My 2016 Yearly Recap

Another year has passed and I'm still knitting strong! :)  Based on the number of blogs I've posted this year, it's been a new record for me.  Here's what I've been up to:
What I've made:

1. A few pairs of socks for Hubby:
• Sock 1
• Sock 2
2. Finished a Kurisumasu no Boshi (Christmas hat) for Hubby.
3. A pair of socks for myself! :)
4. A few thank you gifts for my Mom's friends.
5. A pair of fingerless mitts for my Mom.
6. Finished a pair of hat kits I bought from Canada.
7. A cool cowl and fingerless mitt set for my friend, A.
8. A ski set (hat, scarf and fingerless mitts) for my co-worker, Fran.
9. A (hopefully) warm (nicer) hat for my Giri no Chi Chi (father-in-law).
10. A pair of fingerless mitts for my friend, D.
11. A hat and pair of fingerless mitts set for Hubby.
12. A hat and pair of fingerless mitts set for my Yarn Buddy.
13. Made a pair of fingerless mitts for myself.
14. (Finally) Finished my Akachan no Mofu (赤ちゃん の 毛布 - Baby Blanket) project (ok  well, it'll be finished before the end of the calendar year at the very least! :P).

Other things that also "happened":

1. Went on another yarn crawl in Japan for more stash and some cool accessories (I think this might be a yearly thing if I'm lucky! ;)).
2. Bought more stash, (sweater) stash, more toys, (and) toys, (and) toys, (and) toys, an awesome interchangeable sock needle set, and two (2) travel friendly needle sets.
3. Found some great books (from Savers & at my local library's annual book sale) as well as picked up a pair of the best stitchionaries (so far!)
4. Received an awesome knitting bag from my friend, Y.
5. Discovered some cool how-tos as well as found an easier way to "remember" how to care for one's yarn.
6. Learned that I did have a limit on simply "obtaining" accessories.
7. Finally broke a needle (and here, I thought that would never happen to me! ;'()
8. Went on a great yarn crawl with my fam in Seattle (and of course bought stash and then some! :P).
9. Started to crochet (again).
10. Found a Yarn Buddy (and got an amazing stash from him!)! :D
11. Started blogging about Hubby's foray into crocheting. *yay*
12. Got a-Head! ;D
13. (Tried to) Prime my Yarn Buddy on the intracacies of yarn on I Love Yarn Day-ish.
14. Reviewed my handiwork on all of my tabis to see how I can improve.
15. Tell the people I love (and who've humored me on my knitting adventures) how Thankful I am for them. :) ♡

I'm very impressed with myself this year.  I've accomplished more than I ever thought I would and I hope many of my recipients really enjoy their goodies.   Although I think my goal of shrinking my stash is still a work in progress (especially when I'm being gifted stash! :P).  And while I did accomplish not increasing my sweater stash (sort of), I think next year will definitely be the year of "me" in which my goal will actually be working on all my sweater projects.  I wonder how that will go along ... after all, how many sweaters can one make in a whole year??  We'll see now, won't we? ;)  At the very least, all I can hope for is not to find/create more sweater stash or stash in general! :P

Wish me luck! :)