Happy end of December, hope everyone has had a lovely holiday season! It's been pretty great here at our house, and as I usually do leading up to the end of the year, I've had knitting plans on my mind. Time for a year in review, and dreaming about next year. Usually my knitting dreams involve far more "spare time" than I could ever hope to carve out of our lives, and of course this year is no different. I'm certainly not the only one who dreams big when it comes to crafting time :)
So this year, I've completed:
- 5 pairs of socks (every member of my family, except my 16yr old got a pair. His are a WIP)
- 2 hats
- 2 cowls
- 1 scarf
- 1 baby blankie
- 1 baby jacket
- 1 pair fingerless mitts
- 1 Advent calendar
It doesn't feel like I've gotten as much done this year as in years past, but that's likely just because my knitting to-do list is longer than ever!
I started learning to crochet this year! I always said that I just needed the right project to make me dive in and just learn already, and I figured it out - it was a blanket made of 6 huge granny squares that I just had to make for Dan. It's about halfway finished now, and I think I started on it right after Halloween.
The finished project that I'm most proud of for 2014 has got to be my Advent Calendar! It's been in my queue for at least five years! After knitting 24 socks (4 color variations of 6 different colorwork patterns, 2 of which I made up), I crocheted hanging loops on each sock, then made a long chain stitched "garland" to hold them all. They hung nicely around the doorway between our living room and dining room, but next year I'm going to see how they look/fit on the stairway railing. I've gotten quite a few requests for custom sets! Not sure I'd do well with that, but we shall see.
If you'd like to see pictures of all my 2014 projects, please visit my
Ravelry projects page.
Happy knitting!
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