Too long, but soon enough

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Just for the record, I assume no one is reading this.I'm a knitter and crocheter. I also learned to spin this year. My productivity hasn't been great since I came to Ohio, but the stuff I've managed to produce is still good quality. If there is one thing I'm good at, it's learning a subject thoroughly.

I've been getting back into knitting after a bit of a hiatus that lasted a good 6-10 weeks. I finished the pair of socks I started before summer break (they needed ends sewn in and the cuff sewn up, which took all of an hour), started attending my knitting group again, and, just this week, finished a grocery bag. It's large, brown, and wonderfully cushy. My next project on the needles is a pair of wool gloves, which, if I can make them a bit
less itchy (Wool, alas. Fabric softener to the rescue!), will be great for wearing this winter.

Going back to "learning a subject thoroughly", here is a so-called master list of knitting activities I found on a fellow blogger's site. I've organized it by category (some of which I'm convinced are purely subjective/based on how one word's an activity, but whatever). I've stricken the activities/objects that I've managed to accomplish in my 3 years as a knitter. If a term confuses you, use the mighty power of
google.

Knitting styles:

American/English knitting
Combined knitting
Continental knitting
Knitting and purling backwards
Knitting on a loom
Machine knitting

Needles:

Knitting with circular needles
Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) on two circulars
Knitting with Double Pointed Needles (DPNs)
Knitting with straights

Stitches/Patterns :

Garter stitch
Stockinette stitch
Rib stitch
Textured knitting (Seed stitch, etc)
Cable stitch patterns
Drop stitch patterns
Feather and Fan patterns
Lace patterns
Slip stitch patterns
Twisted stitch patterns
Knitting a pattern from a book
Knitting a pattern from a knitting magazine
Knitting a pattern from an online knitting magazine
Knitting a pattern from an online yarn site/skein band
Knitting an antique pattern

Knitting Techniques:

Flat knitting
Knitting in the round
Moebius band knitting
Domino knitting (modular knitting like mitered squares, http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/so-who-invented-modular-knitting/)
Button holes
Bobbles
Thrummed knitting
Fair Isle knitting
Norwegian knitting
Two end knitting (http://www.purlingplans.com/2008/04/13/two-end-knitting/)
Double-sided knitting
Freeform knitting
Sideways knitting
Knitting with beads
I-cord
Darning
Entrelac
Fulling/felting
Intarsia
Steeks
Short rows
Kitchener stitch/BO
Long Tail CO
Magic Loop CO
Tubular CO

Objects:

Afghan/Blanket
Baby items
Cardigan
Cuffs/fingerless mitts/arm warmers
Hat, knit flat and seamed up
Hat, in the round, brim up
Hat, in the round, top down
Gloves, fingerless
Gloves, fingered
Graffiti knitting (knitting items on, or to be left on the street)
Hair accessories
Household items (dishcloths, washcloths, oven mitts, tea cozy, bottle warmers)
Holiday-related knitting (Christmas/Halloween/Thanksgiving/ Easter ornaments)
Jewelry (I’ve crocheted jewelry)
Knitting a gift
Knitting art
Knitting for pets
Knitting for preemies
Knitting smocking
Lingerie
Mittens: Cuff-up
Mittens: Tip-down
Pillows
Purses/bags
Rug
Scarf
Shawl
Shirt (camisole)
Shrug/bolero/poncho
Skirt
Slippers
Socks: toe-up
Socks: top-down
Stuffed toys
Swatches
Sweater
Toy/doll clothing
Wedding items

Yarn:

Knitting with alpaca
Knitting with bamboo yarn
Knitting with banana fiber yarn
Knitting with corn product yarn
Knitting with camel yarn
Knitting with cashmere
Knitting with cotton
Knitting with dog/cat hair
Knitting with jute
Knitting with linen
Knitting with metal wire
Knitting with milk product yarn
Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn
Knitting with silk
Knitting with soy yarn
Knitting with synthetic yarn (this deserves its own category: nylon, ribbon, ladder, eyelash)
Knitting with wool
Knitting with your own hand-spun yarn
Knitting with someone else’s hand-spun yarn
Knitting with your own hand-dyed yarn
Knitting with someone else’s hand-dyed yarn

Yarn: Color/Dying:

Knitting with one-color yarn
Knitting with self-patterning/self-striping/variegating yarn
Knitting with randomly dyed/decorated yarn
Dying yarn
Dying with plant colors

Events/Places:

Participating in a KAL
Olympic knitting
Charity knitting
Knitting in public
Teaching a female how to knit
Teaching a male how to knit

Design/Employment:

Designing knitted garments
Writing a pattern
Publishing a knitting book
Knitting to make money
Knitting for a living