Happy New Year!
Thought I’d pop in to share some highlights of my knitting this year to get me back into blogging in 2026.
This year I completed 19 total projects and made a total of 740,876 stitches. While I did do some crocheting over the course of the year, all my finished projects were knitting. I made 1 sweater, 2 tees, 5 shawls, 1 hat, and 10 socks! A few years ago I created a “project score” which I use to track the size and complexity of the projects I make. Basically something like a tee has a higher score than a sock, and color work or lace have a higher score than just knit/purls. My average score this year was 6.2, which was driven by the 3 tops and 3 color work socks I made.
The stitch goal I gave myself for the year was 700,000 stitches, and this was pretty accurate for the year I had. I only did 1 show which gave me lots of time for knitting! I met my goal in the middle of December, which is always a good test of how achievable my goal is. Next year I’m going with the same goal, I want to devote a bit more time to other things like reading, working out, cooking, and shows (though not too many of those!).
My these for the year was definitely stranded color work, as I said I made 3 socks with stranded colorwork. I had been a little turned off to this technique after making a colorowork yoke sweater in the fall of 2024 that I’ve never actually worn because I definitely made it too tight, especially in the areas where I needed 3 colors per row. But after making a few things this year, I think it’s really a technique I need to do more in order to become more consistent with it. I had a similar problem with the Pokemon socks above, I actually need to remake those because they don’t get over my sister’s heel. I do want to make a color work vest and I have the yarn for it, so more practice is good!
I also really enjoyed getting to explore the Seattle Yarn scene a bit this year! I found some great yarn stores and knitting groups, and really enjoyed my time at Flock Fiber Festival. I did have to take a break from knitting groups for the past several months between the show I was working on and travel back east, but I’m looking forward to getting back into those this year!
I don’t really have any knitting related goals for the year. I’d like to make that vest I mentioned and work through some sweater stashes I still have, but nothing too specific. I’m looking forward to doing a bit more travel on my own this year to places other than back to CT so hoping to get some more fun souvenir yarn.
Wishing you a happy, safe, and yarn-filled 2026!