To ring in the new year, I thought I’d take a look back at some of the things I made/published in 2011. A choice few of these weren’t actually stitched in 2011, but, I’m still including them because that’s when they made their debut. You can click on the links below the collage if you’d like to see larger photos/more info.

1. pill(ow) popper, 2. crochet wrapped wreath w/flowers, 3. crochet bird ornaments, 4. freddie,crochet 013, 5. starry night cardigan, 6. Soft Owl Pillows, 7. beforeafter3, 8. lace slouch hat, 9. my Zipline Shell, 10. my crochet green bean cardigan, 11. Beyond Rectangles, 12. Little Sister Hats, 13. Peanut Butter Cardigan (Crochet), 14. blazing cowl, 15. finished sweater, 16. artichoke hat, 17. fred and knitting, 18. fiesta shawl 2, 19. Ribbed Cardigan from my book, Little Crochet, 20. Mix and Match Motif Blanket from Little Crochet, 21. Hooded Capelet from Little Crochet, 22. freddie, 23. crochet covered measuring tapes, 24. annie dress, 25. Twist Cowl/ Wrap

Notable Yarny Things I did in 2011:

*Worked with the lovely team at Craftsy to produce two online crochet classes, Beyond Rectangles and Crafty Crochet Embellishments
*Published my second book, Little Crochet
*Had designs and articles  published in Crochet Today, Interweave Crochet, Tangled, KnitCircus, Petite Purls and other magazines/web zines
*Had designs published in the following books: Simply Crochet, Knit Local, World of Geekcraft, and Knit Simple Knitting Workshops
* Taught a whole bunch of people to crochet (and a few to knit!)
* Got a rather cute but somewhat distracting dog, who I can shamelessly dress in crochet. Ahem.

My goal for 2012 is to keep on trucking, further explore self publishing, and most importantly, keep  having fun doing what I do, rather than getting stressed out about trying to become a crochet pattern producing factory. Here’s to 2012!