30MinKnits Challenge

I’m challenging you all to knit for 30 minutes-a-day for 30 days!

Wait, why…?

I think many of us knitters, fast or slow, have gone through patches of knit-neglect. Our UFOs (unfinished objects) start piling up in a corner. We look back at the past few weeks and realize we haven’t knit at all or have only knit a couple of times and, with regret, we exclaim,

“If only I’d just knit for a few minutes every day, I’d be done with that project already!”

I want to gift myself with 30 minutes a day of knitting so I can…

• Start and finish that second sock
• Finish that beautiful red shawl I’ll never wear
• Finish the shirtie I really want to wear
• Finish the annual temperature scarf I started… in 2013

And I want you to gift 30 minutes to yourself as well! If you have unfinished knits or haven’t picked up your needles for a while, join me!

How the heck am I going to find 30 minutes?

• If you’re a morning person, set your alarm for 30 minutes earlier than usual for 30 days, grab your cup of coffee (or tea!), settle in somewhere comfy and knit.
• Knit between bites during lunch!
• Knit at stoplights on your way to work. (Okay, that might be dangerous…)
• Watching TV? Multitask and knit!
• When you find yourself mindlessly surfing Facebook, Reddit, Ravelry, or anything else on the internet, put down your phone and pick up your needles.
• Be mindful of your time – are you doing something you’ll regret not having done tomorrow? If not, knit!
• Knit on the toilet…? (We’re heading into creepy territory.)
• Knit in bed, right before you go to sleep because you almost forgot you were doing the 30MinKnits challenge!

Alright, I’m in. What are the rules?

Just a few… and I’m not going to be that picky. This challenge is a gift to you — you, the knitter, who wants to finish that UFO over there (and there, and there). Do what you can, when you can, but be nice to yourself and give yourself the time to do what you really want to do!

• Work on whatever project you’d like for at least 30 minutes per day for 30 days in a row. That’s 30 minutes of actual knitting time, not Ravelry browsing or stash fondling to figure out what you want to knit.
• When you want to, share your progress with everyone using the #30MinKnits hashtag on Instagram (or wherever you’d like).
• Knit happy!

I’ll be starting this challenge on September 1st and I hope you’ll join me.