to be very high concentration, and it's not my favorite to knit. That makes it perfect for what I want to accomplish in 2010. I also want to get one of my higher concentration cabled sweaters done. Either St. Brigid or Marilyn.

However the number one goal for 2010 is to tackle the sewing/craft room. The current state of my sewing room could easily make an appearance on Hoarders. It was always "messy", but it has become a dumping ground. I need to do some serious purging and organization. It's going to be a lot of work and quite frankly, it's very overwhelming.

So let's do the specifics (so I can look back this time next year).

1. Clean and organize sewing room
2. Bayberry
3. St. Brigid or Marilyn
4. Fix/repair the 4 projects that have minor issues

a: Summer Braids
b: Mondo Cable Cardi
c: Asymetrical Cardi
d: Kool Kardi (sadly, this just needs buttons!)

It's not an overwhelming set of goals, but each is very challenging for me. First tho', I gotta get project #24 done by midnight tomorrow! (I make no promises that it will be blocked this year).