I completed 16 knitting projects in 2011. 5 shawls, 3 cowls, 3 pairs of socks, 2 toddler shrugs, 2 hats, 1 pair fingerless mitts. Details are here on Ravelry.
Would have been 20 projects if I could get myself out of sweater finishing ennui. The last 4 are two baby sweaters - two that only need buttons, one that needs a neckline redo, and one that needs the edging. The last one I am sorely tempted to frog as the yarn is not that well matched to the pattern. A big part of me wants to finish it to see if I am right in my suspicions - a learning opportunity if you will.
SPIN
I spun 1.5 - 2 pounds of fiber. And knit with some of it, too.
PLAN
With all that productivity why do I feel so much like nothing has been done? Could well be the 10 projects +4 baby sweaters that are still in progress. Plus the yarn I purchased as a special order from Huckleberry Knits* for a sweater. I think it is all the projects still to be completed that are making me feel like a slacker. SOOOO.... I am planning on a special type of fiber club for myself this year. It is the 'finish an unfinished project before starting a new project club'. I hope if I alternate back and forth between new and older projects I might just catch up with myself. Stop laughing! You never know.
*PLUG
Huckleberry Knits, found here, here, and here, was not my only love of 2011. It shared the lime light with Dragonfly Fibers found here and here. Scarlet of Huckleberry Knits and Kate of Dragonfly Fibers are both enjoyable people. I had the pleasure of visiting with both of them at Sock Summit 2011. I saw Scarlet at Black Sheep Gathering and Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival, too.
Happy New Year
- Mavis
