2017 Review

I thought I hadn't done much this year, as I knit only 5 sweaters, but piling up all the scarfs, hats and socks I made too, plus some sewing and all the yarn dyeing, I was actually very productive.

My most favorite FO are those 5 sweaters:

This year I knitted A LOT of hats. Half of them went to friends and relatives as gifts:

I also made scarves, shawls and a snood:

I dyed a lot of yarn, which I put into socks:

And I did some sewing - three jeans bags, which are actively in use, a pettycoat and a wearable dress for Gaby:

We didn't travel so much this year as I would have liked, but we hiked a lot and we climbed 17 mountain peaks. The most memorable:

The mass hike on Strazha :

The two days in Rila to the Seven Rila Lakes and peak Otovitza

Peak Kom in the Balkans:

Peak Malyovitza in Rila:

I was a bit hesitant whether to declare any New Year resolutions or goals, as my last years' seem to be a collection of things I was determined NOT to do in 2016 :)

But still, let me try again:

• Study Spanish. Instead of finishing the course I totally abandoned it and now I feel I have forgotten everything I had learned. Minimal goal - a lesson per week
• Organize two and three days hikes with sleep over in mountain huts. Minimal goal - three such hikes (peak Botev in the Balkans, something in Rila, something in Pirin)
• Travel more abroad. Minimal goal - organize a small excursion to a big European city - plane tickets, accommodation and sight seeing without the help of travel agencies or guides.
• Knit more from hand-dyed yarn, including bigger projects like sweaters and large shawls. Minimal goal - two sweaters and one big shawl out of yarn, hand-dyed by me.
• Sew more wearable garments. Minimal goal - a shirt and a dress.
• Exercise on the cross-trainer. Minimal goal - three times a week, 10 min counts

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018!