So very many things to knit (and my attempt to stay focused)

I've noticed that knitters come in all shapes and sizes (insert your own joke about gauge here). One of those shapes/sizes happens to come in EXCITED ABOUT KNITTING. What I mean by excited is that I have so much lovely yarn, ideas for designs and patterns I want to write, and of course there is an endless stream of patterns I want to knit (my ravelry queue is insanely long). Essentially, I'm brimming with things I want to knit, learn, say about knitting, and ideas and patterns I want to share.  However, I simply do not have enough time to do all of these things, so when I have a spare day/afternoon/evening, I need to make a choice in order to focus. 

Deep breathing really helps with focusing and making knitting choices (specifically, ujjayi breathing is really helpful when I'm over-excited...yoga in general is helpful for quieting and focusing my brain). 

I also think it's helpful to slow down and actually take stock of your projects, what you hope to accomplish in the time you have, and your ultimate goals. Ravelry has been such a wonderful resource for me because you can record everything you are knitting, tag projects (for easy searching), make notes, upload pictures, and stay relatively organized and on top of all of the projects you have going. I wish that ravelry had a blog function for users who wish to write about knitting/stitching in general, but that's why I have this external blog. 

So anyway, here are the projects I'm excited about:

My designs (pattern making)

• My Lady Verity Mitts are currently being test knit (I still need testers for sizes M-XL, so if you're interested, go here and make sure to follow all of the group rules!)
• My Icarus Tee is completed, I just need to finish the pattern draft, and I will post the pattern to the Free Pattern Testers group to be test knit. 

Patterns I am excited about (designed by others)

• The Stephen West 2013 Mystery Shawl KAL (my project page is here)
• I am working on the Prisma Dolman sweater published in the latest issue of interweave. I fell in love with the dropped stitches! I think I might make this a cardigan instead of a pullover. I haven't decided yet. 

Yarn I am excited about

• I bought 4 skeins of Noro Hitsuji on sale from webs, and it is so lovely, I want to make sure I use it in the best way!
• I have 1.5 skeins of Quince & Co's puffin left over from a cowl I just made. I'm on the fence about what to make. 

And that's not even everything! I'm sure there are quite a few people out there who feel the same. If you like, let me know your story of overflowing energy for knitting (I'd love to hear it)--comment, or PM me on ravelry (BrotherLadies). 

~Leah