Future Planning

Happy New Year to anyone who finds this little blog. If you want to review my actvities and projects of the last year, the archives might be interesting reading. January, blissfully a five week month, is stretching itself before me. No show committments. I'll be able to accomplish my day job work obligations without much stress. The goal for January, is to get things in order. My plan is to be home on Thursday and Friday, and work on a clean up of the back half of the Lucky Penny household. The kitchen, and my studio. Both a disgrace right now. I have lots of finished, but not, personal projects that need to be assembled, like a Ribby Cardi knit many months ago, and a Debbie Bliss sweater that needs its band redone. There's a sweater from five years ago that needs its neckband re-knit, and a cable sweater, worn only once, that needs sleeve and body band alterations. My thought is to finish one UFO each time before I cast on for a new project. The exceptions are one vest for my sister (I'm omitting the in-law part moving forward, because she's the only sister I have, and I don't care about the circumstances that made her so), socks, and little accessory projects, including items for Piccolo. I have two more vests that will probably make it into my closet this week, can you believe it? This month I need to get my stuff together for having my taxes done, and need to get my continuing education in place to keep my professional credential.

On the Lucky Penny side, I want to get started on some new designs for kits or downloadable files. I'll also be having a discussion with another independent designer in the pet industry for a possible exclusive line. Our design aesthetic is very similar, and my sweaters would be a compliment for what she does now. I'm seriously thinking about another try at the One of a Kind show next December. Hopefully, I'll have books to sell, as well. Because my book is supposed to be published this year. The title is yet to be determined--a book with my original title came out last summer. It's too bad for me. I didn't pick my book's title, but I grew fond of it.

The hat is one of the designs added to the book, modeled by Piccolo, who wasn't too happy about it.