Happy New Year 2021!
So…2020, amiright???
While I’m trying to hold space for the optimism of some of my friends, I’m also allowing myself the full measure of grim resignation that living in a pandemic for 9 months and counting can bring. Yes, it could have been worse, but also yes, it was bad.
I knitted less than I had planned, I wasn’t able to teach much, and I lost my Rex. I miss seeing friends and I wonder if we will ever be able to go back to the regular Friday pizza night, or Taco Tuesdays or travel or any of the other things we have put on hold.
The good that happened this year really was GOOD, though: I still managed to make some new friends, Biden + Harris won the White House, and Billie Holiday came to live with me. And if you have the chance to meet someone amazing before the world goes completely insane, it makes it all so much better—I highly recommend it.
The Year of the Sweater was a success, despite the fact that I’m still knitting the sleeves on the sweater I knit for myself (the one for a client and the one for Billie Holiday both turned out great).
It was also the Autumn of the Hat thanks to a super fun order of adorable Christmas gifts.
What will 2021 bring? I have no clue. Normally I have business goals for the year that I put in place by the end of each January, but this year, I’m going to wait and see. If it becomes safe to go back to in-person knitting lessons, I will. Meanwhile I have some knitting goals and as always I’ll tackle commissions and new pattern ideas as they come along.
My biggest wish for us all is health, happiness, and community. Cheers to 2021, y’all! 🥂🎉