I am now 20% into my shawl ‘Stillness’ – and the gradient has just started changing colours, which I can’t wait to see. I was hoping to get 50% of the shawl done for the month of February, but I think that might have been a bit ambitious. We’ll see. For now, it’s just a nice simple knit with enough interest to keep me going. It’s also incredibly difficult to photograph properly. Such is the way of shawl!
I know it’s a few days into February now, but since I’m doing gaming goals as well as knitting, I decided it was OK if I post this a few days late. How did January shape up?
Completed in January:
Current WIPs:
My January goals included finishing at least two WIP – done. I managed to finish two small WIP, the willy warmer and the heel/toe on a machine knit sock that I had been procrastinating about. They’re not big projects, but at least it’s something.
I did not end up frogging that silver bell sweater I was working on, it’s still in time out and there it shall remain until I’m ready. I’m still frustrated with how that ended up.
February Goals:
One of my 2021 goals was to work from stash only – and that went out the window because I bought some blank yarn and a bunch of dye to try out. I’m renewing this goal for the rest of 2021, after all there’s still 11 months to go. I’ve made no progress on any of my other 2021 goals – yet. We’ll see how February shapes up!
I’m still trying to work my way through the mountain of alpaca fiber I have – it’s going slow, but it’s such a delight to spin I know I just need to dedicate more time to it. I want to make this a three ply yarn, and I have 1.5 bobbins down. I’m thinking I should just learn to chain ply, I might feel better about the process if I could see more progress (like a finished yarn). I’ve tried chain plying before and I was absolute rubbish at it, so we’ll see how that goes. It just feels like this fiber is never ending – and that’s not necessarily a bad thing, it’s incredible to work with, but I’d love to start knitting with the finished yarn, or start a new fiber (or continue processing the two fleece I have).
I just made it past the 5% mark on my shawl – so much more to go! I’m very eager to see the gradient start to reveal itself. The first sections I worked were just simple yo lace eyelets, and now the new section I’ve started is some slip stitch designs that are pretty nice to look at (but difficult to photograph).
I’m taking a page from Dr. Gracie over here and following along with her set up for goals in 2021. Not only do I find her an incredible inspiration, but I’ve been suffering from some sever depression, and keeping organized is one method for me to get back on track. I am also seeking some professional help, I know it’s not something that some bullet journal entries can fix. Hopefully she doesn’t mind if I use her method to help organize my own thoughts.
Completed in December:
Current WIPs:
January Goals:
2021 Goals:
2020 was probably one of the worst years I’ve had, but I still feel pretty blessed and thankful. I am hoping for good things to all in 2021, I think we all deserve them.
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