Friday, August 15, 2014

Cast on all the things

All of a sudden I want to cast on all the things again.  The feeling is getting stronger.  I am fighting this urge because I don't want to add to Mount WIPmore.  The podcastors are enabling me again.  I want to join all the KALs and even do more projects then that.  I want to cast on a stuffy, a Hitofude, Greek Fire, Mystik Spiral socks, and the Angelus shawl.  Also, for September, I want to cast on the 3 in 1 sweater and a mama vertebrae.  Absolutely too much.  My plan is to finish the Fragile Heart shawl, keep working on the mystery shawl, and cast on the Angelus shawl.  The Angelus will use the last of the yarn I purchased last year at Fling.  That would be so awesome to have used all purchased yarn for last years knitting retreat before this year's retreat.  Then maybe I can cast on one of the sweaters in September.  Probably the mama vertebrae. 

I did actually cast on a new project that I finished within 2 days.  My son begged me to make a green pig ball (you know what I mean!)  So, I made that and I found the black bird that had been hibernating for 3 years and finshed that.  My son is so happy, because he now has a red bird, black bird, and a pig!  I am happy because I actually finished a very old project.

1) Diet - no progress
2) Exercise - no progress
3) Craft Room - I finished one hibernating project.
4) Proper Reward System - no progress

First goal, finish it or frog it. I finished a stuffy. I am now down to 26 hibernating projects!!  Can I make it to below 20 by the end of the year?

Additional: I have a plan for my own design.  Should I work on that instead of a sweater KAL?

Friday, August 8, 2014

Two at once

I am working on 2 different beaded lace shawls at the same time.  One is a mystery shawl with clues coming out every 2 weeks and the other is a KAL.  They are both projects that I cast on recently.  So, I am not working on any hibernating projects at this moment.  I am getting that vibe to cast on all the things again, but am successfully restraining myself.  I don't want to add anything more to Mount WIPmore.  Especially since I have brought it under 30!

1) Diet - no progress
2) Exercise - I purchased a bollywood dance workout and did it once.  I will do it again!
3) Craft Room - I finished one hibernating project.
4) Proper Reward System - no progress

First goal, finish it or frog it. I finished my Color Affection. I am now down to 27 hibernating projects!! 
Second goal, savings - I did a fresh start and things are okay.  I did end up spending half a month of buffer, though. :(  But, I am feeling good at where thing are at this moment.

Additional: Not sure I will have much spending money for Fall Fling.

Friday, August 1, 2014

Four in One

I finished four shawls in one month!  One of those shawls was started last year, but after a long period of no finished objects, I find it a great accomplishment.  I started a new shawl last week, but it is a mystery shawl, so the entire pattern is not out yet.  Instead of casting on new projects while waiting the next part of the pattern, I am working on my hibernating projects.  So happy!

I am down to 28 hibernating projects and 1 current project.  Yay for getting below 30!   

1) Diet - no progress
2) Exercise - no progress
3) Craft Room - I finished one hibernating project and decided to frog another. 
4) Proper Reward System - no progress

First goal, finish it or frog it. I finished my Daybreak and I am so happy with it.  I have decided to frog a different shawl because I lost interest in it last year and am still not happy with it.  I ended up frogging the gradient shawl that was hibernating because I was not entirely happy with and I could not figure out where I had left off in the pattern.  I did cast on the Mary Lennox but while I am waiting for each clue and I am working on hibernating projects.  Yay!

Second goal, savings - I am having to do a fresh start in YNAB and I seem to have lost half a month of buffer.  Very Sad.  I don't want to dwell on this.

Additional: Can I get to below 20 projects by the end of the year?