Another year has
come and gone and it is now time to review how I really did against
my goals that I set at the beginning of 2016.
2016
Goals
1. Blog
at least 4 times a month. - blogged every week
2.
Cross-stitch Bluenose Dime by Lynne Nicoletti – still working on
this piece as I only have rayon floss to do and I don’t like using
rayon floss.
3.
Finish 5 cross-stitch that I already have started – finished more
than 5 cross-stitch but not that were previously started.
4. Get
stash below 300 pounds – got yarn below 300 pounds as I was able to
donate yarn I would never use to a charity
5. Get
craft items organized – ongoing process but things do look a lot
better
As always I have sat
down and figured out a few goals for 2017 and hopefully I will have
some really good results by the end of this year.
2017 Goals
1. Blog at least 4
times a month
2. Finish Bluenose
Dime by Lynne Nicoletti
3. Cross-stitch
Reflections of Canada – Ink Circles in 2017
4. Stitch from stash
for both cross-stitch and knitting/crocheting (see below for
explanation)
5. Continue to get
craft items more organized and downsized
6. Finish two of my
own designs in 2017 that are already kitted or started
My goal in both the
cross-stitch and knitting/crocheting stitch from stash is to really
limit my spending and see how it goes. I am going to do this for the
first six months and when will figure out if I will continue it for
the last half of the year. I will post updates on the blog at the end
of the month to show how I am doing with each of the stitch from
stash.
Stitch from stash
explained
Stitch from stash is
an idea where you give yourself a budget each month for how much you
can spend on a craft. You can earn more money by finishing projects
but ultimately it is a means of controlling your spending on the
crafts you love but you will also see how much stash you really have.
This is what I am doing so that I can get my stash better organized
and maybe finish some projects that have been started. I have set a
$25 a month budget for both cross-stitch and knitting/crocheting. I
haven’t figured out how I will earn credits for the
knitting/crocheting but will figure that out as I go.
The group I am in
for cross-stitch we can earn between $2 and $25 based on the size of
the project we finish. A piece 40 x 40 stitches earns you $2 and a
piece 160 stitches x 160 stitches or bigger earns you $25.
I am thinking that I
am going to try and give myself credit for baby hats of $1-$2 and
then children’s hats $5, shawls $10-20 depending on size, afghans
$25. The knitting/crocheting credits will be determined as I start
to finish things but at least I can only spend $25 a month on items
if I don’t get busy and make things.
