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Yardage Totals 2024:

January: 988
February: 865
March: 452
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2024 Totals: 2305 yds or 1.31 miles

And away goes March. Blinked. Gone.

I worked on only a single project this month, the same Ten Stitch Blanket square I started in February. I didn’t feel like knitting a lot in the middle of this month so…I didn’t. We had family visit, so I spent more time than usual cooking, baking, and figuring out how to entertain children under the age of 7.

In 2024, my only yarny goal is to knit something every month—the same goal I’ve had for all of the 2020s to date. Yup. Did that.

So. What about you, kitten?  Same questions as last month, if anyone cares to play along: do you have any crafty plans or goals for this coming year? Or have you given up on those and gone into feral crafter mode? Have you started any new projects for 2024? Maybe you’ve picked up a new hobby?

Take care of yourselves and each other,

XO,
Manda

Yardage Totals 2024:

January: 988
February: 865
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December:

2024 Totals: 1853 yds or 1.05 miles

And there went February. Once again, a month that usually drags just whizzed on by. I blinked, and it was gone—each day so long but the month passed quickly.

I worked on only a single project this month—and honestly, I’ve been hella monogamous with knitting for a very long time now—finishing the first block of my spouse’s Ten Stitch Blanket and then moving onto the second block. Other than a single day, I worked on it at least a little daily, and it was nice to see the progress. One of the wonderful things about this pattern is that no matter how far along you get…there’s only 10 stitches on the needles at a time. So you can always notice the progress. Breaking it down into modular blocks like I have only increases that satisfaction, since none of the sides get so large that you can’t complete at least one in about an hour, maybe a little more, in a given day. So the motivation to see change helps keep it moving. Every day it grows.

And that’s exactly what I need in my life right now—progress I can see and measure in the span of 24 hours.

In 2024, my only yarny goal is to knit something every month—the same goal I’ve had for all of the 2020s to date. Yup. Goal achieved again this month.

So. What about you, kitten?  Same questions as last month, if anyone cares to play along: do you have any crafty plans or goals for this coming year? Or have you given up on those and gone into feral crafter mode? Have you started any new projects for 2024? Maybe you’ve picked up a new hobby?

Take care of yourselves and each other,

XO,
Manda

Yardage Totals 2024:

January: 988
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2024 Totals: 988 yds or 0.56 miles

And here comes 2024. I know most people have been complaining that January is the longest month to have ever monthed, but here at Chez Manda, January passed pretty quickly. And a good amount of knitting happened during that time.

I finished the Boxy sweater I made for my daughter—a project that took four months of active labor to finish—starting off the month with a stash win and some good crafting feelings. I’m very happy with how it turned out, and it felt so nice to see some of my old shop overstock used and made for the person whose love of cartoons inspired the colorway utilized.

Once I finished the sweater, I started what will be another long term project for this year: the first of (hopefully) two modular ten stitch blankets for family members. The first is well on its way, having used just over a skein of sock yarn so far, making a decent dent in the project.

In 2024, my only yarny goal is to knit something every month—the same goal I’ve had for all of the 2020s so far. YES. Goal achieved.

So. What about you, kitten?  Do you have any crafty plans or goals for this coming year? Or have you given up on those and gone into feral crafter mode? Have you started any new projects for 2024?

Take care of yourselves and each other,

XO,
Manda

And that wraps December. And 2024.

Pick at the Boxy sweater, I did—at the beginning of the month, I knit a bit and then was stalled while having to take a simple measurement to see if I could move onto the next set of instructions for it. I had hoped I would finish it this month, but it wasn’t in the cards for me. I’m a creature of Moods these days, and if I’m not feeling it, I don’t make myself do it. So. The sweater will continue into 2024 and hopefully I’ll knit the last few bits for an early in the year FO.

In 2023, my only yarny goal is to knit something every month. Ehhhh. Yes.

So. What about you, kitten?  What have you been working? Do you have any exciting makes in your future? Are you in a more quiet phase where you aren’t doing yarny things as much?

Take care of yourselves and each other,

XO,
Manda

And away goes November.

I continued to pick at the Boxy sweater I’m knitting for my daughter, but I worked on it maybe half of the month and often for not very long. It will continue to be a WIP through December at the least.

In 2023, my only yarny goal is to knit something every month. Yup. Did that.

So. What about you, kitten?  What have you been working? Are you a holiday gift knitter and working on presents for loved ones? Do you have any exciting makes in your future? Are you in a more quiet phase where you aren’t doing yarny things as much?

Take care of yourselves and each other,

XO,
Manda

Well. October was definitely an improvement in the knitting front. I started a Boxy sweater for my daughter that I’ve been plunking away at most days this month and made some solid progress on it.

In 2023, my only yarny goal is to knit something every month. YES. Absolutely did.

So. What about you, kitten?  What have you been working on now that the weather is turning colder for so many of us? Do you have any exciting makes in your future? Are you in a more quiet phase where you aren’t doing yarny things as much?

Take care of yourselves and each other,

XO,
Manda

September was not the month for yarn crafts around here.

In 2023, my only yarny goal is to knit something every month. Nope. Zilch. Nada.

So. What about you, kitten?  What have you been working on? Do you have any exciting makes in your future?

Take care of yourselves and each other,

XO,
Manda