New Year Resolutions
Posted By Laura on January 5, 2011
I have decided to make some New Year Resolutions! Now, I normally wouldn’t post these on my blog but I have decided to make some crafty ones this year. I never really make crafty resolutions as I feel that it puts pressure on me to succeed. But this year I need a bit of direction so have come up with some. And I may add to them later.
By crafty I am not just going to focus on knitting or crochet. I am going to include a huge variety of things. So, without further ado, here is my list!
1. Complete and blog at least 50 projects
This one is the biggie for me this year. I have lots of ideas of things I want to make, things I am already in the process of making and things that are just languishing. I *am* going to include finishing off current projects (eg my forest path stole … ) in this list. I am also going to include things like baking, sewing, object making … as well as knitting and crochet. The main objective of this is to just be crafty.
2. Design Something
I already have an idea for this. As per usual I have thought of something rather elaborate. I never make things simple, do I?! I have a mindful of ideas but one is jumping out at me and I want to try and create it. I’m not saying I’ll release a pattern for it, not at the moment, but I just want to make something that I have designed. And I’m not talking about a blanket sort of thing with a variation on a simple granny square, for example, I’m thinking bigger and more elaborate than that. Oh yes. Watch this space (maybe in August!).
3. Make a quilt
I have already cut out lots of squares for a quilt and over a year ago I planned on creating one, but it never materialized. I am planning on changing the design to something that will break up the squares a bit so that they are a bit more individual, but in essence it will be a fairly simple quilt. This shouldn’t be too tricky to complete. I just need the time!
4. Blog more
I am aware of my failings in this so I plan to blog at least once a week. I do like my blog but sometimes, like my earlier post today, I can spend ages organising photos, uploading and writing and sometimes I would rather use that time to make something. I want to do things like Blog-A-Day for a month every couple of months or so, even if it’s just things like a random photo or the like.
5. Take more photos
This is rather simple. I want to take more photos. Of things around me, of things that I create, or work in progress, of Niamh, of just My Life. Not necessarily to blog but any that are bloggable is a bonus.
6. Make a blanket
I have already started this with my Granny Stripe. I’ll show a photo of work in progress later today.
7. Finish my Forest Path Stole
Ahem. This has been a WIP for over 2 years now. It’s rather embarrassing :/
8. Be more thrifty
Self explanatory and have started this already. It’s the 3 Rs of crafting – reduce (my stash), reuse (instead of purchasing more!) and recycle (find new uses for things). And make use of charity shops and the like. I think this is important.
That’s about it for now. Plenty to be getting on with, i’m sure!
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