The flu was actually worse than just the sickness itself, however, because I was unable to drink coffee so I went into caffeine withdrawal concurrent with feeling terrible already... and I actually was so sick that I couldn't knit, which meant I was subject to almost a full week without knitting. That may be the longest I have gone without knitting since I picked up the needles senior year of college. Any virus that can force me to forego caffeine and knitting is truly evil.
On the plus side, I'm quite recovered now. The only lingering effect is that I slept for so many days, I now have pretty remarkable insomnia. I was up until 5am on a work night last week, and look to be that bad tonight as well. I suppose it's an opportunity to post something, being completely unable to sleep and still a bit too tired to knit.
I created another little collage of my work from the second half of 2007. I am not as pleased with this one- lately, I haven't been taking as many photographs as normal, and I don't always have pictures of the finished objects with ends woven in. Either way, it appears I completed 9 projects (and was so very, very close on a bunch more... but they didn't make the cut):
Top row:
Manly Socks (a gift for my dad, for Chanuka)
Snowflake Socks (a gift for my roommate, for Christmas)... technically 3 ends have still not been woven in, and I have to do that before we exchange New Year's gifts. The flu definitely got in the way of completing these!
Endpaper Mitts (knit for me! I haven't worn them, however, as I tend to wear long-sleeved shirts. I think they will be perfect in the spring.)
Fetching Mitts (by request for Sharyn, my favorite vegan to knit for and of course my best friend)
Bottom row:
Snowflake washcloth (part of Sharyn's Christmas gift)
Seraphim shawl (for me!)
Brian's Cheesy Puff sweater (knit by request for a coworker... the sleeves are a bit long for him, but he says it is definitely warm for his house in Pennsylvania)
Victory V Baby Blanket (for a coworker's beautiful new son)
Not pictured: my nifty green socks, that somehow have been worn a multitude of times and yet never photographed. So that's 9 projects total!
I'll take it. So close I could taste it?
- A chullo hat, knitted, that just needs to have braid ties added to the top and to the earflaps
- Hanami stole, fairly far from completion, but I would have finished the Basketweave section if I hadn't had the flu!
- Wisp, lacking only 3 lace repeats of 16 total. I very well may finish this before the end of the year, since I have a lot of airport and plane time coming up and it's fun and mindless knitting. This one also would have been finished over Christmas, had I not caught the flu of doom.
- Men's fingerless mitts, one mitt was knit in an evening but no ends woven in, and the second mitt hasn't been made yet
- Sand baby jacket, only needs to be sewn together (still)
- Mystery Stole 3, still stuck on the very last chart before I graft the two sides together... this may be on the needles forever
17 finished objects in a year isn't shabby, though it's nothing compared to some of my favorite knit bloggers! In February 2007 I wrote: I have a few knitting goals for 2007. They're pretty simple, actually. I want to knit myself two sweaters, and at least one pair of socks. Actually, I'd love to knit myself three sweaters and enough socks that I don't need to wear store-bought ones, but I'm sticking to realistic here. In this aim, I have the yarn and patterns for THREE sweaters already... and have cast on for one. Ooh la la. I also have a nearly finished pair of socks which has been languishing for a year or so.
How did I do? Well, I made myself one sweater (and one for a coworker), and finished socks for my mom, sister, father, and roommate... as well as one pair for me. Those were the nearly finished ones, though- I still have another pair of socks on the needles that have been languishing for months.
For next year, I would like my goals to be a bit more aggressive. I want to complete 3 sweaters in 2008 (I have enough started that it shouldn't be that difficult to complete the goal). I want to knit myself another two pairs of socks. And I want the holiday season of 2008 to be a completely handmade holiday... though by no means does everything have to be knitted. In fact, I fully intend to do some more sewing as well. My sewing goals are more specific: I want to sew a vest for Jamie for his steampunk suit (hopefully both the prototype and a final version). I want to sew myself a skirt. And I want to sew myself at least one bag.
Happy New Year to all!
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