Was New Year's Eve really this week? The work week seemed a lot longer than just three days! I'm happy to make a good dinner, sit down and get stared at by my crazy dogs. Back to the beauty of mundane life as my best friend put it. Tonight I'm going to have a beer and watch some serious tv... with my knitting, of course!
In the New Year effort to get organized I decided to reinstate the planning printables that I created. I previously posted about the Weekly Dumplist and have given it an update. Now called the Weekly Planner, I think it's better suited for its real use. The Weekly Planner is an itemized to-do list that helps you see all the tasks for the week and organize them per day. It's a great tool for a designer like me or anyone else that just has a lot of things to do!
Click here to download the printable PDF to-do list.
In the top right you can write down your project and the date followed by a brief overview for the week. Take a minute and write down any appointments or other items that are already scheduled. There's a box for each day giving you plenty of room to make notes. This is a great place to add doctor visits, birthdays, or even family dinner here in this section.
On the left is the big list. Start at the top line and add a task, then another one. Get all of the things you need to do out of your brain and on to this piece of paper. As you start writing you'll start to remember more things that you need to do so keep writing. Write EVERYTHING you need to do on this list. It might not all get done this week but by writing everything down you won't forget something.
Now you can break up the week into days. Read down your list. Are any of the items urgent? If they are then put an X on the corresponding line in the Urgent column. Read through your list again and think about which items need to be done first and which can be accomplished later in the week. Assign a day to them in the Date Assigned column, I use M, T, W, Th, F as my shorthand. Take into consideration how long a task will take you to complete and maybe put one longer project on each day. Also be sure to space out your tasks throughout the week, not everything needs to be done on Monday.
The next step is to get to work! After you've completed each task on the list then put an X in the Complete box. I scratch out the whole line, too! By Friday you should have everything done!
Click here to download the printable PDF to-do list.
I've also included it in the righthand column of the blog if you need to come back and grab some fresh prints! -->
Here's a fun, quick crochet cowl pattern! The Fandango Cowl has a fun crochet fan stitch and is worked in the round. The yarn, Sister Yarn by Knit Collage is soft and lofty so this cowl works up fast and looks great!
Fandango Cowl – #210
Sizes: One size fits most
Measurements: 8" high x 27" circumference
Yarn: Knit Collage Sister Yarn, 115 yards
Color Turquoise Heather, 1 hank
or
115 yards of very chunky weight yarn
Needles: Crochet Hook: Size N, 10mm
Gauge: 2¼ dc clusters over 4".
Begin:
Ch 44, join with sl st to first ch to form a ring being careful not to twist chain.
Round 1: Ch 3, work 2 dc in same ch as sl st, sk next 2 chs. *Work 3 dc in next ch, sk next 2 chs.* Repeat from *to* around. Join with sl st to beg ch-3.
Round 2: Ch 3 and TURN. Work 2 dc in sp between t-ch and first 3-dc cluster. *Work 3 dc between next two 3-dc clusters.* Repeat from *to* around. Join with sl st to beg ch-3.
Repeat Round 2 another 10 times. You should have 12 rows total. Fasten off and weave in all yarn ends.
Click here to download the Fandango Cowl Crochet Pattern PDF.
