I just spent the last hour and a half, frogging an entire blanket, untangling and winding yarn, and cleaning up my office/craft room. I’ve never felt better. It has me thinking about what my fiber art goals are for 2025. I don’t think any of them are too lofty but we’ll see how the year goals. In no particular order here they are.

1. Use my cotton yarn stash (a.k.a, dishcloth yarn) before I purchase anymore. I don’t think this will be too difficult because knitting dishcloths is my go to for so many things. I knit them during work meetings (as long as I’m not leading), when I’m not sure what to knit next, when I have company over, and whenever I hear someone say they need more dishcloths. Because of this, I tend to buy a lot of cotton yarn plus I was gifted a bunch by my cousin after my aunt and uncle passed away. Side note, I found my Aunt Brenda’s recipe for knitted dishcloths among the yarn and even though it’s already my go to pattern I keep it because it reminds me of her.
   
2. Knit a blanket or throw. I have a bunch of yarn that I purchased that I intended for this purpose but have yet to actually knit it. Mostly because I was working on the throw that I frogged. I’ve selected the Chevron Knit Throw from Yarnspirations and have cast on. It’s honestly not going to use everything so I’ll still have yarn for another throw. Or two.
   
3. Knit four hats. Why this specific amount? Because it’s the number of skeins of yarn that I got from the blanket that I ditched. This may seem crazy but the yarn I had purchased was hand dyed and the variations in the color were way too extreme despite the fact that the dyer intended them to be the same based on the labeling. I think I will be much happier with the yarn in hat form because it won’t matter that the colors are so off.
   
4. Learn to knit fingerless gloves. I have some beautiful yarn that I intended for this and have not made this effort yet. The Basic Fingerless Mitts pattern by Sue Brady seems to fit the bill.
   
5. Knit one sweater. This is also new for me but I think if I can figure out fingerless gloves, I can certainly figure out a sweater. Or maybe I’m just being crazy. At any rate, Ashley Lillis has a great tutorial that I’m able to follow for her Winter Bluff Pullover. How do I know? Because I started it and then frogged it because I set it down too long and had no idea where I was at.

6. Cut my loom stash down to half. I have plenty of cotton loops for potholders and I enjoy making them but I cannot in good conscience buy more loops unless I use at least half of what I have. Everyone should expect potholders for all federal holidays and birthdays.
   
7. Learn to crochet something. Anything. Okay, really I want to crochet the Taylor Swift Chief’s 87 Beanie. I have the pattern, well since it first came out, but have not figured out crochet yet. For the record, I’m not a Swiftie, my husband is. Despite my lectures about him being too old for that. Apparently, there is no age limit.
   
8. If I do all of the above, I will be able to cut my yarn stash down to almost nothing which means I can, you know, purchase more yarn. This is very important because I want to go to the 2025 Midwest Fiber Festival in April. I’m pretty sure that yarn will follow me home like a stray cat looking for food. And, no, I will not have made much of a dent on my stash by then.
   
9. Actually use Ravelry to track my projects and make notations. So that I don’t have to frog unfinished sweaters because I can’t remember where I’m at.
   
10. Try not to frog so many projects and stop being a perfectionist. Okay, that’s just a little knitting humor.

What are your hobbies outside of reading? Care to share those goals?