2008 in Review

I started making a list of all my knitting accomplishments in 2008 and I realized that I’ve really done a lot more than I thought I have! This makes me feel good. 🙂

So, here are some knitting highlights (and not-so-highlights) of 2008.

Production:

• projects completed: 12
• projects started but sent to hibernate: 2
• projects that hibernated all year: crocheted afghan, binary scarf, Danica
• favorite project: my headhugger

Stash:

• skeins/balls stashed: 62
• balls that were purely speculative: 20
• total yards stashed: 9,511
• evaluation: showed significantly more restraint than in 2007; I give myself a B

Skills Developed:

• russian join
• jogless stripes
• weaving in ends while knitting
• three needle BO
• experiments with glue
• knitting lace
• yarn reclamation from a terrible FO
• knitted appliques
• knitting from a chart

Misc. Accomplishments

• bought most of my yarn with specific project in mind & knit a lot from stash
• became Ravelry editor
• started a Ravelry group (but sort of abandoned it…)
• knitted a lot of gifts
• traded yarn
• bought my own yarn ball winder and swift
• used polypellets to make stuffies (and learned how to make them child-friendly)
• cataloged all my yarn and projects on Ravelry
• subscribed to Interweave Knits and Knit.1
• wrote 121 posts on this blog!

Goals Not Achieved 🙁

• didn’t finish Sheldon army for the niece and nephews
• didn’t crochet at all
• have been slow with posting FOs on the blog
• abandoned my plan to rewrite the Sheldon pattern
• didn’t learn how to do entrelac or mitered squares like I resolved last year