GOALs!

I am nothing if not ambitious.  (Hey, I'm not in Slytherin House in the pretend knitting game on Ravelry for nothing.  I'm also a huge, huge nerd, but we knew that already.)

So, I have some goals for 2012.  Some crafting goals, to be more precise, because the Real Life goals (finish my masters, get a full-time contract, & get the house in order) are big, but kind of boring in the daily making-of.

Anyway.  Crafty crafterson over here also has a case of crazy pants.  52 in 52.  13.1 miles.  And so on.

Here's the breakdown of my goals.  I'm including in my 52 in 52 the finishing of Works in Progress (or WIPs) because otherwise, they will never, ever be complete.  So there.

2012 Challenges: 13.1 & 52/52

Because I am nothing if not ambitious (and perpetually almost willfully unaware of my limits), I have set myself a set of challenges for 2012, one old, one renewed: finish 52 projects in 52 weeks and knit, crochet, sew, or spin a combination of 13.1 miles (23,056 yards).

I'll be counting.  Will you?

My Year Starts Sometime in May

I am currently in the throes of writing a 140-page document that serves as the capstone of my master's program.  I have also in my fourth month of full-time teaching in an interim position of indefinite length.  Bluntly: I have no time for hobbies.

I've still managed to squeeze in a very few number of fiber-related projects, but my production is low, compared to the past two years.

I still found time to spin 268 yards of noms.

Beginning in May (when I - hopefully - graduate with a Masters of Arts in Teaching), I'll renew my efforts to document my fiber-related pursuits while simultaneously trying to use up my stash (as ever).

Until then?  Picture me frantically writing essays while gazing longingly at whatever I've got on the needles or on the spindle.

52 in 52: Week 43

I blame the Harry Potter Knit Crochet House Cup on Ravelry

I'm a bit closer to "on track" with this hare-brained scheme, although I'm not convinced I'll hit 52, between work and school and my work assignment getting extended and extended and extended (which is an AWESOME thing).

Since I've finally figured out spinning, I'm counting yarns-I-make in my "finished object count" for the year. And I've been making yarn like whoa because (a) I can do it in the dark, which makes it movie-compatible and (b) I can do it even when my brain is mush from the over-tired.

Om Nom Nom

 My first useable yarn is a worsted-ish weight 2-ply merino/massam/silk blend that knits and warms like a bulky-weight alpaca.  (I spun the first 45 yards, then started knitting, stopping only to spin more yarn when I ran out.)