I’ve never been very good at picking resolutions for the year. About the only one that ever worked for me was giving up french fries for an entire year. But I think that was because it finally hit me that I feel a lot A LOT better if I don’t eat fried food. It’s a gall bladder thing that I like to ignore and pretend doesn’t exist. And really, if I don’t eat fried food, it really doesn’t exist.
I’ve tried to pretend that I resolve to Knit Only Out of My Stash. I’ve tried to pretend that I resolve to Buy Less Yarn. I’ve even tried to pretend that I will Knit Only Patterns and Yarn That I’ve Pre-Packaged Into Cute Little Bags and Made Into My Own Kits. Yeah, that didn’t work so well.
So why would I think that participating in my own version of a 12 in 12 would work? The challenge is to knit 12 sweaters in 12 months. The idea intrigues me. The problem? The yarn store in question is 2 1/2 hours away and I need more yarn like I need a hole in my head. (Really, I do not need a hole in my head). So I probably would not participate in buying the yarn at their store (although it’s a perfectly lovely store and if my in-laws wanted to buy me a gift certificate to the store since that’s where they live I certainly wouldn’t turn it down.) However, I don’t think I have enough sweater quantity yarn in my stash. I’m sort of the queen of one skein purchases. I do have enough (I think) for the
and the
and the
and I’d probably find yarn to make the
and maybe this one. Although I might try to modify it to have long sleeves. I’m not a huge fan of short sleeved sweaters.
So that’s 5 out of the 12 months. What if I threw in child and baby size sweaters to round out the months? Could I even do it? The baby sweaters would help me “catch up” on months that I would be behind. Is it possible for me to finish an adult sweater in a month with my limited knitting time? Could I keep focused for that long? After all, I am the poster child for “Ohhh… shiny!”
Is anyone interested in knitting these along with me? Pick your own sweaters from the 12 in 12 list or start your own list. I’ll start January with a sweater I’ve already picked out for myself. Velynda by Bon Marie Burns. I have some navy blue Malabrigo that I bought with a gift certificate my hubby’s Aunt gave me. Leave me a message in the comments and let me know what you’ll be knitting.
Knitting Up North 