Well that was fun!
Twelve months, three hats, two sets of hand warmers, two pairs of socks, one child’s sweater, a cowl, a scarf, a shawl, and one delightful bunny later, our Boost Your Knitting knitalongs have, somehow, come to an end! It’s certainly been a productive time; together, we’ve cast on 848 projects from the Boost Your Knitting book. And my, has there been some chat — a whopping 11,828 forum posts in our BYK threads! We’ve had a blast and sincerely hope, if you’ve been knitting along with us, that your knitting feels well and truly boosted! Let’s take a peek back at what’s happened this past twelve months:
New stitches have been mastered …
And we’ve learned new ways to start …
… and finish projects!
We’ve become more confident bosses of our knitting:
And had fun playing with colour:
And we’ve approached perhaps familiar types of techniques from new angles!
Whether you’ve participated in one knitalong or all twelve, been a quiet observer or frequent poster, an early joiner or recent purchaser, thanks to everyone who has joined us on this adventure! Your project photos, chat, camaraderie, and most of all, enthusiasm for trying new things make all this possible! (And if you’d like to see more Boost Your Knitting-inspired projects, you can browse the tag on Ravelry!)
And if you’ve not yet dipped your toe in the Boost Your Knitting fun, all the knitalong threads will remain open (the same is true of our first programme, A Year of Techniques) over in our Ravelry group. So if 2020 is the year you’ve decided to tackle some new knitting challenges, do feel free to post questions, comments, or finished objects over in the relevant thread — the forum is a great place to be cheered along! You can purchase Boost Your Knitting (as either a print + ebook bundle or ebook only) in the online shop, where you can also find the yarn and seasonal kits to complete the projects!
Finally, if the end of the official Boost Your Knitting knitalongs has left a KAL-shaped hole in your heart, maybe you’d like to join us for our #SpringintoColourKAL? You can find all the details in this blog post or head over to the Ravelry KAL thread — but we’ll be having fun over the next two months playing with a bit of colour as we wait for spring to come (and it’s a great opportunity to put some of those BYK skills to good use!).