I've been challenged in my knitting guild, as we all have if we choose to take it up, to finish 25 things in 2025. It's a fabulous idea for not starting new things but to finish stuff so we can use it, wear it, gift it, love it. Why don't you join me?
The guild even decided to make a bingo card to help some of those who don't know for sure if they will get all 25 done. This way they only have to do 4 or 5 finished things.
My bingo card has on it to finish a mystery knit along from 2022, a queen-size afghan of 6-inch granny squares, a pair of socks, our mystery kal jar scarf, my doily skirt, a pullover sweater in bulky yarn, a coffee cozy for teaching steeking, 12 each blanket, hats, cowls, slippers, mittens for charity, the glowfrost or glowhair shawl by Stephen West, a crochet dress from 2013 interweave crochet in ella rae alpaca chunky yarn (this is done), summer flies shawl, 4 squared granny sweater by secret yarnery, roman shades for my kitchen and 15 different wreaths that are not evergreen.
Yes, this seems like a lot but I have a plan for some. The blankets are 16 x 16 fabric swatches from a local furniture store. I'll be crocheting them together using a dotted-line rotary cutter, worsted yarn and an H hook. The join will be a granny join. This keeps it flat and is quick to work.
The queen-size afghan of 6-inch granny squares needs 342 and I have so far 82. The yarn is Caron Simply Soft in harvest red, autumn red maize, tree green, chocolate, plum, pumpkin, persimmon, taupe, and wheat. I'm using the granny alternative since I can't find the pattern I printed out. I'll write out the pattern in my next post.
The '22 sweater I will hand knit to the place where the division is for the arms and body. The rest will be machine-knit. I'm using size 8 US needles in Takumi clover bamboo. The yarn is from Webs and is
The Stephen West shawl is being done not according to his wants but mine. I eliminated the mohair because I only have jewel tones. The yarn I chose for it is Loops & Threads from Michaels a few years ago in the color sage with size 5 US takumi clover bamboo needles. At this moment I have section 1 done. Section 2 is 3/5 done.
The Roman shades are started but I need to move from the guest room to my attic studio.
The doily skirt is me covering a silk skirt that is extremely sheer with hand-crocheted doilies. Some were given to me. Some were made by me. A couple were made by family but I don't know who. The rest were rescued from trash by purchasing from thrift stores and "antique" stores.
The dress is done. The 4 squared granny sweater is from youTube channel secret yarnery. I can't wait to see how it goes. The hats slippers cowls and mittens are fast knits at a day or less for 1.
The summer flies shawls is started in cotton yarn that was hand dyed.
I'll post pictures as things get worked on and finished.
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