This Goal Journal example is from Morgan, who wants to crochet some little Pokemon figures for her grandchildren.
Cover & Title Page:
Morgan created a cover page with washi tape and “Crochet Goal Journal.” She created a title page inside with her name in a hand-drawn banner.
Creating a Task List
To start, Morgan created a task list of everything she would need to do. Notice that after she created the task list, she asked herself – what have I already done. Adding the last two task items and immediately filling them in as complete creates a small win and creates momentum toward the goal. She already had the patterns, which had given her the idea for the goal in the first place. She also already has a weekly crochet group, so she’s scheduled time to work on them.
Tracking Chart
This is a classic tracking chart. She put each grandchild’s name and all the steps she needs to complete for each crocheted figure. I love that she broke the steps down into tiny steps including sewing on the button eyes and even wrapping and mailing the packages when they are done. It’s going to be really satisfying to start seeing those boxes get filled in as she makes progress on each figure.
She may use other goal pages to record tips she learns along the way or to brainstorm ideas for her next crochet projects. She may end up recording patterns she likes, yarn prices from different stores, or whatever meets her interests in crocheting.
