January
I started the year in the midst of Sockless Summer, during which I knit and crocheted things other than socks (for me) out of my sock yarn.
February
I participated in my first Ravelry swap, the Aussie Bag Lady Swap, and had a lot of fun making a bag for my recipient, and received two lovely bags (one which is almost constantly in use as a sock project bag).
March
My blog turned two! And I decided I was going to take social and ecological issues on board and buy local where possible.
April
I reviewed all my accessories, gave away some, and knit or crocheted new items to fill in the ‘gaps’.
May
We went to New Zealand, where I bought so much yarn I filled 2/3 of my suitcase!
June
I joined the new Eastern Suburbs s’n’b. Met a great bunch of knitters, crocheters, dyers, spinners, an all round friendly, funny, fantastic crowd!
July
The second swap, We’ve Got You Covered, finished. The mittens I made got me seriously hooked on fair isle. And the wristwarmers and champagne cosy I received are beautiful.
August
A mixed bag: I made lots of cookies, I test knit a sock pattern, I thought about knitting fads.
September
I bought my Ashford 4-shaft table loom. And finished…
… the Knit From Your Books challenge.
October
The third swap of the year, a dish/washcloth swap, finished. The s’n’b girls (and guys) held a dyeing day. I wove my first piece on the 4-shaft loom.
November
I did LOTS of weaving.
December
I did even more weaving. And changed the name of my blog from “Knitting and Chocolate” to “chocolatetrudi’s arty-crafty blog” to reflect the direction I want to go in (basically, a broader range of craft and some art as well). I also decided to start…
