These are my firsts for this year [in no particular order]:
- learnt to do entrelac - both straight and bias
- learnt to knit and purl 'backwards' - i.e. left to right
- learnt how to do invisible cast-on
- knitted several teddies with shaped heads
- made my first garment from Elizabeth Zimmerman - a pair of mittens
- knitted and completed a Tomten
- inserted my first zipper
- knitted a Baby Surprise Jacket
- completed a beret
- knitted a spiral scarf
- knitted toe-up socks
- knitted with Knitpicks Options circular needles
- knitted with Knitpicks double pointed needles - "slippery little suckers"
- knitted with Knitpicks Harmony circular needles
- knitted with lace weight
- used a lifeline
- designed and knitted several ponchos on circular needles
- designed an adult's cardigan which was then knitted sideways
- bought my first wool winder - it's in constant use
- dyed acrylic yarn - about three kilograms all up
- went to the Bendigo Sheep and Wool Show
- went to Australian Country Spinners Mill Shop
- went to Bendigo Woollen Mill shop
- went to Nundle Woollen Mill - twice
- bought something at Tapestry Craft [now Morris and Sons]
- coordinated a Charity of the Month [CotM] for Knit4Charities
- taught my first workshop at the Knitters' Guild - intarsia
- taught DD to purl
- taught DD to read a knitting pattern
- taught my WM to knit
- crocheted a rug in one piece
- crocheted a blanket made entirely of granny squares
- crocheted a picot edge
- crocheted a shell edge
- followed a crochet pattern
- crocheted a lace square
- crocheted a hexagon
- crocheted motifs together 'as I went'
- 'wrote' a theme song
What are your achievements this year?
What an amazing list! I haven't sat down to really think about my year in retrospect yet, but you've definitely inspired me :)
ReplyDeleteAmazing list-do you need a rest or are you ready to hit 2009 running!!! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletefairly impressive list there Lynne
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What a great list of achievements, it looks so impressing listed like that. You may have many of us doing the same at the end of this year. Well done and bravo.
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