Commuter Knitter - Episode 85 - Looking Back at 2014 in the Rearview Mirror

Commuter Knitter Podcast

English - January 02, 2015 01:13 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 87 ratings
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Previous Episode: Commuter Knitter - Episode 84 - Crafting All the Christmas Things

Next Episode: Commuter Knitter - Episode 86 - The Annual Airing of The Stash

A retrospective of my 2014 yarn crafting adventures and a look ahead to 2015. Recorded on Monday, December 29th, 2014. Released January 1, 2015 - Happy New Year!

You've Arrived At Your Destination

2014 Finished Objects (no, you cannot do the same organizing in the stash page that you can in the project page and queue)

4 pairs of socks - 3 for me, 1 for Carlos

2 sweaters - Hitofude and Ginny's Cardigan

3 kids' sweaters

1 hat

1 cowl

1 bedspread

I mention The Knit Girllls Stash Dash, the Prairie Girls Knit & Spin podcast and their "Legend-Prairie" project.

Drive

14 WIPs started in 2014

Oranje

Elfe

Pomme de pin

6 pairs Socks, socks and more socks

2 hats

1 Kids' sweater

1 pair mitts

1 shawl

Rearview Mirror - 2014 Goals

Bring back old WIPs - of the 12 FOs this year, 3 were old WIPs, but the Mario Blanket should count for quite a few!

More socks for me - 3 new pairs added to the sock drawer

Thoughtful with yarn purchases - I did well up until recently

Expand my skills

The one I couldn't remember was to knit more sweaters for myself - finished 2 and cast on 3 more

Trip Planner - 2015 Goals

Knit through my 30 (!!) WIPs - tackle them one at a time to chip away at them

Knit from stash

Knit from pattern library

More socks for Carlos

Sweater or vest for Carlos

Finish cross stitch projects

Road Map to Achieve 2015 Goals

Search within myself - a theme for me both inside and outside my crafting life

Shopping from my WIPs, stash and pattern library

Road Trips

CT Sheep and Wool

Stitch n Pitch

Stitches East (which, sadly, has been cancelled for 2015 in Hartford)

Rhinebeck

Thank you to all of you for a wonderful 2014 and a great year for the podcast despite the bumpy ride

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