Clean Slate By 2008: Here's the Deal

So far, we have 15 participants in the Clean Slate by 2008 WIP Along. Wooohooooo! It's not too late to join. You can join by leaving a comment here or by joining the Clean Slate group in Ravelry.

A few of you have asked about the rules and I'd like to keep it simple and not have too many rules. But since you asked, here's what I have:

• What it is --The idea of the knit along is to knit or rip all of your WIPs by the end of the year, or as many as you can. The ultimate goal is to have clean needles and a clean slate for 2008.
• Ripping -- That said, it's okay to rip a project if you must.
• The Prize -- At the end of the WIP along, we'll award a prize (some kind of yummy yarn) to the person who completes the most WIPs by the end of the year.
• More Prizes -- We'll also award two randomly drawn prizes  (more yarn) to two additional participants just to even it out--some people have more WIPs than others and I'd like to keep things fair and FUN!
• Reporting Progress -- Please post your status to your blog or to the Ravelry group at least once a week or as often as you can. I will check in with you (via your blog or Ravelry) once a week and post the status here and/or on the Ravelry group.

Here's the list of Clean Slate participants so far:

Dawn (DusktoDawn on Ravelry) (no blog) - No projects listed yet.

Donna at Knit One, Purl Too - No projects listed yet.

Erin at Yes I Knit! - Erin has 6 projects including a pullover; Cable Luxe; a gift; a sweater; Adrienne Vittadini Cables Pullover; and Patons Cabled Vest. She also found a pile of projects for the frog pond.

Gina at Lumay - No projects listed yet.

Karen (DrKatzzz on Ravelry) (no blog) - No projects listed yet.

Stephanie (Tilaturtle on Ravelry) (no blog) - No projects listed yet.

Tara at HalfAssedKnitter - Tara has four projects including the Mitered Square Blanket; a lace shawl; Garter Rib Socks; and a little Lap blanket that is now regretted.

Jaimi of Himeykitty  - Jaimi listed the following eight projects on her blog: Secret of the Stole; Mystic Waters Shawl; Baby Surprise Jacket; Icarus; Vintage Velvet; Stripey Baby Sweater; Sampler Stole; and the Fiona Bag. She did note that some of her projects are UFOs rather than WIPs and that she doesn't expect to complete all of the UFOs. Added later: Jaimi also has Leftovers (a wool vest) to add to the WIP list.

Jes at Out of Hand Crafts - No projects listed yet.

Meghan at Calamknitty - Meghan hasn't listed her projects yet, but she tells me that she has many WIPs and still counting; meaning she thinks she might cast on more than we can complete by 2008. Sounds like a challenge to me! =)

Mozemen at Mozemen's Blues - No projects listed yet.

Olivia (livviebrooke on Ravelry) (no blog) - No projects listed yet.

Lisa at Sillyricepaper of Ravelry (no blog) -- Sillyricepaper hopes to complete four projects by Christmas including a So-Called Scarf; Tempting Sweater; Baby Kimono; and Super Mario Villain Scarf. I think this is definitely "doable"! =)

Theresa at Knitting Underway - No projects listed yet.

Tam (me) at Knit Once, Purl Forever - I have 11 WIPs, which are listed in the order of most to least interesting (to me, anway): Bernat Snowflake Sweater; Sirdar; Fair Isle Hoodie; Monkey Socks; Fake Isle-Inspired Scarf; Treking Socks; Mountain Peek Socks; Hopeful; Seed Stitch Lap Blanket; More Trekking Socks; and the Icarus Shawl.

Please let me know when you have your list ready and I will add your projects here. Also, let me know if I left anything out from your list.

Comments

[Jaimi]

Oops. Check my blog again--I left out a WIP in my listing.

[Erin]

Yeah! I have one sweater dwon! Too many more to go!. I'll post pics tomorrow!

[Jane Piotraschke]

May I join in as well. Unfortunately, I do have a blog, but I do have a lot of UFO's and would love some motivation.

[Jes]

I posted my roundup! It's slightly chaotic, but it's mostly there =) Sorta like me.

[Divine Bird Jenny]

I'd like to join; I have a bunch of projects that I'm finishing and deciding; they take up too much space and I CAN NOT afford to keep things that take up space! ;)

I'm divinebird on ravelry and my site is linked in my ID on this post. :)

[Grace]

I am gsp1066 at Ravelry and my blog is linked here. I have 4-5 WIPs, I am not sure. Are we counting knitting? What about quilts and clothing UFOs?

[keri]

Sounds great -I'm in too!

[Donyale]

Did you read my mind? I dreamt this last night I am sure. I'll add my stuff on my blog and you can find me under Donyale at Ravelry.

I am too embarrassed to think how many wip's - will skulk off to check.