2014 has been another busy year on the knitting front. I have completed 42 projects using 23,456 yards of yarn (a very pleasing number). Some favourites include an Octopus Embrace sweater for me

and a mini one for my nephew

I’ve made three baby deathflake sweaters

all for other people, and the colourwork didn’t stop there. 2014 seemed to be a year of colourwork and steeking including Venezia at the beginning of the year

all the way through to its colour-twin Grellow in October

(it’s supposed to be that baggy, I plan on using it as a coat).There were also a couple of lightweight cardigans in the mix: Morning Breeze

and Water & StoneThere was also the usual mix of hats, cowls, mittens and baby clothes for new arrivals. I started spinning this year (that will get its own post) and had to start working with handspun. My early efforts became hats:

and as I improved and began working on a spinning wheel instead of a spindle there were more matching pieces: hat

and mittens.

Lace pieces were only to be found in newly designed patterns such as Pentire Point.

There was also a lot of hexagons knit for a beekeeper blanket, but that is still an ongoing project that will run over into next year…