Planning: Seasonal Knitting Plans

It seems like this is the time of year when almost everyone starts making plans for the coming year. My Ravelry queue is loaded with patterns that I'd like to make in 2020. Way more patterns than I will probably be able to knit in one year. Plans change, though. Amazing new patterns come out. The cat unravels a sweater and I suddenly need to knit a new one. You know how it goes.

However, if I plan for only one month at a time, I forget things. How do you make it to December only to realize you have not even started one of the hats you planned for Christmas gifts last December? It happens.

I wanted a seasonal plan that would help me to plan ahead while working with a shorter time period that wouldn't be so overwhelming so that I could plan a little more practically.

I'm still trying to get my total number of WIPs a little smaller so at the top are places to write my beginning and ending number of WIPs to remind myself to keep the number smaller.

WIP Plans: I want to finish one or two items before starting another, but I have several really large projects on the needles that I want to make sure I'm making progress on throughout the season. Things like, add 15 mitered squares to scrap blanket.

Projects to Start and Projects to Finish: These are pretty self-explanatory, but again, I don't want to start five projects if I'm only going to finish one. Seeing it on paper is a good way to keep my plans in perspective.

Gift Items for This Season: This is the place to write any occasions you want to make gifts for this season. These items will probably need to be smaller items since there will be less time to finish them.

Gift Items for Next Season: Writing down the coming occasions you want to make gifts for helps you to think ahead. Do you need to start a larger project now so there will be time to finish it? Do you want to knit an item or two early to get a head start because next season will be especially busy?

Christmas Gifts to Make This Season: Think ahead to Christmas! Check your Christmas gift master list and make a few of the items from it each season. How many Christmas gifts do you need to finish each season or month? Start any larger projects early in the year and save the smaller, quick-to-knit items for closer to Christmas.

Yarn to Purchase: What yarn do you need for this season's knitting? Do you want to start buying yarn for next season? Is there sale yarn that you want to purchase now?

Items to Make for Next Season: This is probably the section that will change the most and that's okay. If you know you want a sweater to wear in the fall and you want to start knitting it in the summer, you may want to buy the yarn in the spring. Or, maybe a new pattern comes out, but you aren't ready to start it, yet. Add it to this list and you can use this section when you are planning for the next season.

If you want to start planning your knitting for the coming season. Click the link below to download my planning sheet:

Seasonal Knitting Planning Sheet