August was a fun month! We started out by camping in the Smokies and ended it at the TreeTops Resort in Gatlinburg. We did a lot of hiking and had a lot of fun!
1. Lose 5 lbs. – I’m the same weight I was in January. Still struggling with this goal.
2. Finish my national park blanket. - complete!
3. Year of the Gnome - knit at least one gnome a month. Completed 8 gnomes.
4. Knit a sweater. - Complete!
5. Yarn - more out than in (use more yardage than I buy) – Not doing well with this goal since I bought 22 skeins of Cascade 220 for the Camp Along Blanket. Maybe I can get the blanket complete before the end of the year.
-Yarn used - 7005 yds.
-Yarn bought - 10050 yds.
6. Design 3 new patterns. – Finished one sock design and a cowl design.
7. Learn something new. - Complete! I’m mosaic crocheting a blanket and dabbling with watercolor painting. I also added embroidery this month which I haven’t done since I was a child.
8. Read 12 nonfiction books - read 9 books so far.
-A Serial Killer's Daughter: My Story of Faith, Love, and Overcoming by Kerri Rawson
-Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah
-Captive: A Mother's Crusade to Save Her Daughter from a Terrifying Cult by Catherine Oxenberg
-That Time of Year: A Minnesota Life by Garrison Keillor
- The Cat I Never Named : A True Story of Love, War, and Survival by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, Laura Sullivan
-The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
by Erik Larson
-Live Fearless: A Call to Power, Passion, and Purpose by Sadie Robertson
-Battle of Brothers: William and Harry – The Inside Story of a Family in Tumult by Robert Lacey
-The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life by Amy Tan
How is your progress towards your goals? Please share.
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