2022 in Review

[atherleisure]

This year was disrupted by an unexpected job change and relocation back to the area that I grew up in. Up until June I was working on needlework as usual, and I started a cross-stitched picture in July, but it didn’t move very quickly as we got the house ready to sell, moved to DFW, and started dealing with all the issues that you’re bound to find moving into a new house. I didn’t end up making my new favorite thing this year, but I enjoyed most of what I made.

It was still a sparse year for events. There was an outing in Phoenix, a whirlwind trip to San Jose, and Costume College. I had intended to go to two DFWCG events, but I had a houseguest for the Georgian picnic and the Christmas event was canceled due to rain. Here’s hoping next year I can start attending their events.



January

17th century knitted waistcoat

(picture by marianme)

Wrought Iron wrap


1896 Punchinello knitting needle caps


February

1920’s navy silk slip


Victorian bag for a friend (no pictures)

17th century neck handkerchief


Tudor knit sleeves


1840’s bonnet


1940’s gray wool dress

(picture by marianme)

March

Black lace top for my mother-in-law (no pictures)

April

1920’s navy voile dress with Egyptian-inspired embroidery


May

Early 1910’s evening dress

(picture by marianme)

1930’s Benedictine tunic


Brown flannel 17th century petticoat with upperbodies


June

1940’s green-striped wrap dress


Welder dust cover (no pictures)

Embroidered 18th century pockets


“Cardinal Joy” cross-stitch


1840’s coral star bag/purse


1880’s octagon quilt “square”


October

Demonslayer costume for my son


17th/18th century red wool stockings


November

Aran tam


Three knit stocking Christmas ornaments


Robin Hood hat (byecocket) for my son


December

1934 Ferncliff blouse


I ended the year with three projects in hand.
1. “Winter Lace” cross-stitch – as of New Year’s Eve I had finished the cross-stitching and done a good chunk of the outlining. I finished it New Year’s Day.
2. Eleonora de Toledo stockings – I started the first stocking Thanksgiving weekend and worked on it off and on since then, mostly when in the car. I finished the fancy band at the top and started down the leg. I’ve knit a couple of inches, but I expect this project to be fairly long term. It might last all of 2023.
3. 1840 nightcap – I started this when I finished the Ferncliff blouse because I needed another knitting project that didn’t take a lot of thought. Once I got past the lacy bit at the edge, it’s been plain enough to knit while reading.

I also read 56 books this year.


One of my goals for this year was to work from my stash. I was very successful. I bought the buckram and flannel for my 17th century petticoat, the marine vinyl for my husband’s welder cover, the “Cardinal Joy” cross-stitch kit, and the fabrics for my son’s Hallowe’en costume. My mother-in-law bought the fabrics for her blouse. Everything else came from the stash. Since I didn’t do a lot of sewing, my fabric stash didn’t decrease very much, but at least I didn’t add anything to it. I did decrease my yarn stash a little more significantly, though I’m trying not to even have a yarn stash. It’s mostly leftovers from projects where I had too much and some things that I bought in 2021 with specific projects in mind and just got a little too optimistic about what I could finish in a year.

Comments

[marianme]

Nice roundup and 56 books! :)

[atherleisure]

Thanks. I've never included the number of books I've read before but felt that it does represent a reasonable part of my leisure time and that I should start including it. For what it's worth, it was also 56 books in 2021. 2020 was 76, but that was an unusual year.

[hharris]

You had a great year! Love seeing the 17thC knit waistcoat all in one piece and being worn. So pretty.

[atherleisure]

Thanks. ladyrebecca took some too, but I need to get them posted or see where she has them posted so I can show it off a bit better.

[danabren]

This is a lovely walk through Project Memory Lane, thank you for posting the photos.

So many lovely projects, favorites include the knitted waistcoat (of course), wrought-iron wrap, grey wool dress, pockets and wool stockings.

[atherleisure]

Thanks. I always like to include the pictures, and it's fun to go back and see what I made throughout the year.

[mala_14]

Great recap! So nice that you were able to work from the stash. All your knitting is so impressive.

[atherleisure]

Thank you. I really did end up with a high proportion of knitted objects this year, didn't I?