{"id":5126,"date":"2014-01-05T01:18:45","date_gmt":"2014-01-05T06:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=5126"},"modified":"2014-01-05T05:31:13","modified_gmt":"2014-01-05T10:31:13","slug":"knitting-plans-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=5126","title":{"rendered":"knitting plans: 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember when I used to share pictures of finished objects I’d knit? <\/p>\n

Remember when I used to finish objects I’d knit?<\/p>\n

Last year offered up an appalling four finished items: my grandmother’s shawl and three pairs of socks (two for me, one for Rudi). I started some things and worked on some long-languishing projects, but overall it was not a good year for my needles.<\/p>\n

This year, I’m trying to come up with a game plan:<\/p>\n

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  1. Finish 12 pairs of socks. I have many<\/em> partially completed pairs. They totally count.<\/li>\n

    <\/p>\n

  2. On a related note, quantify my works-in-progress. End the year with at least 1\/3 less than the current number.\n <\/li>\n

    <\/p>\n

  3. Knit myself a shawl for my 40th birthday. Next month. (Guess I’d better get working on that one soon…)<\/li>\n

    <\/p>\n

  4. Send off some knitted gifts. (These should include the two I’ve finished but never sent along to their intended recipients.)<\/li>\n

    <\/p>\n

  5. End the year with at least two new sweaters. (Again, any of the ones currently lying fallow would work perfectly well here.)<\/li>\n

    <\/p>\n

  6. Join some knitalongs. Sock Madness occurred during an emotionally draining trip last year and I failed at it in a major way. The Tour de France was more productive for me, but still did not result in wearable objects, although the August finish-your-languishing socks competition did take care of 2\/3 of the socks I completed in 2013. (This year, the Olympics and the World Cup soccer tournament, both major knitting occasions, are happening, so that’s two more built-in events right there.)<\/li>\n

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  7. Fix my knits. I have several items that, due to moths or wear and tear, need darning. I’ve got a class next week that will give me a better grasp of how to tackle those problems.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I think that’ll do it. Essentially, I’d like to prolong the lives of the knits I’ve finished, complete some projects that have been long on the needles (or in drawers\/project bags), and end the year with more things to wear. Sounds perfectly reasonable to me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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