twistedloops

 I’d like to do a wrap-up each month here on the blog on my progress on my ten for 10 goals.

1. Knit a large square/rectangle shawl (like one from from Heirloom Knitting or Knitted Lace of Estonia)
   No progress on this one. This is still the one that worries me most for 2010.
    
2.  Knit a sweater for me
   I’ve been thinking about this one, and I’m leaning towards the Asymmetrical Cardigan from Knitting Nature by Norah Gaughan. I thought about challenging myself and knitting this sweater for the Ravelympics, but I’m now leaning towards one of the designer events.
    
3. Knit a pair of colorwork socks
   See the super secret swatching project listed “On my Needles” and the reference above to the designer Ravelypics event? That’s all I’m saying for now.
    
4. Clean and prep the baby alpaca (cria) fleece I purchased (which will be much easier since I got combs and hand cards for Christmas)
5. Spin the above mentioned fleece
   I spent some time this past weekend testing out my new hand combs and cards. I think I need more practice with them before I tackle the fleece. I made a mess out of the commerical top that I tried to card, and I’m not sure it’s even spinnable anymore. Definitely not what I want to do with the lovely fleece.
    
6. Spin at least an hour per week to improve my overall spinning technique and consistency
   I didn’t spin an hour a week in January, but I did spin about 8 hours total in the month. I’d like to work towards spinning a little each week rather than in burst once or twice a month.
    
7. Reduce the overall stash -I must knit/destash more than I purchase (by weight, since I want to include the fiber and yarn)
   This one isn’t going so well. I’ve got another 8 ounces of roving coming to me that I ordered in January. All I used up in January was about 3 ounces of yarn for my Citron (which just finished blocking).
    
8. Design and release at least 2 patterns
   This is well underway and should easily be met this year. More details to come!
    
9. Post more regularly to this blog
   I managed to get in five posts in January. I’d still like to post more, but it’s a definite improvement over most of 2009.
    
10. Attend my local knitting or spinning groups more often (which shouldn’t be hard – I hardly went at all in 2009)
    I only made it once in January, but it’s a start. I am planning on attending tonight.

Overall, I feel that I made fairly good progress in January and have some fairly high hopes for what I can accomplish in February.