50 or more Projects Craftalong -2023

[AIMR (Linda -2023 is a use the good stuff year! :us:)]

This Craftalong is intended to provide an area to keep track of and plan for your projects in 2023. Whether you do one project or 200 or anything in between, you are being creative!

You can make a list or you can just post as you finish each project. Do it the way that it works for you. Be sure to bookmark your post so you can get back to it to add your completed projects!

You can also post a link to any separate topics you create to give more details or pictures. We all love to see pictures and hear about your process!

[AIMR (Linda -2023 is a use the good stuff year! :us:)]

APRIL-JUNE Prompt:

Half a year will be gone at the end of June!

What are your plans for the last six months? Maybe you can get some projects done ahead of schedule and avoid the holiday/seasonal rush!

Make some Halloween, Fall, Christmas/Winter projects and post early!

Gift giving can be year round: make some gifts for someone else

Treat yourself to something you have admired or always wanted to make

The warmer weather means brighter colors: go bold or go home! Make something colorful and bright!

[AIMR (Linda -2023 is a use the good stuff year! :us:)]

My 2023 List

Projected List:
BOLD=WIPS

Catona Flower Shawl
Purple Cabled Socks
Ribbon Key Fobs
Rust blanket from leftover dk

ATC swap
Ongoing Wish Swap for Mel
Attic24 Springfrost crochet blanket (craftalong)
crochet sweater with pockets
knit sweater (see sheepblue sweater)
Berry Batik Quilt
Quilt block of the Month
Alisha Burke lessons
New cushions for chair in craft room
Green button hoop
Legging “slips” from old shirts/clothes
fabric scrap project
paper scrap project
yarn scrap project
assemblage project
snap pouches
Moda Charm Quilt
Lime/Burgandy Knit Scarf
Vela Flower Shawl in blues
Crochet boho bag
Orange lace shawl

Completed List:

Jun 23
70. Turn prototype coat into wearable coat for CFC inventory
69. Duster Coat #5 for Ragtime (size 46) - no pic see #53
68. Duster Coat #4 for Ragtime
67. Duster Coat #3 for Ragtime
66. Repaired pants for Ragtime (BigSam) no pic
64.-65. Remade vests for Ragtime

63. Repaired long skirt for Ragtime

62. Sewed red skirt and repaired four other red items for Ragtime

61. Felt Badge #1

May 23
58.-60. Alterations and repairs for Commander Perry role in Ragtime

57. Altered dance girl costume for Ragtime

56. Duster coat for Ragtime (size 42) --see #53…looks the same
55. Virus shawl in greens

54. Red/white destash hat

53. Duster coat for Ragtime (size 40)

52. Convertible fingerless mitts

51. Cotton placemats

Apr 23
50. Crochet Pouches

48.-49. Art Zoom 4/30/23

46.-47. April Stitchalong

45. Metallic Blue Assemblage

44. April ATC

43. Scarf for Deb

42. Project Basket

41. Project Basket

**Mar 23
40. Carrot drawstring bags

39. Mug Rug Swap

38. Linen hand towels

37. Scrappy Notecards
36. Jelly Roll baby Quilt #2

35. Jelly Roll Baby Quilt #1

34. Cat in garden hoop

32. -33. Feb-Mar ATCs

31. Fitness Ninni Monster

28.-30. Trio of Crochet Coil Rope baskets

Feb 23
27. Happy mail notecards

26. Frog wearing crown

25. Zoom Art Lesson 2/26/23

24. Ramble on Headband

23. Ramble on Beanie

22. Scrap Yarn Colorful Tote
21. Sew Scrappy Swap Kimono Scrap Pouch

20. Sew Scrappy Swap Note Cards

19. Sew Scrappy Swap Batik folded stars

18. Sew Scrappy Swap fabric coiled coasters

17. Mushroom tea holder

16. Scrap yarn scarf

15. Use up the acrylic leftovers basket

14. Squishy Scarf

13. Divine Hat

12. Scrap yarn weaving (totally impromptu, unplanned)

Jan 23
11. Jan QBOM

10. Yellow Window Cat

6.-9. January 2023 ATCs

5. Grey basketweave hat

4. Orphan block tree ornaments

3. Rose covered birdhouse

2. Cat mats for window seat

1.Year of the Rabbit mini wall hanging

[Magpie (Straight, not narrow 🏳️‍🌈 🇨🇦 🌎)]

I have plans for tomorrow already!

