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Stash Track 2024: Second Half + Wrap-Up

2024 Stash Tracking

H1:
Fiber in: 0.0 oz
Fiber out: 0.0 oz
Ratio out/in: neutral
Total fiber stash change: 0.0 oz

Yarn in: 2,012 yds
Yarn out: 3,120 yds
Ratio out/in: 1.55
Total yarn stash change: -1,108 yds

H2:
Fiber in:  0 oz
Fiber out:  0 oz
Ratio out/in: 0/neutral
Total fiber stash change:  0 oz

Yarn in:  5296 yds
Yarn out: 0 yds
Ratio out/in: 0
Total yarn stash change: + 5296 yds

2024 Totals:
Fiber in: 0
Fiber out: 0
Ratio out/in: 0
Total fiber stash change: 0 oz

Yarn in:  7318 yds
Yarn out:   3120 yds
Ratio out/in: 0.43
Total yarn stash change:  + 4,198 yds

So. Even bi-annual tracking seems to be unnecessary at this point. Going forward in 2025, I will no longer be making stash track posts except at the end of the year—if they’re necessary even then. Anywho. Here it is: 2024 in its entirety. As y’all can see, very little happened here again this quarter. I hit one of KnitPick’s big sales for 2 sweater-quantities, but other than that? Nothing. Nothing went out since my blanket isn’t finished, and just that little bit came in. Nothing serious happened with my yarn stash this year. And zero happened with my fiber stash. Again. Which I do admittedly find mildly depressing. I’m hoping 2025 will bring with it at least one spinning project and use the tiniest bit of that lovely fiber I have up.

There really isn’t much more to say about this topic right now. I continue to be in a state of existing and cocooning. It turns out recovering from cancer treatment is pretty serious business that takes more than a year. I’m hoping to see steady and marked improvements in 2025—including some actual posts for this blog that are not simply tallies for yardage and stash tracking.

Stay safe, keep wearing your masks and cleaning your hands, hydrate, and take care of yourselves. Here’s to a gentle 2025, y’all.

XO,
Manda

December 2024: Wrap-Up

Yardage Totals 2024:

January: 988
February: 865
March: 452
April: 211
May: 256
June: 488
July: 760
August: 762
September: 301
October: 818
November: 580
December: 149

2024 Totals: 6630 yds or 3.77 miles

 

And that wraps up 2024’s knitting tally.

I had hoped I would feel like knitting a lot this last month and manage to bang out that final square for the long-term blanket I’ve been working on. Turns out, that’s just not the way things went for me, and I’ve knit roughly 1/4 of that square. *Whomp whomp* Oh well; it happens. I just had so many other things I’d rather do and I tend to follow my whims more these days and not force anything that doesn’t want to happen.

My only craft related goal of the 2020s is to knit something every month: I did manage a few days of knitting. This will continue to be my sole yarn-crafting goal in 2025. I’m hoping to also make some decent headway on some cross stitch projects in the coming year and finally get at least one finished so I can move on.

So. What about you, kitten?  Did your 2024 turn out how you hoped it would? Did you finish all the projects you wanted to? Or perhaps you were a bit less focused and scattered like I was this last year?

Wishing you all a Gentle 2025: take care of yourselves and each other,

XO,
Manda

November 2024: Wrap-Up

Yardage Totals 2024:

January: 988
February: 865
March: 452
April: 211
May: 256
June: 488
July: 760
August: 762
September: 301
October: 818
November: 580
December:

2024 Totals: 6481 yds or 3.68 miles

 

November’s out the door; just like that.

I was able to knit more days than not this month and focus on finishing blanket square five and starting six, the final one. If all goes well, it should be finished by the end of December, and I can move onto sashings and assembling in the new year.

My only craft related goal of the 2020s so far is to knit something every month: yeah, I did.

So. What about you, kitten?  What have you been up to? Reading any good books? Rewatching favorite movies? Listening to some podcasts or new music? Do you have any new cast ons or longer projects you’re working on? If you made gifts for this holiday season, have you finished them early, or are you crunching to get them finished in time?

Take care of yourselves and each other,

XO,
Manda

October 2024: Wrap-Up

Yardage Totals 2024:

January: 988
February: 865
March: 452
April: 211
May: 256
June: 488
July: 760
August: 762
September: 301
October: 818
November:
December:

2024 Totals: 5901 yds or 3.35 miles

 

I have no idea how it’s nearly mid-November, and I haven’t made this post yet. October was another blink-and-you-miss-it month for me, and November is already shaping up to be the same.

