A Year of Projects: Week 51

I haven’t updated my progress since week 29, back in July!  Since we’re coming to the end of the year, it’s time to review my goals and start thinking about goals for next year.  Anything that’s crossed through in the list is something I did not get to at all.  If I did any work on a goal, even if it isn’t finished, I kept it on the list and made notes about its status.  In early January, I will publish a slide show with pictures of every project I finished this year and a list of goals for next year.  While I didn’t finish everything I hoped to finish this year, I am happy with what I accomplished.  I learned a great deal, especially about crochet, and I’m looking forward to learning more in 2016!

Review of 2015 Goals

Knitting

• Knit myself a sweater  Moved to 2016.  In July, my friend Stacy got engaged and I’ve been working on projects for her wedding instead of knitting a sweater!
• Improve my finishing techniques
  • DONE, at TKGA Conference
• Finish MHK Level 1 
  • First 3 swatches finished by June 24, 2015
  • Swatch #14 finished July 11, 2015
  • Swatches 1-12 knit on size 7 needles, finished by July 19, 2015
  • I did actually finish the swatches by the dates listed here.  I went to Masters’ Day at the TKGA Conference and learned that I had guttering issues I need to work out before finishing my swatches.  I haven’t gotten back to my swatches yet.
• Dishcloth Advent Calendar
  • Tribbles, finished January 18, 2015
  • Leaves, finished March 30, 2015 but never blogged
  • Waffle Stitch, finished November 18, 2015 but never blogged
  • Heart Illusion Dishcloths (in progress; need to knit two more dishcloths and weave in ends on two finished dishcloths)
  • While I made progress on the Dishcloth Advent Calendar project, it is not complete and will be rolled over into 2016
• Charity Knits
  • Mock Rib Scarf, finished January 18, 2015
  • Emergency Scarf, finished June 1, 2015
  • A Tisket, A Tasket Scarf, finished September 28, 2015
  • Traveling Scarf, finished September 28, 2015
  • On Location Scarf, finished November 25, 2015
• Do some test knits
  • Sand Tracks Scarf, finished June 16, 2015
  • Grisou Scarf, finished June 24, 2015
  • Raindrops on Roses Shawlette, finished June 27, 2015
• Finish or frog all UFOs
  • Traveling Scarf
    • This is different than the Traveling Scarf listed above under Charity Knits.  This one is still in progress!
  • Bigger on the Inside Hat, frogged December 2015
  • Evenstar
  • Quinn Bag, finished July 2015
  • Baby Blue Monster
• Socks
  •  Wearing o’ the Green(e) Socks, finished February 14, 2015
• Other Projects
  • Clapotis, finished June 1, 2015
  • Liquid Silver (remaking from scratch, since I frogged it!)
  • Fountain Pen Shawl
  • Begonia Swirl Shawl (remaking from scratch, since a friend accidentally felted the first one)
  • Felted Cat Bed, finished May 16, 2015
  • Tiger’s New Bed, finished June 30, 2015
  • Swatches for TKGA Classes, finished July 20, 2015
• Design at least one project from scratch
  • Super Secret Shawl, finished June 1, 2015
  • Traveling Scarf, also listed under Charity Knits above, published free pattern on blog and Ravelry, November 2015

Crochet

• Learn to read crochet patterns
• Learn all the basic crochet stitches.
• Make at least one non-granny square crochet project
  • Five crocheted skulls & roses scarves, three finished by October 31, 2015; two still pending assembly
  • Hyperbolic Dishcloths, finished October 3, 2015
• Dishcloth Advent Calendar
  • Diagonal Crochet Dishcloths (in progress)
  • Hyperbolic Crochet, finished October 3, 2015

Spinning

• Breed Specific Spinning
  • Cormo, finished September 2015
  • BFL (in progress)
• Learn to spin on a drop spindle, goal moved to 2016

Weaving

• Continue playing with color and weave drafts
  • Ravenclaw Houndstooth Scarf, finished January 19, 2015
  • Solid Warp, alternating picks, one of which matches warp, finished December 4, 2015
• Learn pick up stick drafts
• Learn Inkle Weaving
  • Completed first inkle band as part of the “All the Crafts” Hat, September 30, 2015
• Learn Kumihimo braiding
• Explore Twill weaves on the floor loom
• Make items for the Guild Sale
  • Slytherin Houndstooth Scarf, finished May 1, 2015 (this project ended up being donated to charity)
• Other
  • Woven Doctor Who Scarf, finished May 7, 2015

Dyeing

• Finish dyeing the MAPLE LEAF Shawls
• pH / water source experiment
• Return to dye triangles project