Welcom to my OCD! I listen to a ton of podcasts and read blogs semi regularly. That means that this time of year I’m inundated with KALs. Don’t get me wrong…I love a good KAL. But I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed this summer.
I started to write down each KAL with the relevant pertinent data and I filled four pages in my notebook! I quickly decided I can’t do all of them or keep them straight on the fly. So I’m going to knit what I want and if my FOs happen to fall in one of these then I just might enter. I’m much happier with that decision.
How many KALs have you juggled?
My Tangled Yarn Knitting Adventures 
Because I get random orders and I’m always working on stock as well as socks for myself I try to limit myself to one KAL/CAL at a time. It just reduces the stress. Love the notebook idea. I haven’t started listening to podcasts for that very reason. 😉
I’ve never done a KAL, though I’ve been tempted by some of the projects. I’ve always wondered if I would feel pressure to get it done “on time” and then it wouldn’t be as fun.
I’ve never done a KAL myself. I’m terrible at keeping to a timeline so I have the same apprehension as bonnyknits. I definitely don’t think I could do more than one! 😊
None. I’m tempted, but I’ve gone back to school and I have a quilt going. I can re-work my own plans, but if I don’t knit-ahead(kind of like I do in school), I will not catch up and then I will slide into more UFOs and second sock syndrome. One day, when I have nothing else going, or I’m quite confident in my scheduling ability, I may choose one–just one…if that sock is spectacular enough to talk me into it. I’m glad you can keep yours straight….What has been your max number of KALs followed?
Up to this point….two. But I don’t usually do the pattern specific ones. I like the broader “knit what you want among a common theme” ones
I dont have any going at the moment but I need to get back to notebooking projects. It is a good reminder for future reference when looking at things.
A few years ago I got myself into about 12 K/CALS at once. I obviously forgot I joined some and just joined some more. These weren’t even prize-related. I thought my head would explode. I finished them all eventually and I decided to just join the ones my local club has in the future. Now that I’m over it I’m shopping around for an online one. But I will only join one online thing.