• patchwork coaster sets for gifts & donation
• placemats
• unpaper towels
• drying rack for plastic baggies
• plastic bag holder
• crocheted sweater-bed wrap
• mend all the holes in our collective sweater pile
• bake a yule log cake, WITH meringue mushrooms!
• crochet throw for our bed

Gift bags & letter tags, cut down a king sized linen pillow case to fit a small buckwheat pillow

Pillow case for a buckwheat pillow from silk I hand dyed, I actually resized this to fit better.

DeeDee’s apple coffee cake

So cute, wee carroty treat bags! Tutorial

Bunny treat bags
Perfect Circles coaster set

Perfect Circles mugrug

Scrappy paper bag book

Fabric baskets

Thread catcher/pin cushion

Fabric covered spool

Scrappy bunting

Felt gift tag

Gelli printing

Blue monster bag

Beet mugrug

Toyota mugrug

crossover apron

Hanging storage baskets

Spring treat baskets

One Giant Olive

Coaster for studio

Flying geese basket

Fabric bucket

Bubble basket.

Pattern weights tutorial

Pencil crayon bag for teacher

Scrappy coasters

Flying geese pouch

Quotey cushion cover

Baskets

SEW banner

Coasters & trivets
About 35

Crochet dish scrubby

[AntBee (Jen)]

Me too!
Thanks, @AIMR for setting this up!

My hope-to-do list:
Child sweater yearly project, Dog sweater, Project keeper footstool, Nana knitting bag, Christmas Countdown Calendar, House elf ornament, knitted dolly (with clothes or topsy-turvy maybe), House shaped tissue box cover, Reusable party decorations, storage for Kidlet’s numerous toys and activities, Fork and Spoon, wall decor prints framed, Chair socks, Needle Minder kit, Star Wars kit, candle mat kit, Gnome kit, turtle kit, circus mouse, Family Yearbook, kid’s personal Yearbook, Mando/Grogu ornament, Coffee Press Cozy, something to use the Puffin Rock Patches, rabbit or dog ears hat, FPY used up, Activity kits for clubhouse, button garland, bedroom buntings, vanna yarn use up,

Count: 20
January: mending, dishcloth (Blue), purple wrap,
February: snowball set, Dishcloth (Purple/Gold), Autumnal Fingerless Gloves set, Cheater Tie Backs, mini nesting baskets (6),
March: Scrappy dishcloth, 2 pixie hats (technically finished on 4/1 but the knitting was done in Feb so I’m counting it here.)
April: nada. zilch. zero. completed. Worked on those socks and the kidlet’s sweater
May: 3 placemats
June: 1 placemat,

[skrutt (Josefin 🇸🇪)]

I reserve a spot here.

WIP’s
Temperature Snake (Jan 1-Dec 31)
Elia Polarbear
Reykjavik Soft (Icelandic sweater)
Vinterfröjd mittens
Little deeds-embroidery

Finished projects (not in order, just finished projects)
May
Janne’s birthday socks
A couple of beaded bracelets

April (3 projects)
Toe-up socks
I can & I will
Tiny seagull

March (6 projects)
Minnas cardigan
Marsma
Hildas lace-scarf
Emils socks
Celeste the elephant
Celeste’s cardigan

February (7 projects)
Hildas dress
Paracord bracelet for Lova
Paracord bracelet for mum
Fleegle heel toe-up sock (1 made and then frogged)
Valentines card
Embroidered wool heart
Finnish salmon soup

January (5 projects)
Lillians Mittens

Chunky Little Cat mitten (testknitting)

Emil’s socks

Hilda’s scarf

Valentines card

[mellybelly81 (Mel (she/her) 🇭🇲)]

My list goes here!

