New Year, New Screw Ups

"I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're doing something." - Neil Gaiman

For the past few years, I have made a series of knitting resolutions. Some years they were big and grand like knitting a certain type of sock each month to learn new techniques. Some years they were simple like to start and finish only three things in a year. And one year I had a large list of things that ranged from knitting a sweater to learning how to spin and sew. The only thing that these lists had in common is that I wanted to challenge myself to learn new things. Yes, most of the time I failed to do even a small amount on these lists, but that really isn't the point and I think that people lose track of that. After all, for most people a new year feels like a brand new start. So, instead of making a list of resolutions this year, I am going to make a list of mistakes that I think I will do.

New Year's Mistake Goals

1. Try to cast on for a pair of socks only to come out with the wrong number three times in a row.
2. Miscalculate the amount of yarn that I will need for a sweater and run out 3/4ths of the way done.
3. Screw up on counting short-row turns while trying to do them as shadow wraps.
4. Spill the box of leftover sock yarns while organizing the knitting cabinet.
5. Spend a half hour untangling a skein of fingering weight yarn.

Instead of worrying about how you want to improve yourself, I challenge you to guess how many and what type of mistakes that you will make in the following year.

Happy New Year!

-MegWesley