Archie The Wonder Dog

It’s time to consider how Fettle Those Finishes! 2024 went and see what progress we made on our list. I’ll go first, shall I? This year was the first year I had a table at the top of  my list  right from the start and I’m definitely continuing with that (while also wishing I knew more (anything!) about writing code). I have made progress compared with the progress report from July , which is always satisfying, so let’s get down to the nitty gritty, shall we? I’ve knitted nine pairs of socks : I say this every year but next year I really need to remember to take all the finished sock photos  in the same format, not a mix of square and rectangle! Fettling Score = 9 I’ve also knitted a hat: Read about it here Fettling Score = 10 Revived a clock: Read about it here Fettling Score = 11 And replaced the labels on my scrap and FQ boxes: Read about them here Fettling Score = 12 This means I’ve scored (just) less than a third of last year’s total but twelve Fettling Points is stil...

  Furtle (v): to have a rummage or delve into the contents of something As usual, this is going to be a quick post as I have my Fettling List 2025 to sort; my end of year report to write, which is available now and the link party will remain open until the end of January; and the Fettle Those Finishes 2025 post to write, which will be posted tomorrow and the link party will be open from 10th January (at 11pm GMT) until the end of February. This month I have knitted a pair of socks! Yarn is “Red” from  Made By Penguins I have one pair left to knit and then that’s the 2024 list of “socks for others” finished! As I’ve only knitted for other people this year, once the next pair are finished, I will only be knitting for myself for at least the remainder of 2025 and possibly beyond - I need to not spend all my (limited) knitting(/sewing) time and energy making for other people so I’ve decided that I am going to say no/not offer next year. I would have liked to get the final pair mad...