Started a shawl in late January, and it needs to be finished by July. Which, for most people I'm sure that's nothing but I am a very slow knitter, really!
The pattern is lacy and complicated and mistakes will be really visible, so it's no good to work on while watching TV or doing anything else and I'd just not been putting time aside to properly concentrate on it.
The solution: A spreadsheet to keep track of how far behind I am, and a graph so I can watch myself (hopefully) catch up.
There are very few problems in life that can't at least be a bit improved with a spreadsheet, and I reckon that applies to knitting just the same 🤓
No, because I'm not a masochist. I consider hobbies to be a method of relieving pressure. Adding spreadsheets and statistics instead seems to add to the pressure of meeting targets and promoting growth. Gotta get those numbers up!
If spreadsheets relax you, then knitting likely isn't the actual hobby that gives you joy.
This is just an opinion. If I'm wrong, then that's great and I'm happy it's working out for you. Keep at it.
Hah, don't worry I don't do this for everything! But I need this one finished by a certain date, and having the hard numbers is very motivational :D