Maybe I’ll be better at adding some small, quick wins this year. The second half of last year was full of large projects that slowed my number of finishes and really bummed me out.

What I’d like to make/finish:

• crochet tunic for my sister
• mug rug for my sister
• Monopoly quilt for my dad
• Squatter quilt for my mum
• family tree cross stitch
• temperature blanket (first one! yarn ready to go!)
• crochet viking helm for husband
• dinosaur blanket (late Christmas)
• bug quilt (late Christmas)

Completed items:

January

1. V-shape shawl

[Renstar (Ren)]

I’m in again for 2023

Main Goal: Actually finish some WIPs. (This was also last year’s goal but it wasn’t very successful )

1: so the quilt itself is not finished but the basics of the top is, unless I add a border (likely!) I’m counting it as a half. #notawip (here we go again! in mydefence, it was because of a wip that this got started, trying to be efficient in the pressing of blocks)

^^^ Must make some effort to finish it!! DONE

2: I started and Finished a mug rug for the swap. Can’t post yet, but will once received (#Notawip)

3: Made a fake ‘Buff’ - now need to make more for Fam!! (#Notawip) but is a destash, completed 3 in total!

4: Inchie dice (#Notawip) No pictures yet, swap item.

5. Crochet Crazy Eights shawl (#Notawip)
   

   

6. 2nd lot of inchies, 1st didn’t arrive (#Notawip)

[AIMR (Linda -2023 is a use the good stuff year! :us:)]

What is a squatter quilt? Sounds intriguing!

[TheMistressT (Tara - she/her)]

YES! So glad this craftalong is up already this year! Here is my spot!

A few things I would like/should do in 2023 are (some are there from years past or are ongoing):
Built-in bookcases
Haunted Bathroom diorama
Nicho/shadowboxes/shrine “blanks” to use up scrap wood
Fabric bucket for woodstove paper
Jewelry Xmas Tree (flat or 3D?)
Coffee Table
Mucho Jersey
Where’s Wildo
Ashton’s Jersey Quilt

The things I actually do/make will go here : WARNING: THERE COULD BE UNBLURRED PHOTOS THAT ARE NSFW. This year I am going to list most recent at the top, inspired by AIMR’s 2022 list. And try to include links to project posts when I have them, inspired by those who do that.

Boule me once
Bunny card for Kylie/Paedyn
Bunting for Eric 18,289 days

MAY
Fifty-three: How It Started/How It’s Going

Fifty-two: Post Your Favorite Fischl-isms (no post)

Fifty-one: Cupcake Picks (no post yet, maybe with the cupcakes)

Fifty: WOO! (completed on May 23)
Peg Leg Crab & Friends

Forty-nine: Mortar Board/Graduation Cap Gift Box

Forty-eight: Backdrop Stand/Frame Storage Bag

Forty-seven: 2nd Best F Word Banner

Forty-six: Backdrop Stand/Frame Weights

Forty-five: Bear vs. Shark Party Backdrop

Forty-four: Etsy sale banner & “block”

Forty-three: Untitled and Blurred Until Received

Forty-two: A Plethera of Miñatas

Forty-one: Graduation Banner

Forty: A Plethora of 100% Yak Piñatas GIft Boxes

Thirty-nine: Little Oven Box Card

Thirty-eight: Sassy Silver/Grey Birthday Hats

Thirty-seven: Bear/Shark Embellishments

APRIL

Thirty-six: Mom’s Cake Topper

Thirty-five. Father’s Day Boxers

Thirty-four. Where’s Wildo

Turdy-tree: The Old Man & The Sea Boxers

Thirty-two. Mini Gift Bags

Thirty-one. Light Fixture Redo

Thirty. Revamped Spring Bottle Brush Tree

Twenty-nine. Mucho Jersey

Twenty-eight. Old Man & The Kooseas

Twenty-seven, Delia’s Step Stool

MARCH
Twenty-six. Coral Floral Barkcloth Pillow Cover

Twenty-five. Stairwell Walls (no post)

