The holidays came fast and hard, and quite honestly, I can't say that I was able to really sink into the season, which is a shame because I've always loved the holidays. However, I think there's been some clarity achieved about both the costs and the benefits of traveling during the holiday season. Right now, many in my family are opting for a no-travel plan. I'll explore the implications of that later.
In the meantime, refining is a theme for me in this new year. I'm thinking about who I am and how I want my life to be; a constant project, I know, but one that I'm more conscious of right now. As part of this I am continuing to make, mend, thrift, or - buy?! - do without?!...we'll see. First, there's plenty of making to be done.
I've signed up to participate in
Ysolde Teague's Mystery Knitalong. I'll be making a shawl using clues and options that are delivered throughout the next month. I haven't been a bit shawl knitter, but this feels like a great option for me. A bit of a "make your own adventure" kind of knitting.
I'm also going to try to participate in
Deer & Doe's Plaintain challenge; they have a free t-shirt pattern that they're challenging people to customize and finish by the end of the month. I'm taking the T-Shirt making workshop at
the workroom on Sunday, so I feel like I might get the chops to do this.
I've already sewn a top (started it on the 1st, finished it on the 2nd - yay!), and I have the fabric to make a skirt to go with it. I'll blog about that, with photos, soon.
Anyone else challenging themselves to handmake more items this year?
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