2022

Hello New Year

I have given myself a month to sit on it and I think this year is going to be a good one.  That is what I am putting out into the universe!  2022, you and I are going to do some wonderful things.

I took some time in January to really think about what I want my knitting and crochet to be like this year.  What are the goals I am working toward?  What excites me? -color, texture, construction? Most of all though how to manage my time/anxieties with self imposed deadlines.

To begin here are some of my loose goals for 2022

1. Knit up STASH
     I have a few project ideas to use up my stash.  The stash I am mostly thinking about are partial used skeins or ends of projects that are just a few yards, but I kept anyway.  The first project I would like to make is a stripey, scrappy sweater with a neutral color as the main color and the stripes will just be random ends that I have.
     Another project idea I have is to finish (and maybe make another) scrappy granny square pillow I have done.  The first pillow is a WIP that has been in hibernation for about 5 years now.  I would really like to finish it to add to my office.

2. Design More
     I have a few designs I have in shop, but I would like to make more.  I am already starting on this goal.  I have designs a new sock pattern called the Vanilla Ridge Sock.  It is in testing right now, but will make its debut on February 16th!
     I do have a couple more ideas in mind for design projects I can work on the rest of the year, but I am not pushing myself in case I cannot follow through with them.  They are ideas and I want the process to be fun.  So, I will slowly dip my toes into designing again.  If I only manage to get this one pattern out this year, YAY!

3. Knit for Me
     I tend to knit a lot for others.  I make things for my family and friends, especially little ones.   I have been doing more self knitting this the past year, but would like to do more.  I completed a sweater for myself this fall and have one as a WIP currently.  I also made myself a couple pairs of  thick slipper socks and 5 pairs of fingering weight socks. 
     I am not sure what projects I  will choose for myself other than the ones on my needles and the stash using concept.   What patterns do you love that might make a nice self knit for me or others reading this?

4. Use More Natural Fibers
     While I am certainly okay with using acrylics (don't come for me), I want to venture into using more wools and wools form different sheep if possible.  Maybe some plant fibers, silk, and mohair as well. 
     Unfortunately, the one animal fiber I cannot use is Alpaca. I bought some beautiful green baby alpaca yarn ages ago and finally decided to try to knit something with it last winter.  As I knit and snuggled the soft yarn my body decided to let me know that was a no, no.  My face broke out into a rash the next day and I noticed as I tried on the garment my skin would feel hot.  I frogged the project and the yarn now just mocks me as it sits on my shelf, unused.


Four seems to be a good round number.  I think I will stop there.  I am excited to see how the year goes and what goals I may meet!

Do you have any knitting/crochet goals this year?