I put a lot of time and focus into knitting last month. I would love to have all six of the body squares for my spouse’s travel blanket finished by the end of the year—I’m currently about 3/4 through square five—but I don’t think I’m going to quite make it at my current pace. I could, I just have no way of predicting how long my current desire to knit will stick around. Most of last month’s knitting was done while re-listening to a favorite podcast, Ghosts in the Burbs, which was quite enjoyable. I sort of wish I had timed some of these blocks to know how long they take to knit, but I’m off the cuff guessing each is at least 75-ish hours worth of labor? Could be closer to 100 hours. Either way it’s…lots. Lots of knitting. Lots of media ingestion. Lots of time sitting around when often I want to pace and walk and burn off excess energy.

My only craft related goal of the 2020s so far is to knit something every month: totes did.

So. What about you, kitten?  What have you been up to? Reading any good books? Rewatching favorite movies? Listening to some podcasts or new music? Do you have any new cast ons or longer projects you’re working on?

Take care of yourselves and each other,

XO,
Manda

Stash Track 2024: First Half

2024 Stash Tracking

H1:
Fiber in: 0.0 oz
Fiber out: 0.0 oz
Ratio out/in: neutral
Total fiber stash change: 0.0 oz

Yarn in: 2,012 yds
Yarn out: 3,120 yds
Ratio out/in: 1.55
Total yarn stash change: -1,108 yds

H2:
Fiber in:  
Fiber out:  
Ratio out/in: 
Total fiber stash change:  

Yarn in:  
Yarn out: 
Ratio out/in: 
Total yarn stash change: 

2024 Totals:
Fiber in: 
Fiber out:
Ratio out/in: 
Total fiber stash change: 

Yarn in:  
Yarn out:   
Ratio out/in: 
Total yarn stash change: 

So. I decided with my greatly reduced crafting desire and energy that tracking my stash more than bi-annually makes no sense. So here it is: the first half of 2024. As y’all can see, very little happened here. There was a little stash-shuffling, but not much. I could have counted my finished blanket squares in those numbers to make things more dynamic, I suppose—as I will never reclaim that yarn even if the blanket is never finished—but I’ve opted to save them until the project is finished. One way or another.

There really isn’t much more to say about this topic right now. I’ve just been in a state of…existing for the last 6 months. I’m finally starting to recover some of my energy and desire to actively do things, but I’m still not out of the recovery woods yet and should see marked improvements over the final 6 months of 2024. I’m hoping this translates to more active crafting time as well as increased focus and desire for other hobbies. We’ll see how it goes.

Stay safe, keep wearing your masks and cleaning your hands, hydrate, and take care of yourselves.

XO,
Manda

Stash Track 2023: T3 + Wrap Up

2023 Stash Tracking

T1:
Fiber in: 0.0 oz
Fiber out: 0.0 oz
Ratio out/in: neutral
Total fiber stash change: 0.0 oz

Yarn in: 4,811 yds
Yarn out: 10,181 yds
Ratio out/in: 2.12
Total yarn stash change: -5,370 yds

T2:
Fiber in:  0 oz
Fiber out:  0 oz
Ratio out/in: neutral
Total fiber stash change:  0 oz

Yarn in:  28,954 yds
Yarn out: 1,934 yds
Ratio out/in: 0.07
Total yarn stash change: +27,020 yds

T3:
Fiber in: 14.0 oz
Fiber out: 0.0 oz
Ratio out/in: -14.0 
Total fiber stash change: +14.0 oz

Yarn in: 26,116 yds
Yarn out: 11,741 yds
Ratio out/in: 0.45
Total yarn stash change: +14,375 yds

2023 Totals:
Fiber in: 14.0 oz
Fiber out: 0.0 oz
Ratio out/in: -14.0
Total fiber stash change: +14.0 oz

Yarn in:  59,881 yds
Yarn out:  23,856 yds 
Ratio out/in: 0.40
Total yarn stash change: +36,025 yds

Well, that’s a wrap, and the numbers speak for themselves. I did some stashing this year with not as much making because I was down and sick for most of it.

I’m currently deciding if I want to keep tracking in the new year or not. You’ll know when I do.

What about you? How did your 2023 go? Do you have any plans for 2024?

Stay safe, keep wearing your masks and cleaning your hands, hydrate, and take care of yourselves.

XO,
Manda

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