I've made progress on my bag commission, as you can see from my 3" x 5" chart.  Just 2 more bags to crochet and then I will start on the embellishments.

It's probably not a surprise that I like to make charts.  In junior high and high school I used Ampad notebooks (they don't make them anymore) that were 8.5" by 5.5" and filled yellow perforated paper that was college lined on the front and quad graph paper on the back.  I would fill those things full of charts and graphs and lists.  I *loved* those notebooks.  I'd be using them to this day, if they still made them.

I didn't need to make a chart for the bag commission, it's not an unmanageable project.  But I figured while I was making *this* chart, I'd make one for the bags, too.

*This* chart is for my ornament swap.  I am making 7 ornaments for my swap-mates (and one for me, but I'm leaving mine until the end).  Every single one of those boxes (except for the very bottom row) represents a step in the process of making my ornaments.  The initials across the top are the recipients.

There are a lot of steps to be completed and I thought it would help me feel like I was getting somewhere if I could mark off little boxes as I finish them.  Plus, it's a handy way for me to share my progress since I don't want to give away any details.  I spent the last week coming up with my idea and gathering the materials, so I'm feeling a little behind.  I'm excited to get started actually making them.