Finding Joy

I'm massively into self-imposed goals and imaginary points (hence Stash Dash every summer), and this year I've embarked on two different projects as a way to challenge myself and earn real and imaginary points. I'm doing a gnome a month for the Imagined Landscapes Year of Gnomes; here was January's entry:

I'm also participating in Eat.Sleep.Knit's yarnathone. I've had fun looking for creative ways to earn badges and finding a way to connect a bit on some of their forums. Earning store credit and goodies for knitting and ordering yarn? Sign me up! I just wish I lived in Georgia so I could actually hang out at the store, as they seem like awesome people. Their customer service is outstanding, and I'm blown away by the amount of work they go to running the Yarnathon. I'm well into the first quarter's KAL--brioche, which has been a fun way to try a few different things. Brioche decreases have not historically been my friend, so here's hoping I can master them this time!