Last year I had a goal to post everyday on my family blog, and I did it. But something had to give and it was my crafting. Not the doing of crafts (because I made a lot of stuff last year) but the recording of them. Perfect case in point, for Christmas I knitted nine hats, two capes, one pair of mitts, one pair of mittens, one shawl and one vest with cables. And I didn't take a single picture before sending them off to their new owners. I also haven't sewn in quite awhile. A lot of knitting, but almost no sewing. (I have a lot of fabric to get through.) So here are my crafting goals for this year.
1. Post over here at least once a week, even if it's just a work in progress.
2. Document finished projects, especially if they are gifts.
3. Sew! (I have a subset goal to attach to this one, but I am still working out all the details. So we'll come back to this one later.)
4. Use what I have. Which is a whole lot. Almost ridiculous amounts of things, as I found when I was relocating my sewing room. So no buying anything until I use up what I have. I'm thinking that I may have a running total on the side to keep track of my craft related spending... (I have not yet decided if that will include yarn. It probably should... okay, no new yarn. Unless it's out of like, birthday money, or something...)
So now that I have those listed out, let's get to the fun stuff:
Today I finished two projects, both for Evie.
A hat/neckwarmer out of one skein of dk self striping yarn.
The top has an i-cord drawstring so it can be opened to fit over the head.
It can also be used to keep the hair out of the way.
And it's pink of course...
P.S. This makes 10 hats since October. I have really been on a hat kick...
I also finished the sewn bind off on this sweater that has been taking up knitting bag real estate for months.
It's not really the sweaters fault. It was just bad timing. I finished it once and it was too short and too tight. So I ripped it back to the armpit and knit the body again, and finished it off with ribbing instead of a rolled hem. It looks so much better.
This is the yarn I dyed last year and I love how it looks knit up as much as I did while dying it.
She looks peachy-keen!
2 comments:
Way to go! that hat thing is pretty nifty.
Love it! Way to finish the sweater!
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