2016 Knitting Goals

When I originally started this blog back in July of 2015, I found a Knitting Bucket List.   [Here is the original post] Of the original list of 101 items, here is the list of items that I hadn't completed, but want to complete:
  1. Knitting with camel yarn
  2. Mittens: Tip-down
  3. Knitting with silk
  4. Moebius band knitting
  5. Participating in a KAL
  6. Sweater       
  7. Drop stitch patterns
  8. Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn
  9. Knitting with banana fiber yarn
  10. Domino/modular knitting
  11. Knitting with bamboo yarn
  12. Two end knitting
  13. Knitting with soy yarn
  14. Cardigan
  15. Toy/doll clothing
  16. Baby items
  17. Knitting with your own handspun yarn
  18. Knitting with your own hand-dyed yarn
  19. Slippers
  20. Designing knitted garments
  21. Publishing a knitting book
  22. Continental style knitting
  23. Knitting to make money
  24. Buttonholes
  25. Knitting with alpaca
  26. Norwegian knitting
  27. Dyeing with plant colors
  28. Knitting items for a wedding
  29. Bobbles
  30. Knitting for a living
  31. Dyeing yarn
  32. Felting/fulling
  33. Textured knitting
  34. Purses/bags
  35. Knitting with beads
  36. Entrelac
  37. Knitting with self patterning/self striping/
  38. Knitting with cashmere
  39. Writing a pattern
  40. Gloves
  41. Knitting with linen
  42. Knitting for preemies
  43. Tubular CO
  44. Rug
  45. Shrug/bolero/poncho
Of the remaining 45 items, I only completed 3 in 2015, a number I am quite disappointed with.  I do have plans to cross a number of items off this list in 2016, so I look forward to revisiting this list in December.

Besides those more general goals, I also have a few others I'd like to list:
  • 12 pairs of socks in 2016 (KAL through the Yarngasm Podcast)
  • Knit a cardigan
  • Knit with my handspun
  • Design and release a pattern
  • Baby items
  • Attend a fiber festival (I'm thinking Maryland Sheep and Wool?)
  • Become more involved in the yarn/knitting community in general
I figure that those are pretty good goals to start with and I already have almost 1 pair of socks and almost 1 baby cardigan done!  I've tried to pick out the actual patterns I'd like to make for these goals.  Yarns are TBD, but I know I'd like to try some new brands of yarns (the sock KAL is going to be perfect for this) but I'd also like to clear up some of my stash which has now taken over an entire Rubbermaid container. 


I would also like to get better at taking pictures of my knitting in progress as well as finished objects.  This was one of the reasons I created an Instagram account, so that I could take a quick picture with my phone and then post it.  I love how you can link your Instagram and Ravelry accounts so you can easily upload pictures to your project page.

Basically, I have a lot of knitting plans for 2016 and I'd better get a move on - we only have 11 months left!

You can see what I'm currently working on by checking out my Ravelry and Instagram.

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