This is a printable knitting and crochet project tracker journal created by PaperLakerStudio. It is designed for crafters who want to plan, track and remember their handmade projects. The journal contains 40 pages of worksheets and logs. The document begins with a welcome page and instructions on how to use the journal, followed by a yearly planning spread called My Making Year. The first major…
The Making Journal is a printable knitting and crochet project tracker created by PaperLakerStudio. It is designed for crafters who want to plan, track and remember every handmade project from the first idea to the final stitch. The journal contains 40 pages of worksheets and logs organized into four main sections.
The first section covers project management with a project dashboard, project planner, work in progress log, pattern notes, knitting row tracker for up to 100 rows, crochet round tracker for up to 100 rounds, stitch repeat tracker, gauge and swatch record, measurements and sizing, modification log, fix it and resume page, finishing checklist and finished project journal.
The second section covers yarn and tools with a yarn stash inventory, yarn detail card for recording dye lots and colors, leftover yarn log, shopping and wish list, knitting needle inventory, crochet hook inventory and a tools and lending log.
The third section covers inspiration and gifting with a pattern library, project queue, handmade gift planner, project cost worksheet, making time log and handmade care cards for finished items. The final section contains quick references including a yarn weight guide, knitting needle sizes, crochet hook sizes, US and UK crochet terms comparison, design chart paper and blank notes pages.
The journal includes a welcome page with instructions for both paper and screen use. It recommends printing at 100 percent actual size or using a PDF form reader on screen. Each page has a contents footer for easy navigation between sections.