My Annual Knitting Goals…almost in February

Since I'm only hours away from February, I thought I'd post my list of knitting goals for the year. I was inspired by the yearly goal setting that my family does, but also by Susan B. Anderson's group on ravelry, which challenges people to post some annual goals.

So, here goes…

1. Knit from stash for most of the year. Only buy yarn if I really, really, really love it.
2. Organize the yarn that has migrated into my bedroom closet (migrated from my stash closet in the guest room!) and sort the yarn into bags for projects.
3. Knit from the project bags that I create, rather than get sidetracked by new projects.
4. Knit one pair of socks per month this year, including socks for my kids.
5. Finish off my project pages. My yarn scale broke so I haven’t been keeping track of yarn amounts. Need to break out my new scale.
6. Finish my friend’s baby present BEFORE the baby arrives in May! :)
7. Participate in Jane Richmond’s KAL - I got to test knit the Climb socks from her most recent book and have ordered the yarn to make the Inland cardigan(pattern).
8. Keep working on my Noro Kureyon Sunny Spread. I would love to have half of it done by the end of the year.
9. Attend VKL in Seattle and take one of Susan’s classes (fingers crossed!!!) 

Although there are many goals, I think that they're do-able. I've already spent tonight going through my closet full of yarn and bagging projects, fulfilling goal #3. The number of project bags I now have ready and waiting? Nineteen. Yikes. This yarn isn't my stash; it's actually yarn that I moved into my bedroom closet from my stash (stored in my guest room closet) because I was planning on making something 'soon' with it. Time to make some headway on it before the clothing in my closet is replaced by more yarn.

I also finished off a pair of socks that I started early last year. At times, I've even worn just the one, lonely finished sock. I've been feeling inspired lately and knit the matching sock in a few days last weekend.

Did I mention how much I love self-striping yarn? My addiction will hopefully be satisfied with goal #4. I tend to hoard my self-striping yarn, but it's so beautiful to knit. This particular yarn is Zwerger Garn Opal Sweet and Spicy in the Eiswaffel colourway. The pattern is from the wonderful Susan B. Anderson, called How I Make My Socks (right to the point!), which never fails to produce the perfect pair of socks.