And if you’re looking for new projects – if you’re a quilter there’s Stitchin with Justquiltin and Strictly for the Birds and if you’re a knitter (or crocheter) there’s the Sticks ‘ n Strings Challenge. Information on all those projects can be found by clicking their respective buttons in the sidebar. All information for each project will be updated on those pages. I’m sure there will be other random projects – like a mystery quilt and a new Socktoberfest Challenge and whatever else my busy little mind comes up with – throughout the year.
Here’s the final pair of socks I finished about 9:00 last night — my 21st pair for the 12 in 2012 challenge. 21 pairs of socks – I’m very pleased with that and would never have throught I could get that many done in a year. There’s at least 2 or three other socks that are only singles I did this past year that I need to make the mates on so I did knit on average about 2 pairs of socks per month in addition to the three Camp Loopy projects, the Rockefeller mystery shawl (which is only about half done and on my UFK list for this year, a couple scarfs (some of those on the UFK list) and a cowl.
Also, you may remember the stranded mittens I had started with the purple and black yarns that I ripped out because they were going to be too small. Well I ripped the out and on Christmas Day, decided I really liked those two yarns together and the purple shades just happened to go with a coat that has that color in the plaid of it. So I decided to crochet a quicky cowl using those yarns held together since I don’t have a scarf or anything for that winter coat. So in a day or two I had this cowl completed.
I’ve been wearing it the last couple of days and it’s cozy and warm. After finishing the socks last night I pulled out the scarf I had previously started with two strands of sock yarn — it’s made using the pattern for the One Row Handspun Scarf from Ravelry – super easy knitting. I’ll probably knit another 10″ or so or until I run out of yarn.
So, if you participated in the 12 in 2012 Challenge and have not updated us on how you fared, please let us know. Did you meet your goals? Are there 12 new pairs of lovely warm socks at your house?