A Bitter Knitter

At the end of 2017, I finished my 200th project.  It was part of a small handful of projects I crammed in for gifts at the end of the year even though I swear every year that I will not do Christmas gift knitting.  In my defense of breaking my no-deadline-gift knitting, item no.200 was for my mom, who expressed a need for a hat.  And, before I show you the picture, let me tell you that it is really hard to get a picture of the back of one's own head, but I wanted a picture that showed off the back and I need to get a picture really quickly before I gifted it.  So, with that in mind, here is my 200th knitted item : I've been knitting for just over 8 years now, which means I'm averaging 25 projects a year.  This average is totally skewed because of 2013 in which I managed to complete 48 projects.   I made a whole bunch of beaded bracelets... maybe I should make more of those this year... 2013 was also the year in which I hit the 100 project mark....

I started knitting on September 22, 2009, which means that as of today, September 21, 2013, I have been knitting for four years.  And also, as of today, I have completed 100 knitting projects.  Being the nerdy knitter that I am, I've made a pie chart: In four years, I've knit 22 hats, 18 pairs of booties and socks, 13 stuffed dolls and critters, 13 sweaters, vests, and dresses, 11 scarves, shawls, and cowls, 11 pairs of gloves, mitts, and mittens, 7 beaded bracelets (listed as "jewelry" on the pie chart, but they're all beaded bracelets) and 5 things that don't fit neatly into other categories. Unfortunately for you, project no.100 is a stealth project gift for a friend, so you can't see it.  (I'm good at those.)  There are at least 15 projects I haven't shown to you yet, so let's start with this one, finished back in April.  The pattern is called Sheepish , and it's totally darling.  I knew as soon as I saw it that I wanted to knit ...