Sunday, 31 December 2017

Accomplishments of 2017

2017 Goals

  • Knit 1 project a month, preferably, finish a languishing WIP - I for sure managed part one of this...part 2 see below
  • Read 1 book a month, preferably, finish a book you started eons ago - SOO CLOSE
  • Colour 1 colouring book page a month - nope
  • Finish some art projects!!! - nope
  • Make photo collages for posting on the blog, this should make them nicer, and make my blog look like I put more effort into it  - Getting somewhat better
  • Start a podcast, she says with so much hesitation it could shake a house. - I have made 8 episodes
  • Follow the tasks outlined in the bullet journal (I will not bore you with these) - Some of them yes, some no. 

Knitting:

The goal with my knitting was to finish 8 of my WIP's from 2016. Well I have frogged 2, and 3 are still waiting for either cast off or finishing. That makes 5, and that leaves 3. They would have been: Elise in Maroon, Feather and Fan, and the Banana Bunches Blanket. 3 out of 8 scary. 
Although I did manage to cast on and finish 46 other projects so I am quite proud of that accomplishment and I will take it.

  1. A Navy Be Loving Hat
    1. Blue, White, Pink Stripe - Be Loving Hat By: Melissa Simpson
    2. Black and Parrot  - Be Loving Hat By: Melissa Simpson
    3. Captain America Hat - Pattern from my head, one day I may publish it, no time soon. 
    4. DinoTeal Socks
    5. Find Your Fade
    6. Be Loving Hat
    7. Be Loving Hat
    8. Be Loving Hat
    9. Be Loving Hat
    10. Be Loving Hat
    11. Captain America Hat
    12. Vortex Socks
    13. Elise Baby Blanket in Pink
    14. Purple, and Lime Green
    15. Turquoise, and Lime Green
    16. Hornless-Unicorn Hat!!
    17. Strawberry Hat - or Tomato hat
    18. Rainbow Hat
    19. Dinosaur Hat
    20. Dinosaur Hat
    21. Dinosaur Hat
    22. Hornless-Unicorn Hat!! The second
    23. Hornless-Unicorn Hat!! The third
    24. Hornless-Unicorn Hat!! The fourth
    25. Charlie Brown Hat
    26. Charlie Brown Hat
    27. Turquoise Swirl Hat
    28. Turquoise Swirl Hat
    29. Black and Rainbow Hat
    30. Black and Rainbow Hat
    31. Turquoise, Lime, Purple, with Pom Pom
    32. Watermelon Hat
    33. Kiwi Hat
    34. Red Drop Stitch Prayer Shawl
    35. Elise Blanket - Maroon, Grey, Black, Purple
    36. Heartfire Shawl
    37. Reverie Hat
    38. OMG Unicorn Socks
    39. Hummingbird Arm Warmers
    40. Myrna Socks
    41. Corner to Corner blanket (crochet)
    42. Banana Bunches
    43. Fingerless Mitts for Candace
    44. Hat for Katherine
    45. Hat for Jennifer
    46. Hat for Katelyn
    47. Fingerless Mitts of Vanessa
    48. Feather and Fan Blanket 
    49. Midnight Shrug
    50. Hat for Dylan
    51. Be Loving Hat
    52. Be Loving Hat
    53. Be Loving Hat
    54. Be Loving Hat
    55. Be Loving Hat
    56. Be Loving Hat
    57. Be Loving Hat
    58. Be Loving Hat
    59. Be Loving Hat
    60. Be Loving Hat
    61. Be Loving Hat
    62. Be Loving Hat

    Books:

    I pledged I would read 12 books this year. 
    1. Harry Potter 1
    2. Harry Potter 2
    3. Call of the Midwife 2
    4. Call of the Midwife 3
    5. Anne of Green Gables
    6. Anne of Avonlea
    7. Anne of the Island
    8. The Heir
    9. The Crown

    Art:

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    December 2017

    Another year has come to a close. I would say I have done fairly well all things considered.
    I should have also got another podcast episode out by now. https://youtu.be/kD-9-cIdoxA
    A summary one if you will or what I have finished one. After I got back from England my world kind of fell into turmoil.

    FO's:

    1. Baby Beret - Hopefully it fits a four year old...
      1. https://www.ravelry.com/projects/missacjames/childs-beret (pattern, I made up....really hope it fits)
    2. Be Loving Hat
    3. Be Loving Hat
    4. Be Loving Hat
    5. Captain America Hat
    6. Wrist warmers for Sarah
    7. Be Loving Hat
    8. Be Loving Hat
    9. Be Loving Hat
    10. Be Loving Hat
    11. Be Loving Hat
    12. Be Loving Hat
    13. Be Loving Hat
    14. Be Loving Hat
    15. Be Loving Hat

    Need to Seriously Reconsider:

    As a result of this being under this heading, it has been reconsidered. What does this mean? I shall tell you. 
    First: it means that I have cast on a new Tardis Afghan, on smaller needs 4 mm instead of 4.5, this is making a bit of a difference, and it looks a fair bit better, I debated going down to a 3.75 mm but that seemed too small. (really should have done a gauge swatch, ah well)
    Second: I did a much larger edging, the bottom has 20 rows of garter to it, and this is giving it much more strength, and the edges have 11 stitches of garter either side of the stockinette. It wasn't as painful to knit as I had anticipated, but it is far superior to the minuscule edging I put on the first blanket. Part of the problem was the excitement and anticipation of the amazing blanket and its sheer size I wanted to get to the Tardis faster. Lesson learned, take your time. 
    Third: I am knitting in the ends as I go, this is making my joins much smoother, and also making when it comes time to weave in ends much less painful. 
    Fourth: as a result of the fact that I already did a vast amount on blanket 1, I am pulling out the yarn from blanket 1 to knit blanket 2. So the first 20 or so rows of the grey specks are actually picked straight out of the first blanket and put into the second. It's nifty that they are already the right length to put straight where they need to go. 
    Fifth: I am not following the pattern as strictly as I should be, but I am not making as many confusing adjustments as I did with the first one. This is going to make quite a difference I think and cause me far less worry. 

    All that being said I am very happy with all of the decisions I have made in regards to re-knitting this, I was never going to make any progress on the old one. I did over this past weekend make significant progress and I do hope that continues. Wish me luck friends! I will need it. 
    1. Tardis Blanket (the giant one) 🐸
      • Smaller needles? Yes
      • Larger edging? Yes
      • Follow the pattern more accurately, do not get impatient with the process, as it is a process!

    WIP's:

    1. Hue Shift 5 colours
      1. 1 quarter to go!!!
        1. CO is 18 stitch maker CO 17 with a CDD (I keep forgetting what my cast on is, so here we go, never to forget)

      Languishing WIP's:

      1. Illuminated Lines Blanket: Thank you Knit Picks
      2. Circlet Cardigan: Thank you Knit Picks - so pretty! I cannot wait to see this finished.
        • Almost a 4 year sweater...it was cast on in January of 2014

        Future Cast On's:

        1. Lestrange Cloak

        Books:

        1. The Crown
        2. Moll Flanders
        3. Worlds of Ink and Shadow
        4. DragonFly in Amber
        5. Gone With the Wind
        6. The Siren

        Colouring Book Page:

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