Here’s a snapshot of what I am hoping to achieve in my 2nd Year of Projects. This list will no doubt change during the year, I mean who would have imagined weaving and wood turning being added to last year’s list during the year. Makes me wonder what other crafts I may have a go at.
I’ve created my own logo this year with reminders to ‘have purpose’ and ‘live happily’. Working towards achieving my YOP list definitely helps with both of those. I spend too much time with indecision and admin, so making this comprehensive list is to help keep me focussed.
However, last year my list rather consumed my time; time I may have spent doing gardening, practicing yoga, doing longer dog walks. Don’t get me wrong, I love what I achieved last year, but so much time sitting has come with weight gain. So, although I have a long ambitious list here, I am hoping to have a better balance between trying to finish my list and doing more physical activities that will help me lose weight and keep it off. This may mean shorter weekly posts and less items completed each week, but that’s okay. This isn’t a competition after all, this is just for fun.
(To hold myself accountable for making sure I have the balance and achieve some house and health tasks, I have created a list of Personal Projects on my Heffalump Ramblings blog. Nothing creative related so probably not of interest and will only be used really for myself to track my to do list.)
Dyeing
- Dye commercial sock yarn in:
- Self Striping
- Christmas Colourway
- Speckled
- Dye fibres in my ‘to dye’ box
- Dye homespun sock weight yarn for Papillon shawl
- Dye items from last year’s YOP list I didn’t get to.
Felting
- 2nd nuno felted Jacket! One that actually fits!
- 3rd Hat.
- Picture of Boo and Dice
- Picture of Ylva
- Finish making lampshades for all pendant lights and lamps
- Make sister’s 4 lampshades
- Autumn wreath
- Felt the knitted bag I will make with Lanark wool
- Needle felted Ylva
- Pictures and products to sell
- Soaps
- Landscapes – Ben Wyvis, Glen Affric, Loch Morlich, Rosemarkie
- Scarves
- Lampshade(s)
- Christmas stocking
- Autumn wreath
Knitting
Jumpers/cardigans
- Such a Winter’s Day by Heidi Kirrmaier in New Lanark Wool ✳️ (Started 8 June ‘19)
- Inside Story by Heidi Kirrmaier in BaaRamEwe Goathland (if I can get gauge)
- Tailfeather by Heidi Kirrmaier (yarn TBCj
- Fine Sand by Heidi Kirrmaier (yarn TBC)
- Jumper using North Ronaldsay (pattern TBC, possibly Traveller’s End)
- Nordsee Jacket by Ailbíona Mclochlainn (yarn possibly homespun chunky weight!)
Shawls
- Butterfly / Papillon shawl using homespun yarns…which also means achieving fingering weight homespun yarn!
- Cabriolet brioche scarf by Carolyn Bloom with Cookston Crafts yarns in Crathie & Emerald colourways
- Easy Goes It by Finicky Creations in hand-spun camel & silk ✳️ (Started 13 June ‘19)
- All About That Brioche by Lucy Hannes in Cookston Crafts yarns TBC
Socks
- Hermione’s Everyday Socks (HES) by Erica Lueder in Regia Design Myth ✳️ (Started 25 June ‘19)
- Pair of socks with homespun yarn
- 3 pairs of HES using my own hand dyed yarn
Accessories
- Brioche Knots by Katrin Schubert in New Lanark DK blueberry and clematis colourways
- Easy Mittens with Thrums
- Go diagonal scarf using Christmas 2018 advent yarns
- Feather and Fan scarf using home dyed merino/tussah silk lace yarn
- Colourwork mittens using leftover Jamieson’s Shetland
Other/household
- Make 24 Smitten Mittens with homespun to make either decorations or advent ✳️ (Started 7 June ‘19)
- Autumn leaves for an autumn wreath
- Weightless shopping bag
- Knit a bag with Lanark Aran wool to felt
- Make variety of dishcloths and wash cloths
Techniques to learn/master
- Portuguese knitting (class booked Sept 7th)
- Learn Double Knitting
- Learn Intarsia
- Master Brioche
- Master Fair Isle/Colourwork
- Improve continental knitting
- Learn Matrix knitting (hopefully easier than understanding the movie trilogy!)
Sewing
- Sew proper hanger to silk banner
- Make a costume for Belladrum and Jocktoberfest festivals
Spinning
- Spin some sock yarn (BFL & Sea Cell) ✳️ (Started 3 June ‘19)
- Spin some Christmas themed yarns for smitten mittens
- Spin some chunky yarn for thrummed mittens
- Spin some chunky yarn for Nordsee jacket
- Spin sufficient homespun fingering weight yarn in various colours to make a papillon shawl!
- Take part in Tour de Fleece, team ‘Corner of Knit & Tea’
- Take part in BritSpin, team ‘More enthusiasm than skill’
Weaving
- Make some dishcloths and wash cloths
- Make a scarf with homespun yarns
- Make a set of placemats
- Make a scarf with homedyed yarn in interesting pattern (tbc)
Wood
- Make more bowls
- Make a platter
Wow……that is quite a list. Love it! How much fun it will be to watch your progress each time you post. The items you wish to learn are of great interest to me. I will see how you do and maybe someday I too will adventure into a few of those.
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I started reading your post thinking… “I should make a list for the year, too” and ended up so awed by your list that I’m creeping off to sit in a corner for awhile to think about things. 🙂 Wow! You are so ambitious! My nebulous ideas of spinning a fleece, publishing a pattern for simple mitts and learning to double knit have been definitely shown up. I bow in awe to you, am now inspired and will start working on a real, reasonable list for myself.
ps: remember to take time to eat and nap. 🙂
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😀. It’s an ambitious list I know but I’ve already thought of new things I’d like to do as well, plus on my heffalumpramblings blog I’ve made a health and home list to do too! Today I did some weeding and chores and only a few rows on a pair of socks. I need to lose weight and can’t sit crafting all the time. You could join our wee group, it’s a bunch of lovely ladies across the US and Europe.
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I would love to join you. I’m off to hunt for your blog and to think about other lists.
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Here’s the link to our Group on Ravelry. https://www.ravelry.com/groups/a-year-of-projects There’s an introduction folder and someone on Sunday will create a new folder for year 9 and those joining will post their initial lists, lists tend to change during the year with things being dropped and others added. 😀
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Wow – that is an impressive list! I’m looking forward to watching as your projects come to life 🙂 You always do such beautiful and impressive work!
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What a great list, lots of variety and interest and I love the section of new things to learn. I know it might look ambitious but it’s amazing just what can and does get accomplished and I love your approach to have more balance in your year across mental and physical activities, I think that might be my favourite part of your proposed list/s for the year.
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Thanks Ruth, I managed to do a day gardening this week, so a small start made 😀
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How wonderful Liz and I bet you feel so much better for it…me I’m a terrible gardener and have a few rose beds but that’s it.
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What a great list1 I look forward to getting to know you and watching your progress this year.
xoxox
Kim
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What a terrific, ambitious list! I look forward to seeing all that you make this upcoming YOP Year.
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