- I finished 39 projects, but of these only 8 were adult sized garments. It's been the year of instant gratification baby knits, I guess.
- I knit up 5480 g of yarn and destashed 2100 g.
- I purchased and was gifted 4740 g of yarn. This leaves me with a stash reduction of 2840 g! Yay!
- I handed in my PhD thesis! It's been a nice and quiet Christmas this year.
In 2014...:
- I will knit more adult sized garments. If only because the list of recently published designs I want to knit is now incredibly long. That and the fact that I'll have more knitting time due to one of the points listed above :)
- I will be better at commenting on other blogs and hope that more of my readers will comment on mine - that is if anyone is still reading after I've neglected the blog a bit over the last few months due to some thesis writing. At least for me it takes some of the fun out of blogging when only 1-2 people comment on each post. I know that reading blogs on tablets or smartphones complicates commenting, but I hope we'll see a solution to that soon or I'm afraid that more and more bloggers will lose the will to blog...
Talking about that list of projects I want to knit in 2014, here are some of them:
- Helga Isager's Manchuria jacket (I already started the first, but I think there may be more)
- Helga Isager's Kashmir cardigan (which is currently being knit by every other Danish knitter, but I understand why)
- Helga Isager's Himalaya sweater
- Some more projects from Pickles, possibly Kimono-oh, Sassy secretary skirt, I-do cardi, Garland Sweater poncho, a variation of the Sweet Honey sweater, Top tee, Crop Dot top, or a Mellow dress.
- A Brooklyn Tweed sweater, probably Oshima or Bray.
- For the little one, I want to knit a Vincent sweater and some vests for next winter.
I have a few finished, unblogged projects (both from Pickles) lying around. I hope I'll get a photo opportunity soon, so you can see them.
14 comments:
Well done on the phD! And happy knitting, look like you're very organised
Congratulations on the finishing of your phD. Still some to go? A lot of projects you have done - hope to see some photos maybe???
Oh, that Garland Sweater poncho. I love it, not sure about the wearability and if I'd have any luck fitting it under any kind of jacket, but I'd love to work on that as well.
And of course, congratulations on your PhD! You should be proud! What's next?
Yes, commenting has become more difficult - after I switched to feedly I hardly ever comment myself.
Happy new knitting year! Jeg er imponert over hvor mange flotte prosjekt du har fått strikket, i tillegg til å bli ferdig med din Phd! Gratulerer så mye! Gleder meg til å følge deg i 2014, du har mange fine prosjekter på din liste.
Tillykke med afleveringen. Hvordan ser det så ud med job-situationen??.
Glæder mig til at se mere til dine strikke-projekter - vi har en del "ønsker" til fælles. Har du set Helga´s trøjer live - synes det er svært at se dem ordentligt i bogen (hopper dog nok med på dem alligevel)....
Thank you all :)
I've landed a post doc position in the same research group as where I did my PhD, so I've already started my new job last week. All very exciting :)
@Siga: Wearability is definitely an issue with the Garland Sweater poncho. I don't think it is possible to fit it under a jacket either, but I'm hoping I can use it as an outdoor sweater - maybe for going to the playground (and to and from work) in autumn and spring. Possibly even as indoor wear on the coldest winter days.
@Helle: Ja, jeg har set og prøvet dem alle til en workshop med Helga - de er virkelig fine, selvom det kan være svært at se i bogen. Fotografierne er desværre noget mørke.
Jeg håber også på at blive bedre til at kommentere - både fordi jeg kunne sætte det samme flueben som dig før jul ;-) men også fordi jeg fik et tastatur til min tablet i julegave. Yay :-)
Tillykke med afleveringen og det nye job :-)
Jeg glæder mig til at følge de lækre modeller, du har planlagt for året.
Kære Birgitte,
Tillykke med din Ph.d.
Jeg kommenterer aldrig på blogs, men nyder at læse dem - herunder din.
Så nu vil jeg forsøge at begynde til at kommentere.
Held og lykke med det nye job og alle strikkeambitionerne i 2014.
Hilsen Jette Bie
Tillykke med afleveringen af Ph.D'en og endnu mere med post doc stillingen. Jeg håber, at forsvaret af Ph.D går godt.
Du har godt nok været rimelig produktiv i år, og der er altså ingen skam i at strikke instant gratification strik et år eller to :) (for øvrigt er 8 voksentrøjer ikke "kun") :)
Glædelig bagjul og rigtig godt nytår
congratulations for your PhD! you must be so relieved now :)
of course, you'll have more time to knit now!
Har du haft forsvar af din afhandling? Skal du en tur til det store udland på sigt? Der er mange steder med gode garnbutikker ;-)
Imponerende strikkestatestik, min er minimal sammenlignet med.
Thanks for all the kind words! :)
@Xanita: Tillykke til dig også - det er jo skønt!
@Ulla: Ikke endnu; det bliver først medio marts (såfremt den bliver forhåndsgodkendt...!). Har endnu ingen planer om udlandet; manden skal i hvert fald først færdiggøre sine HD studier her i byen. Derimod har jeg nok planer om at afprøve det private erhvervsliv på et tidspunkt, men nu tager vi lige en tur mere i academia :)
Don't despair Birgitte! For every comment you see, there are ten other readers like me who rarely comment. I look forward to your posts and to seeing your interpretations of the patterns you knit. Apparently us silent readers have another New Year's resolution--to comment more! Cheers and here's to a knitting New Year.
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