Happy New Year! I am really excited for 2010—I’ll finally turn 21 and at the end of it I’ll be very close to finishing my undergraduate studies. Which means, horror of horrors, that I’ll have to figure things out and be close to knowing what I’m going to do “next”.
But first, I’m under the impression that in the past few days people have been talking about the past year and then resolutions and hopes for the next. I think I’ll do the same, and split it into two posts. First I have three last FOs of 2009 to present:
My favorite aunt and uncle requested hats for Christmas (in the summer). I completely forgot until December. Luckily hats are easy and I whipped these two up pretty quick.
uncle’s hat (Ravelry):
Pattern: Marsan Watchcap
Yarn: Cascade 220 Heathers in 2445. I was really impressed with this yarn. Such beautiful colors and it felt so soft under my fingers.
Needles: Size 7 bamboo circulars
aunt’s hat (Ravelry):
Pattern: Stella’s Hat
Yarn: Cascade 220 Heathers in 9408. See yarn notes above. Great yarn.
Needles: Same
Modifications: Knit to 7″ instead of 6″ before starting brim. Thought it would stay puffy at the top that way. In retrospect probably should have just knitted the 6″, as my aunt was folding the brim up to wear it. Then again, she said she could pull it over her ears as she needed to (and she will need to).
These have been done a month, but I keep procrastinating on washing them, which is why I hadn’t posted them yet. They’re Through the Loops! Mystery Socks of 2009. These were so much fun. And so cute. The yarn is pretty delicate though. I’m not sure how I feel with wearing them on an everyday basis; they seem more like something to wear on special occasions.
oh my lusciousness (Ravelry):
Pattern: Mystery Sock 09 from Through the Loops!
Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Sock, which is pretty inexpensive actually
Needles: 2.5mm
Finished in 2009:
2009 really wasn’t the year for knitting. It was more of a year of personal growth—although there were backslides at times. I think I’m growing and changing. But I’m scared of a lot of it. All I dreamt of achieving is behind me, so now I have to figure out my new dreams, and how I’m going to achieve them. It’s scary. It’s hard to believe.
And at the same time, the knitting has picked up. I’m enjoying it a lot more. The last four of 11 of my finished objects were knitted in the last two months of the year, and the knitting mojo is staying. (Soon I’ll talk about my current WIPs, soon!) Stay tuned, because next time I’ll talk about my knitting resolutions for the year. Happy knitting!
There is absolutely no reason why finishing your undergraduate degree means that you have to grow up immediately and figure out your future. Do what I did, and do a postgrad degree part time via distance ed, with a part-time job that allows you to delay “RL 9-to-5″ for another three years. :P
As an experienced grown up, I highly recommend it. Don’t get me wrong, I had a great time in my teens and in fact in every decade but being “grown up” in my 20′s was fabulous! Because the flipside of “RL 9-to-5″ means utterly free time weekends and every evening and you can do a huge amount of great stuff that YOU want to do in all those hours that are no longer filled with assignments and reading things other people tell you you “need” to read and of course having money to facilitate it all!
In fact if you make sure to engage in work that you love, the 9-5 can be so engaging you’ll have a hard time deciding just what part of your day is work and what part is play.
Whatever your chosen path though Stephanie – its clear you’re going to make it your own and therein lies the secret to loving every minute of your life – in school or out!