The other day I remembered the finished objects spreadsheet I made… was it last week? I realised that I hadn’t added up how many FOs I’d done. So I went back and had a look.

I’d made over 160 knitted, crocheted and woven items since I rediscovered knitting in late 2003.

160! Knock me over with a feather! And there’s bound to be a few forgotten FOs (probably ones that didn’t go as planned and were wiped from my memory after frogging or tossing in the garbage). Some are multiples, like when I knit two beanies of the same yarn and design for the beau and I.

The list contains:
6 jumpers
5 cardigans
4 jackets
7 tops
3 vests
1 pair legwarmers
7 shawls
25 scarves
11 gloves
23 hats
38 pair socks (!!!!!)
5 headscarves (probably lots more)
5 bags
15 homewares (incl. 3 blankets)
1 dog coat
6 misc (ipod covers, etc)

45 or so were gifts, 9 were sent to the op shop, 1 was sold, I have 4 put aside to sell or give away, and 2 pairs of socks are in my ‘design’ bag unworn in case I ever get around to publishing them and need to take photos.

That’s well over a hundred items I’ve knit for me, and though I know I’ve worn out or given away some FOs I’m sure there’s more than 90 still in my possession. That raises some serious questions:

Where the heck are they all? Why aren’t I being pushed out of the front door by the sheer bulk of them?

And why haven’t my fingers fallen off yet?