With the Olympics starting this week, I am only just now trying to decide what to do. Since I have not had the proper amount of time to really plan anything and I already have several projects going, I am not going to officially participate in the Ravellenics. Instead, I’m thinking my goal should be to work on combing my Jocob fleece every day and attempt to finish my mother’s sweater (of which I have only knit about 10 rows since casting it on at the end of January).
Though finishing the sweater is a rather lofty goal, I am not going to hold myself to it. I have not done the math to figure out how many rows I need to knit a day in order to complete the sweater by February 23rd. I will just focus on knitting on it every day, either while I’m on the go, or each night after M has gone to bed.
During the 2012 Olympics, I pushed hard to pump out numerous projects and I felt like I could not let myself do anything but knit in order to complete everything on my list. It may have been rewarding to see all those finished objects stacking up, but this year, I want to focus more on enjoying the process. By keeping my knitting goals relaxed, I will still have time and energy to work on combing the fleece as well as some spinning I’ve been doing since completing the last of my blanket knitting.
Hopefully, the Olympics will keep me motivated to work on these goals and bring me one step closer to accomplishing two of my four major goals for the year!
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