New goals for 2012

Christmas and New Years has past and it is time to set new goals for 2012. I actually already completed one of my goals for 2012, but I am bringing it here anyway :-)

Goals:
1 - Finish the PI sock I cast on for the Sokker 2009 KAL in January 2009 - here
     I suffered a serious case of Second Sock Syndrome on this one.
2 - Learn to knit two socks at a time on circular needles - to avoid ever suffering from SSS again.
3 - Destash - I started the Stash Buster Challenge where I have to double the yardage I buy new.
4 - Knit more for myself of larger project - I tend to make a lot of smaller project, but I would really like to do at least two tops, a sweater and a cardigan for myself in 2012.

As I mentioned one of the goals have already been accomplished #1 - Finishing Pi socks.

The socks are knit using the number PI for stripes : 3,14159 26535 89793 23846 26433 83279 50288 41971 69399 37510


When I came to the first zero - I started knitting the heel - since heel knitting never completes a round ;-) And when I came to the second zero - the sock was finished - and Halleluja, the sock fit my foot smooth as a glove, even though I didn’t measure anything, but only used the Pi decimals :-)
Only thing is, that the 2 yarns match too perfectly in coloration, which results in the pattern looking as if the yarn was made that way :-( bit I know the beautiful truth - and I love them….

I used Alpaca from Drops and 4-ply Opal self striping sock yarn. The project totals 581 yards :-)

I had the flu in the beginning of January and once the fever was out of my joints it was time to knit. So I also finished these projects:

Basque Hat from DROPS in 2 thread Alpaca also from Drops. 404 yards.

Then i test knitted some Bonita yarn from Ingelise yarn I have had in my stash for the longest time. I am not too happy about the color, but I wanted to know how it knits up, because it is a fairly cheap yarn.

Pictures are pre-blocking... But the yarn knits up really great and is very soft against the skin. The pattern is a yoke baby sweater from the magazine Hendes Verden 18/2007.

I think that's it for 2012 from a needle point of you, but let me just give you an update from a garden view. I'll finish this post with mood pictures from the garden in a Danish winter without snow....

Ohh how the winter winds howl while I knit a midnight Owl.....

Autumn and winter are great knitting seasons, is there anything better than sitting indoors with hot tea and cookies while the wind tries to blow the last couple of leaves off the trees?

Our family got a new member in November - meet Gulliver, the midnight hooter.....

 
The pattern is from Purl Bee and can be found here. I was the lucky owner of a couple of skeins of Yabba from Hjertegarn and scraps of Eskimo from DROPS in matching colours - a true stashbuster :-)

Gulliver takes up a total of 179,7 yards of yarns a full plus-size filling. It was a quick, fun, easy knit that is just loveable - Soft and huggable.

Also - a romper is on its way to Sweden for dear little Alfred......

The pattern is from Kreativ Strik - a Danish knitting magazine - and I have been wanting to do this project for the longest time. Finally the right yarn found its way to my stash - Asland Trends Glaciar Del Cielo - an absolutely gorgeous cotton, that I bought on sale at Little Knits. 

This little cutie took up a neat 561,7 yards.... Which brings November's total at a 1165.6 yards......