Here We Go…

Hey girl, hey! I’m Toni, and I have something to say. I’m a knitter, crocheter, sewer… is that what it’s called? lol Well that’s what I’m gonna call it. lol Anyway, I’m a serial crafter. And I want to start documenting it. I’ve been at this for 15 years, though I learned how to crochet when I was a little girl. My granny, the queen of gifting beautiful crochet shawls, taught me. I didn’t pick it back up though, until 2008 while pregnant with my 2nd child. And since then, I’ve created this amazingly large graveyard of WIPS. (Works in progress) I a perpetual starter, often either losing interest, forgetting my place, forgetting I was working on a project for the next shiny thing, or just not making time to finish. But here I am, in 2024 on Beyoncé’s great internet declaring myself a finisher and posting my journey for the world to see. Okay, I’m really just posting it for myself, but that’s okay. I want to be able to come back to this in a year and say wow. I did that.

So let’s talk goals.

Goal 1 Make with intention. Before, I used to just pick whatever, but it wasn’t ever anything I had a fire about. So when I got bored, (thanks ADHD) I’d give up.

Goal 2 Make sustainably. The goal is to use natural fibers. That means wools, cottons, linens, silks, and the like. If I’m using a blend, it can’t be more than 40% synthetic. The goal will be the less synthetic the better though.

Goal 3 Use what I make, or give it away. I don’t want to hoard things. To start, my goal is to wear what I make. If I don’t, I’ll make sure to donate or sell the items.

Goal 4 Frog what I won’t pick back up. I refuse to have a graveyard this year. lol Instead of giving up on a project and letting it die in a plastic tote, I’ll repurpose the yarn and reuse it for something more usable. Unless it’s mohair, suri or precut fabric of course, because a who has time to try and unravel those? But that goes back to making with intention. lol

Goal 5 Post at least 1 time per week. I want to make this a ritual. Sustain a habit. Document my year. Dedicate myself to something and actually finish. If I take a break, I’ll blog about it. Ya girl is really trying to create a new habit and fight my executive dysfunction.

Alright. Let’s do this! I got it. And if I don’t, that’s okay. I still got it.