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every Knitter and crocheter runs into
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this one minute you're happily working
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on a blanket and the next you've fallen
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down a rabbit hole of new patterns
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irresistible yarn sales and the cursed
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Pinterest if one of your New Year's
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goals is to get your project organized
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this video is for you
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do you find yourself with a mountain of
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Works in progress with no clue where to
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start some days do you start posting in
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Facebook groups about how you're
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drowning in yarn Stitch markers pattern
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Pages bored of one so let's try another
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and then here we are again with
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unfinished projects as others chime in
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they are in the same proverbial boat I
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certainly am no different than
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you managing multiple crochet projects
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does not have to be overwhelming with a
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little organization and the right tools
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you can keep track of your projects keep
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yourself motivated and finish them once
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and for all first we're going to sort
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size small projects like coasters
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amigurumi headbands and Dish
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cloths then our medium projects which
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are smaller sweaters Shaws baby blankets
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things that take a little bit more
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time then there's the big projects these
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are Big blankets intricate garments
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maybe projects that use a category one
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or two yarn or multi-piece sets that
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require more of a long-term
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commitment by grouping these projects
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you can prioritize based on time and
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available next consider using a project
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tracker keeping all of your Works
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organized is so much easier with a
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project tracker I have customized the
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crochet and knit project tracker and
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it's designed with sections for these
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three categories I just mentioned and it
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makes it easy to record and start your
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dates note yarn details the hook size
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and pattern sources which when you have
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a lot of Works going at once can get a
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little muddled and you can track
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progress for each project with space on
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each row for color change and Stitch
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change making it easy to pick back up
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whenever the mood strikes
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you I will have a link below as a
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resource and there's other ways to track
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your projects there are apps I don't
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care for those that's why I designed a
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notebook where you can use a check off
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method but use what works best for
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you you'll also want to set realistic
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yourself it's tempting to try and finish
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once setting realistic goals can help
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you keep motivated and focused for
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example plan to complete one small
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project per week especially if you're
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new to crochet and your
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learning work on your medium project 30
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minutes each evening could be another
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goal or dedicate weekends to tackling
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project if you're making something for a
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gift for instance my wedding blanket
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many people get that pattern to make to
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give as a wedding so you've got a date
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it absolutely has to be done so I
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recommend working a few rows see how
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long it takes you once you get
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comfortable and in your Rhythm and then
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you can count backwards and see how long
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you need to spend each day or each week
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project now another method I'm showing
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you here that I use I actually walk
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around I have a waist apron that I put
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my yarn in and I walk either on my
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walking pad and if I'm not feeling
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particular balance particularly balanced
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one day I'll just uh pace around my
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living room with my project and crochet
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for at least 30 minutes every day so I'm
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able to get in my activity as well as
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meet my crochet goals
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now if you feel like you get bored
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easily or feel stuck on one project try
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rotating your Works spend a set amount
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of time on each project type every week
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for example pick Monday and Tuesday for
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your small projects then your medium
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projects Wednesday and Thursday and
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large projects either on the weekend or
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Friday through Sunday entirely this
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rotation keeps things fresh and helps
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you B B quick wins with your longer term
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commitments do not fear the Frog
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sometimes a project it's just not
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working out it's okay to frog or Unravel
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it and repurpose the yarn for something
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else roll it up and a really beautiful
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ball so it looks inviting to use for a
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new project holding on to a project you
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don't love only adds to clutter and your
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stress this is supposed to be fun isn't
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let me know in the comments if you're
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going to try one or more of these
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strategies and get control of your
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projects once and for all give this
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video a like if you found it helpful and
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subscribe I'd love to see you again
