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2016 Round Up!

So a bit late, but better late then never for a round up!

2016 has been a year; there's been a few diamonds in the rough and a few wonderful people who've gotten me through but overall wowza, what a year.

Yarn Craft wise,I've used  19,586 Meters in 41 Projects

For comparison

2015 was 22,752 meters in 42 projects
2014 was 11,464 meters in 33 projects
2013 was 12,732 meters in 25 projects

This year that breaks down as

4 Hats,
17 Pairs of Socks,
14 Shawls and a scarf
4 Blankets
1 Pair of Mittens,

I also managed most of a Cardigan. I ended the year with 2 fronts, a back and 1 finished sleeve. It will get finished (at some point) in 2017; and I'll count the yardage for 2017.


Hats



Konglelua - the second hat on the top row has been my go to hat all of this year. Pretty, soft and warm! The blueberry Waffles hat from Daughter of a Shepherd - bottom right has has some great wear too!

Socks 

This year I really changed up how I do socks. I started doing a longer ribbing, 20 rows, where as before I'd do maybe 5 or 6 tops. I still am not overly in love with doing ribbing, but the fit it gives to my socks is so much better; it is actually worth it. In March I switched to doing my socks on 2.25mm needles instead of 2.5, which has made an incredible difference to the fit of my socks.



Shawls



Lots of lovely shawls this year and a lot of lovely Indie Dyed Yarns - In fact the only 2 commercial ones are the Debbie Bliss Loli, the woven shawl and the Grimes shawl!

Blankets and Mittens

This was certainly the year of blankets, 3 baby blankets for 3 delightful little ones and an adult sized blanket for me! Its wise here to notice that all 4 are crocheted; I love the way crochet works up for blankets, the textures and the quickness of working up really speak to me!

Thrummed mittens were for Kirstie's Birthday - they were so warm and I can't wait to make myself a pair at some point.



Going into 2017 the stash stands at a whopping 83,787.5 meters. That's 52 miles, or from my house to Swindon! I'd better get knitting!

I'm really hoping to end 2017 with less yarn in the stash then that!

Comments

  1. Josie28 January 2017 at 06:50

    What a busy year and they all look absolutely fabulous!

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