We’re back home in Sweden, in our own winter wonderland. I have taken a few pictures of the snow, but while I get those sorted out I will continue with summing up 2009.
Obviously, there was a lot going on this year, so I didn’t do as much knitting or sewing as I would have liked. But I did manage to throw together a few things.
On the sewing front, I put together an outfit for Anneli to wear to big cousin George’s wedding in Spain:
Plus a sun hat for the same trip.
I also made about a million cloth nappies (well, at least 24 I think).
And, I finished my very first quilt – a cot quilt for Anneli made from the remnants of her nappies!
Then I whipped up another quilt and matching pillow for the upcoming Baby Clarkville:
And as you can see I knitted a cotton cardigan for Baby Clarkville as well. We had a lovely time staying at the cottage while in NZ, which I will write more about at a later date.
I churned out more knitted items than sewn items this year. Anneli got a fair isle cardigan:
And quite a few pairs of socks, none of which stayed on her feet:
I made myself a chunky neck cosy:
And armwarmers:
And I finished a spring cardigan in the summer. I really did finish it, I just don’t have any pictures of the completed item:
The kitchen was a new recipient of knitted goods this year, with a tea cosy, coffee cosy, and cotton dishcloths:
And mum was lucky enough to get a pair of socks for her birthday:
Just for variety, I turned my hand to a little bit of embroidery this year as well. I completed this cross stitch kit that had been lurking in the craft room for a couple of years:
And then I whacked together a couple of freestyle projects based on floral designs from books. Here is the first one:
I really enjoyed all my craft projects this year, especially the quilting and embroidery, and I hope I’ll be able to find time this year to play some more!