Goals for 2011

I have been thinking of what I want the coming year to be like, and what I want to accomplish.  I like to use the term goals because "resolutions" seems like the sort of thing you try in January, break, and give up on.  Striving toward a goal seems more flexible, more long term, and it has worked for me in the past.


First, I will share the knitting and spinning the goals that I posted at the end of the year on Ravelry:

1. Finish at least 12 projects.  My number of finished objects decreased dramatically after my move.  I would like to bring it back up to at least resemble what I accomplished in past years.
2. Finish everything currently in my Ravelry queue. That would get me 2 lace shawls, 2 sweaters, a scarf/shawlette, and a pair of socks.
3. Use up all of the remaining commercial yarn in my stash. That would give me, in addition to the things in my queue, 3 pairs of socks, something cashmere, and possibly one other item, because I may have mismatched the yarn I intend for a colorwork sweater in my queue.
4. Spin one colorway per month, until I run out of small batches, then at least 4 oz per month. I should run out of small batches sometime in the 3rd quarter, and then spin at least one large project worth of yarn.
5. Cold sheep yarn until I run out of commercial yarn. Exceptions only for project completion.
6. Cold sheep fiber all year. I must start processing my unprocessed fibers and spinning my large batches. Possible limited exception for a local fiber festival.
7. Knit at least one item using handspun for every four projects. If all I accomplish is the 12 projects above, then this will be 3 projects using handspun. I will knit the one handspun project currently in my queue, and the two remaining projects not accounted for by my commercial yarns will be handspun, which will mean that I could cold sheep fo the entire year. If I knit more than 12 projects, and I use up all of my commercial yarns, I can buy new yarn.
8. Minimize pattern & book purchases. I will buy some books and magazines to show support for my LYS, but I will keep these to a minimum and use the patterns I already own first.
9. Knit 1 hour a day. I used to knit more than I do now, and I want to get back to knitting more often.

I also want to recommit to my past goals:

1. Finish other unfinished projects not related to knitting.  I think I should concentrate on sewing, especially as I am behind in the Crepe Sew-Along.
2. No new hobbies.
3. Use my craft supply stash.  No buying just because I might use it in the future.
4. Make more bread.
5. Continue to decrease my consumption of processed food.
6. Continue to buy organic, free range meats and eggs.  This has been trickier since my move.  I need to be clearer on my sources.
7. Continue to eat local in-season vegetables -- especially difficult in winter.  I am looking forward to the re-opening of the Eastern Market in the spring.  Cooking veggies is a bit harder now, since Scott doesn't like as many things as I do.
8. Continue to choose local options for cheese, wine, beer, etc.
9. More canning & freezing.  I hope that rather than giving away much of our garden bounty, we can use it to help see us through the winter.
10. Make any new clothing or buy from small producers/handmade or second hand.  This goal worked well for mein 2010, and I am hoping to continue it.
11. Declutter.  Letting go of things I don't use has ben freeing.  I would like to pare down to only the things we use and love.

Of course, the other main goal is:

1. Get a job or go back to school.  I should start sending applications out presently.

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