2023 A Year of Knitting

I don't like rules or schedules my knitting but I love the idea of my knitting yearbook. So this year I did one. Since I had nothing on the needles at the end of the year it felt weird and I wanted to see what all I had done.

In 2023 I knit nine pairs of socks, five for me, three for Hubby and one for another D with a significantly smaller foot than my D.

I knit for the first time my own handspun yarn. Which was really satisfying since I spin bulky yarn. D the hiking hubby needed a pair too but he had to settle for less bulky festival bought yarn.

I spun a wee bit more but the bug has not caught me like knitting, although I am not afraid to buy some fiber.

I knit myself some fancy socks.

And a new simple shawl in New Mexico's shades of brown.

I succumbed to knitting stress and learned to take better care of myself. Go to Physical Therapy it really works!

I knit myself some half mitts to keep my hands toasty before learning compression gloves work better.

I bought from Twisted for the last time.

I knit socks for a friend for the first time, in her favorite colors. She gushed over the yarn when I brought it back from Brno.

Now there are three ladies that have Yarnkettle made socks. 

I hope they keep your feet toasty!

I learned shawls are kinder to my hands than socks. I had fun finally making some shawls I had been meaning to knit and found some new ones too.

I knit D some fantastic rainbow socks.

Mellie signed up to be the Yarnkettle Casa shawl inspector.

I took some socks to my mammogram appointment. Nothing like knitting to stay calm. 

I finally finished my white whale of a project. 

I knit D some non rainbow socks. Alas they are not as pretty!

My sister painted a Christmas picture of Mellie and Burt. 

She painted another one too but I love this one more. Shh don't tell on me.

Mellie got certified as an official festival yarn inspector.

I knit some shocking socks for me.

Burt told me this make do bind off was going to bug me forever so I should rework it now.

All 400+ stitches put back on the needles. Sigh but he was right!

D received his rushed Christmas socks.

We both enjoyed new Christmas socks.

I bought yarn from the Loopy Ewe for the first time in quite a while. See I told you I loved the rainbow yarn.

I knit a gnome and snowman friend. 

Who knows there may be a whole flock of them next Christmas. 

Is that how you name a group of snowmen? 

I found out a group of snakes is a Rumba! 

I would have called them a Scat of Snakes.