Time for my mid YOP year snapshot. Compared with previous YOP years, this is the least I have achieved craft wise.
I am not sure what happened in the second half of 2025 but I just lost my energy for doing stuff. Not just crafting, but reading, walking to work, tidying up the garden, keeping on top of the housework and laundry, doing some DIY jobs; I just lost a good dose of my usual energy. I skipped posting an update more times in the last half year than I have the previous 7 years put together!
In the first half of 2025 (during the 2nd half of YOP14) I completed 43 craft projects, in the second half I completed 11!!!!!
In 2026 I am determined to get back my energy and my mojo!
Anyway, here is my snapshot…
Key:
↪️ list item carried over from a previous YOP year
*️⃣ started previous YOP year
✳️ started this YOP year
As the year progresses these will also be used:
✅ finished 🏁 week finished
🆕 added after week 1
‼️ abandoned
⏸️ on hold
🐸 frogged
NB. There are links to the Ravelry pattern or project page.
Main target for YOP 15
Make the most of the yarn, fibre and other craft supplies that I have in my craft room.
Acquisitions/Collection Curation
- NO new knitting yarns.
- ‼️NO new fibre ‼️ Total fail, I ordered a fibre advent and some other fibres!
Crochet
- 🆕✅Dishcloth 🏁Wk4
Dyeing
- Practice microwave acid dyeing.
Felting
- Ylva *️⃣YOP9!
- Handbag (or bowl) using felting ball *️⃣YOP11
Knitting
- 🆕️✅️Little Gemstones Cowl 🏁 Wk19
- Finish WIPs
- ✅️Coorie in Poncho *️⃣YOP14 Wk38 🏁Wk8
- Pinwheel Mittens *️⃣YOP13 wk22, 1st 🏁YOP13 wk37
- ADVENTure Gnome *️⃣YOP14 Wk19
- 3 garments from Ravelry queue
- Socks
- ✳️DK socks started wk17
- Make husband something with green New Lanark yarn ↪️YOP13
- One pair of mittens from the book Tantulltussmittens ↪️YOP14
- Dish cloths 1️⃣🏁wk4
- Gnome
Sewing
- Bunting for sunroom
- Make an item of clothing ↪️YOP13
Spinning
- ✅️Tour de Fleece 2025 🏁Wk4 (Norah’s pink fibres)
- January Spin Challenge 2026
- Other spinning
- ✅ Charollais 🏁Wk10
- ✳️Superfine green merino
Weaving
Dorset Buttons
- ✅️Larger button kit 🏁wk9
- 🆕️✅️ Cotton Large Dorset Button 🏁 wk18
- 🆕✅ Sparkly Dorset Button
- Christmas Garland kit
Rigid heddle loom
- Hand/dish towels ↪️YOP14
- Try at least one 3 heddle project on my 10” Sampleit ↪️YOP14
Inkle loom
- Tablet weaving projects (including shoelaces and belts/straps)
- ✅️Green and blue shoelaces 🏁wk21
- Pick-up pattern from book
Tapestry
- Tapestry weaving project ↪️YOP13
This is a Year of Projects post. Officially the Group is in its 15th year, but this is my 8th year participating. If you would like to find more about the Year of Projects Group on Ravelry, as you’d be very welcome to join us.
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