Knitter in Progress

Knitting: 1.  Mitered Square baby blanket 2.  Baktus Scarf 3.  Simple Skyp socks--me 4.  Simple Skyp socks--Rage 5.  Simple Skyp socks--Diva 6.  Color Affection 7.  4 Squares for Bertie's Blankets Reading: 1. The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage(Schlessinger) 2. Immortal Rider(Ione) 3. Push(Johnson) 4. Taking a Shot(Burton) 5. Lover Reborn(Ward) 6.  A Clash of Kings(Martin) 7.  Lothaire (Cole) 8.  Wicked Nights (Showalter) 9.  The Lightning Thief (Riorden) 10.  All the Captain Underpants books(with Rage) 11.  Diary of a Wimpy Kid 12.  Last Breath (Caine) 13.  The Skinny Rules (Harper) Stitching: 1. QS Lovers(HAED)--Page 1 2. Twelve Houses Sampler(Drawn Thread) Fitness: **Worked out consistently 5-6 days per week for the entire year :) Project Me: 1. Chalene's 30 Day Challenge--January, February, April, September

I'm getting the ball rolling on some end of the year things and decided to post this now rather than later.  I love having a record of what has caught my fancy over the previous year. Year in Review 2012 1. your best FO of the year: Color Affection--I love the way that turned out. 2. best FO of the year made by a blog you link to: Truthfully I haven't been reading many knitting/stitching blogs in the last 6 months. 3. best yarn you tried: Twisted Fiber Art Tasty--it's an amazing wool/cashmere blend. 4. best book/mag/pattern of 2012: Book: Push by Chalene Johnson Magazine: Oxygen, Vogue Knitting, Country Living, Where Women Create, and People Pattern: Simple Skyp Socks Website: Runs for Cookies 5. best new technique or gadget you tried in 2012: My To Do list app on my phone, I would be lost without it. 6. top 5 inspirations--what five things inspired you the most over the past year?   **My daughter--she is growing up to be such an incredi...

March Challenges: Knitting: **Finish baby blanket Stitching: **Finish 12 Houses Sampler **Finish 25% of HAED QS Lovers redo Health/Fitness: **Finish TF/CLX hybrid **Lose 5.6 pounds--I have a weight loss goal I want to reach by the end of June Writing/Journaling: **Start a Smash book Reading: **Finish 25% of Clash of Kings(Martin)--Game of Thrones book 2 ***************************************************************************** February Recap: Reading: **read one fiction book--DONE--Immortal Rider(Larissa Ione) **read one non fiction book--DONE--Push(Chalene Johnson) Knitting: **Finish baby blanket--No, a couple squares away **Make progress on gift blanket--No, didn't get it out Stitching: **Finish page one of QS Lovers, again--started didn't finish, worked on a sampler instead. **Participate in IHSW and WIPocalypse--DONE Health/Fitness: **Continue CLX/TF Hybrid--DONE **Lose 5 pounds--No, gained 1--ugh, I have been pretty burnt out fitness wise this month **Try one new health...

In the interest of making myself more accountable to myself, I am going to start posting monthly challenges I have for myself. Reading: **read one fiction book **read one non fiction book Knitting: **Finish baby blanket **Make progress on gift blanket Stitching: **Finish page one of QS Lovers, again **Participate in IHSW and WIPocalypse Health/Fitness: **Continue CLX/TF Hybrid **Lose 5 pounds **Try one new healthy recipe per week