Stardate 20110101

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I don’t know how Star Trek came up with their Stardate but this is my take on that.

Update from 2010 knitting: I forgot to mention the 7 Swiffer covers and apple cozy I knitted.

I’m sure everyone has some goals/resolutions for the new year.  Some of mine are knitting related, some are general craft related, and some are personal.

My list of 2011 goals include:

  1. Declutter the basement.
  2. Design and follow-through with a craft room in the basement.
  3. Repaint our bedroom, the kitchen, and family room.
  4. Finish the felt ornaments I started for Christmas 2010.
  5. Start (and finish) a secret project before February 1.  I’m waiting on some yarn and that’s why it’s not started.
  6. Make belated birth gifts for some 2010 babies.
  7. Revisit my WIP list and do something!
  8. Figure out the macro setting on our camera.  Mr. Aitch says it’s there but I am clueless.
  9. Knit the Knit Simple Button Cardi for myself.
  10. Publish a knitted purse pattern.  It’s hard to write out a pattern.  Maybe I should have some test knitters try it out first.
  11. Begin knitting my way through the Around the World in Knitted Socks.
  12. Stop eating foods that make me feel blah.
  13. Put more miles on my motorcycle.
  14. Be nice.

Deep breath

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Take a deep breath.  Hold it.

A little longer.

Slowly exhale.

Repeat.

I needed to clear my mind.  Thanks for breathing along with me.

2010 was a start for me as most years are.  I didn’t get as much of my life organized as I wanted but I made some progress.

I knitted more this year than I have in past years:

  1. Hot Water Bottle Covers: 2
  2. Toys: 5 – though I only have pictures of two of them
  3. Sweaters: 2 eyelet sweaters for the twins, 1 February Baby Sweater
  4. Seamless slippers: 7 pairs
  5. Sleeveless top: 1, the Lace Hem Top for me
  6. Mittens and mitts: 1 Ms Ida Chain Link Mittens, and 1 Musica Mitts
  7. Hats: 8 Spud and Chloe Go Team Hats

I made polymer clay buttons for a sweater.

I tried my hand at felt ornaments and finished two.

Sewing projects, not mentioned here, expanded my FO list.

I made my Christmas cards and garland for the tree.

And I painted my dining and living rooms.

Tomorrow is another day and the beginning of a shiny new year. 

What do I want to accomplish in the next 365 days?

What are your goals for 2011?

Wii, wii, whee-e-e

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Mr. Aitch and I got a Wii for Christmas and we’ve been playing it every day.  We didn’t yesterday.  Why?   Too much tennis, bowling, sword fighting, and golfing.  My right arm is very sore.

Now a confession.  There was a major faux pas on the Musica mitts I knit for Mr. Aitch.  In my haste to finish them before Christmas I forgot to knit the extra rows I added to the right hand.  This was discovered just as I was binding off.   Fortunately I did not cut the yarn.  I gave them (with the yarn still attached) to Mr. Aitch for Christmas with a note explaining they were almost finished.

I’ve already frogged back and added the extra rows and started to do the last few rows of ribbing.  I hope my arm holds out.

Hats!

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Office hats

Lion Brand Wool-Ease Worsted Weight yarn in Forest Green, Mushroom, Avocado, Navy, and Oxford Grey using size 11 US dpns.

Mods: I didn’t make the I-cord and pom poms.  I added a third color stripe to three of the hats.  The top left was done in a Helix stripe as shown on Knitting Daily TV episode 311 at marker 5:26.

Each Spud and Chloe Go Team hat took about 2 1/2 hours to knit.  The Helix took a little longer as untwisting the yarn colors at each needle was time-consuming. 

I knit a total of eight hats using this pattern this month but only have pictures of six of them.  I really liked how quick this was to knit and easy to customize.  On one hat I made tassels instead of pom poms (not shown).