Twenty-four. Malted Chocolate Brownies (no post)

Twenty-three. Underpants Pennant Bunting

Twenty-two. S. S. Mucho Life Preserver

Twenty-one. Matchbox for Tiffany

Twenty. Plate of BrownEs

Nineteen. A Dozen Xmas Cards with Wee Tree Inserts

Eighteen. Random Autumn Tags

Seventeen. Lucky Shamrock Cards

FEBRUARY

Sixteen. Sample Project with Heat Press
No pics

Fifteen. Delia’s Painting

Fourteen. Pillow cover for D

Thirteen.: Memory Quilt for A

Twelve. Skellie Pants

Eleven. Cookies & Fudge

Ten. Skellie Pillow

Nine. Valentine Treat Tins

JANUARY
Eight. Kitty Caddy for MIL

Seven. Birthday Bingo

Six. Valentine Cards

Five. Fabric Bucket for Stove-side Stuff

Four. Feather-proof Cushion Covers

Three. Template for different sizes of mini embroidery hoop.
No pic, no post

Two. 2022 Holiday Cards into Tags

One. Santa Globe

[LuckyXIIICreations (Not to be trusted in craft stores.)]

I have been crafting like crazy all through last year. I hope to continue to be productive, I just need to get active on here again. No list for me as I have way too many things I’m doing, lol. I’ll add as I complete something!

[mellybelly81 (Mel (she/her) 🇭🇲)]

Squatter is an Australian board game that is a Monopoly-type game where you own sheep stations and have to buy and trade your animals.

My dad grew up playing Monopoly, my mum grew up playing Squatter.

[Trillian (on a craft supply no-buy for 2023)]

Claiming my spot! I’m hoping I can get to 50 this year, but 2023 hasn’t gotten off to the most auspicious start. Apologies in advance to anyone who finds dolls to be creepy. Avert your eyes!

1. 2022 Book Journal Wrap-Up
   

   

2. Minifee unisex sweater
   

   

3. January PKF Dresses
   

   

4. January Dresses - other sizes
   

   

[AIMR (Linda -2023 is a use the good stuff year! :us:)]

That is definitely not me! I am just amazed at the variety of little dresses you make…I had no idea there were so many tiny prints, and now I am obsessed with them. To prevent me from buying them without any purpose, I always looked forward to seeing your fabrics! lol

[tendstowardschaos (Erin)]

I think I’ll play this year. I don’t know if I’ll make 50 (too many big projects on my to-do/WIP list), but I do love seeing everyone’s tallies go up throughout the year.

WIPs:
Restore my Singer 66
Hobbes plushie #2
Crochet top in pale blue
Spin yarn for sweater
Slytherin roving spin
Knit Socks for DS2
Shawlette
Quilt for DNe1 (I Spy)
Quilt for DNe2 (I Spy)
Quilt for DNe3 (I Spy)
Quilt for DNe4 (I Spy)
Knit dish towel

Done:

1. Striped sweater
   

   

2. Miraculous Medal Decade Rosary
   

   

3. Saint Michael Decade Rosary
   

   

4. Starry and Bookish Bookmarks (6)
   

   
   

5. Blue sunstone rosary
   

   

6. Citrine rosary
   

   

7. Jade/opal rosary
   

   

8. Blue/green rosary
   

   

9. Pink opal rosary
   

   

10. Pink opal decade rosary
    

    

11. Starry skyscape painting
    

    

12. Lepidolite necklace
    

    

13. Sunstone necklace
    

    

14. Valentine necklace
    

    

15. Gotland grey handspun yarn (4oz)
    

    

16. Star Wars and Scraps Quilt
    

    

17. Grogu pillowcases
    

    

18. Beer mitts
    

    

19. Beer mitts

20. Beer mitts

21. Beer mitts

22. Beer mitts

23. Bob Ross scrap quilt
    

    

