A Year of Faithful Knitting

It began with a challenge from a friend: I had intended last year to be the "Year of the Hand-knit Sock". It was, unfortunately, a bust, as my friend pointed out. I did finish a few pair, left a few partial finished. A grand total of one (1) pair actually got photographed and published to my Facebook page. Sigh.

Poking around the craft room for inspiration for the coming year I found a dismal array of unfinished projects - WIPs to those familiar with kn

itterly terms (Works In Progress) - needing my attention. These included not just knitting projects, but also sewing, quilting, felting, cross-stitch, weaving, spinning and a variety of other arts & crafts abandoned in state of partial completion.

The sight seemed to be a rather sinful waste.

I decided to catalog the knitting WIPS (by far the most numerous) and make it my resolution to attempt to finish all the unfinished projects and use up some of the enormous stash of yarns I have hiding in that craft room as well. (Oh, and I need to make up a few skirts for the previously mentioned dear friend who has been waiting patiently since last July!)

So - the to do list for the coming year (aside from working, keeping up with my husband and two teenaged daughters) is:

• Post all the cataloged unfinished knitting projects
• Finish up all my unfinished knitting projects
• Sew 2 skirts for Gaby Baby
• Knit hats for homeless folk using up existing yarn stash
• misc. gift knitting for up and coming babies, etc.

Someone say a few Hail Mary's for me.

Good night and God bless.