After managing to clean out one bag in an effort to organize my crochet office, I decided to plow forward in the hope that I would awaken to 2016 with a fully functional place to get my work done. It was, I believed, one of those moments that called for baby steps — small incremental changes that would lead to an organized office.
I started by taking a photo of the table I use:
As is clear, the table that is supposed to function as a desk, instead serves as a catch all for everything.
There are partially completed projects, scraps of paper with miscellaneous notes about projects that I have worked on or want to work on, and any number of partial skeins of yarn.
With so many places I could begin, I decided to start by sorting the yarn which was not the most inspiring of projects. I worked for hours, untangling skeins that had become tied up with one another, rolling the resulting yarn into balls, and then sorting the balls and putting them away.
It was not a quick and easy job, but eventually, I created some clear spaces on the table, and as that happened, I unearned some projects that I ought to finish.
I found this nearly completed crochet goat in need of one leg (I still might find that on the table):
These two textured rainbow squares inspired by a motif I designed for my 2012 North Carolina State Fair project:
A shark flower (inspired by Shark Week) and a smaller textured rainbow square (inspired by the larger textured square):
And when I tired of all that sorting and organizing and putting away, I reached for my copy of Ami Ami Dogs (which was also on the table), sorted out the problems I was having crocheting a muzzle, and made a little bit of progress toward completing the Rainbow comfort shawl:
As for my office, when I looked back on the past day’s efforts, I had managed to locate some actual table top; enough, in fact, that my cat stripes was able to find a place to sit and survey my work:
There is, obviously, more to be done, but I just might have my office ready for the new year.
Looking good! Don’t you find it odd that no matter how carefully you put single skeins and balls of leftover yarn on a table or desk, they always end up in one big tangled mess? I’m sure there’s an explanation to this conundrum; maybe someday, after I’ve cleaned up and organized my desk space, I’ll have the time and the inclination to ponder on that. ?
You’re making great progress! Thanks for reminding me of the goats! I *love* those goats! I love the textured squares and shark flower, too! I’m sure Stripes is thankful for a cleaned-off place to sit! (My cats are not very patient – they just knock off whatever is in their way of where they want to sit!)