24. Howlite rosary
    

    

25. Labradorite rosary
    

    

26. Count of Monte Cristo Junk Journal
    

    

27. Knitted doll pants
    

    

28. DH Sweater
    

    

29. Tweed socks
    

    

30. Pink opal rosary bracelet (no picture)

31. Red glass rosary bracelet
    

    

32. Watercolor card
    

    

33. Watercolor card
    

    

34. Donation rosary (plastic, no picture)

35. Rosary bracelet kits (5)

[Ewulotta (Eva 🇩🇪 🇪🇺)]

I wasn’t very productive in 2022 so I’ll give it a try and play along.

Here’s my 2023 list

macrame plant hanger (s)
macrame wall hanging
macrame wreath

cases for card games (well, it’s just one so far)

skirts for me
leggings for me
black pullover for me
fanny packs for Emma and me
reading bone pillow
carnival costumes
happy mail note cards
reorganizing my craft shelf
…

mending Ole’s pants on a regular basis

[Animegirlie (Malinda - burner of pizza)]

I was not as productive in 2022 as I would have liked so lets see if I can jump start more in 2023

Finish my original wrap pattern
Mass make some tidbits to sell
Sweater from my massive pile of hexes
More shopping totes…
Jewelry
Fabric collection
More to come

Finished so far:

JAN

• Baby blanket for Jess
  

  

• 2 matching hats for Jess
  

  
  
  
  

• Banana bread from Chris’ recipe - needs more nanners
  

  

• mending SkinGraft sweater coat
  

  
  
  
  

• new Valentine pattern added to my POD shops

• new button designs - drawings only

FEBRUARY

• lots of little crochet motifs for maybe making earrings
• a sweater!
  
  

[AIMR (Linda -2023 is a use the good stuff year! :us:)]

embossed brocade…sounds so lovely…

I have several pieces of “good” fabric that I was gifted when I was in Japan…never really had the nerve to cut into them…2023 is now or never…one is silk denim with tiny real rhinestones

[sheepBlue]

Ok I’m in. It’s been a while since I felt motivated to track my crafts for the year, but I kind of miss being able to look back at what I accomplished for a given year. I don’t have a goal number to complete.

Finished
1/2 Scrap yarn gift bag #5 [modified Able Cable Hat pattern]
1/7 Scrap yarn gift bag #6 [modified Windmill Drawstring Pouch pattern]
1/14 modified Easy Fingerless mitts]
1/15 Kay’s Tess D’Urbervilles Shawl for Sofie
1/19 Ditto hat for Chris
1/28 Mondrian Pullover w/ handspun/stash yarn
2/2 Thicket Headband earwarmer
2/4 Field hat
2/7 Deathflake hat
2/10 Tshirt vest for Ada
2/12 Scrap yarn gift bag #7 [modified Le Massif Scarf pattern]
2/13 Sadie Scarflette
2/15 Sadie Scarflette #2
2/17 Barley hat
2/18 Trading post headband
2/19 Falmouth Super Bulky hat
2/19 Sadie Scarflette #3
2/19 Seed stitch headband
2/23 The Stare hat
3/2 Cannibalized cowl
3/15 Scrappy Whatever sweater #2!
3/29 Antler Toque
4/9 modified Dovetail shawl
4/12 Dogwood hat
4/17 Fingerless mitts for Angie
5/3 knit lacy pullover summer top
5/13 Fingerless mitts for Ali
5/20 Hipster shawl for Faith
5/27 Scrap yarn bag #8
5/28 Scrap yarn bag #9
5/29 Scrap yarn bag #10

Future Projects
Amazing Technicolor Dreamsweater

People to Knit for:
Tom - cowl/hat
Erin - ?

[AIMR (Linda -2023 is a use the good stuff year! :us:)]

I print my list, pictures and all, each year and have them filed in a notebook as well as in a digital file.

It is fun to look back and remember what I made and for whom, etc. Sometimes, it is odd because I have no memory of HOW I made something, which means, I was probably in my zone…