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There I’ve said it. Admittedly, that’s a bit of a sweeping statement but how many of the resolutions and good intentions that are made at the start of the year still hold true by the end?
Less is more. Or rather, concentrating on fewer projects at one time leads to satisfyingly quicker results and can be more efficient, too. Especially if you have to ‘find’ your way back into a project that’s been lying dormant for a while. With this in mind, here are my plans for thoughts on project management for this year:
I intend limiting myself to:
something straightforward for social knitting,
a larger or more complex project, and
a small travel project.
When I take part in knit alongs they will be to make one of these items and not an excuse to start another project.
So what happens now?
There are still secret projects to be completed. These will have to count collectively as my larger project for just now as they are unsuitable for social knitting.
My small travel project will be a sock for a knit along (more on that soon).
That just leaves the social knitting. Well, funnily enough, whenever I’ve been at a gathering recently that involved knitting I took my Ley Lines shawl. It really deserves to be finished. I started it in a moment of folly back in the spring when knitting two shawls as part of a KAL seemed like a very achievable goal. Then I got distracted by more knit alongs and secrets and…
So here it is, growing longer and longer, and I still have a quarter of the yarn to go. I really hope I can block some width into it. It’s a shame that this shawl has been neglected somewhat since whenever I pull it out of the bag, I’m always pleased to hold it in my hands and knit it again. It should be finished soon, too, if I keep to my plans!
Stefanie said:
Good, realistic goals here. I say of you’ve gone that far for the shawl, you might as well finish.
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soknitsome said:
I think it would be useful when travelling and there’s some of that happening in the next couple of months so I really should stay focused!
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Beth said:
You can do it!
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soknitsome said:
Thanks 🙂
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Little Church Knits said:
Ok, now you have me thinking about my own project-management goals for the year! Hmmmm…As regards the shawl: go get the 30-day free trial of Audible.com, pick yourself a good long book and knit-til-it’s-done 🙂
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soknitsome said:
That’s a good idea. I do enjoy listening to programmes on the BBC while I knit. They do good dramatisations of the classics as well as other works. Good luck with your project goals!
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Audrey said:
You always achieve your goals. Have faith my friend. You will complete everything (unlike me). Look forward to your updated news.
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soknitsome said:
🙂 Well if all goes well I might have something new to wear in Cologne!
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Maggienesium said:
You’ve got this! I’m really excited to see your socks 😀
On resolutions in general, think I can stick to mine because they are realistic and I set a trial period for them. Last year we decided not to go out for meals for all of Lent. It was really strict but we only had to get through 40 days so it seemed doable, and by the time Easter rolled around we hardly missed dinning out. I think we got donuts a couple of times but for the most part we cook all our meals now and it feels pretty fab.
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soknitsome said:
Well done on keeping your resolution. The trial period is a good idea. No point in attempting the impossible. I hope to start the socks very soon. The KAL has started and it’s been a while since I made a pair of socks…
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Maggienesium said:
Sweet! Best of luck, I’m a huge fan of sock knitting and just hearing that a pair of socks is in the works gets me really amped 😀 You’re more than welcome in our Sock Thursday group. We are going to do some live knits but mostly we post about our progress on Thursdays and cheer each other along.
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soknitsome said:
Thanks!
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Julia said:
It sure looks great! It will be wonderfully warm when it’s done. 🙂
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soknitsome said:
Thank you. The wool is lovely and soft, too.
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VanaChoo said:
You are so right! I’m slowly knitting down my stash and wip’s. When I get the lingering wip’s under control I’d like to keep the same goals. One simple project and one more challenging should be enough to keep me occupied. Good luck with your project management!
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soknitsome said:
Thank you and good luck with your plans!
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