GoodReads Reading Challenge

2020 Reading Challenge

Rebecca has read 4 books toward her goal of 150 books.

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Dymocks Reading Challenge

• A book by an Australian Author
• A book by an Indigenous author
• A book from our Top 101
• A book from our Kids' Top 51
• A Dymocks 'Book of the Month'
• Re-read your favourite book of all time
• Ask a friend for a recommendation
• A book featuring your favourite country
• A book from your TBR pile
• An award-winning book
• A mystery/thriller
• A memoir
• A book outside your usual groove
• A book of short stories
• A self-help/motivational
• A fairytale/fable adaptation
• Book 1 in a fantasy series
• A book that teaches you something new
• A book adapted into a film/series
• A book with a red cover
• A book with a colour in the title
• A book you can read in a day
• A book about books
• A book that makes you laugh

Bookly Reading Challenge

• A book by an Eastern European author
• A book that should be turned into a movie
• Reread your favourite book
• A book with a strong female lead
• A reinterpreted classic book
• A debut novel
• A book you saw someone read on TV/in a movie
• A book about mental health
• A book of letters
• A book on a subject you know nothing about
• A book that mentions Romania
• A book with an unreliable narrator
• A book with a colour in the title
• A book recommended by your favourite blog, vlog, or online book club
• A book from your childhood
• A non-fiction book
• A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
• A book with a blue spine
• A book that takes place over a character's lifespan
• A book published in the year you were born

FAIRY TALE LAND PROGRESS

2020 KALs

BOOSTER CLUB BADGES

• Mini-Mouse (5 points) - Complete a project that uses less than 50 yards.
• Scrappy Camper (5 points) - Complete a project using only leftover yarn from other projects
• 5 O’Clock Somewhere (5 points) - Craft while enjoying your favorite alcoholic beverage or mocktail.
• Accidental Moebius (5 points) - Accidentally twist when joining in the round, even though you rolled your eyes when the pattern designer explicitly stated you should “be careful not to twist.”
• Breadcrumb Trail (5 points) - Add notes to a Ravelry project to help you remember what you did (or help someone else).
• Cast Away (5 points) - Complete a project using a new-to-you cast-on or cast-off.
• Froggarella (5 points) - Frog a project you don’t enjoy.
• Diets Are Bad (5 points) - Break your self-proclaimed yarn diet with a purchase of 2 or more skeins for this badge.
• Ding Dong (5 points) - Reach Wool Winder Mill in the Yarnathon. [20-01-2020]
• Duds Win Too (5 points) - Collect 5 dud lotto tickets from 2020.
• Extra! Extra! (5 points) - Subscribe to our newsletter. [20-01-2020]
• High Turnover (5 points) - Cast on for a project during the same day you get your yarn.
• I < 3 You Too (5 points) - Favourite at least 40 projects shared with the ESK Group.
• Neat Freak (5 points) - Organise an element of your stash - yarn, needles, project bags, or anything else that could use some sprucing! Honor system.
• Off Base (5 points) - Buy a skein of yarn in a base or brand you haven't tried before
• Playing Chicken (5 points) - Complete a project with 5 or fewer yards of yarn remaining.
• Queue Anonymous (5 points) - More than 150 items in your Ravelry queue.
• Sick Stitches (5 points) - Take a sick day and work on your ESK projects. Whether you're really sick or not, we won't tell if you don't.
• Suggestion Box (5 points) - Suggest a colorway, base, or dyer that you think ESK should carry by posting in this thread.
• Swatchbuckler (5 points) - Actually complete a proper 4"x4" guage swatch befoe starting your project
• Tag You're It (5 points) - Tag 3 ESK projects on Ravelry or Instagram with 'eatsleepknit'.
• Tangled (5 points) - Ugh! This is the worst - your skein of yarn is hopelessly tangled. It counts for this badge regardless of who tangled it - you, the dyer, or your pet!
• Wrong End (5 points) - Accidentally start knitting with the tail end of your long-tail cast-on. Ugh!

• All Comes Out In The Wash (10 points) - Complete a felted project (does not include needle felting).
• Captain Hook (10 points) - Complete the crochet option in a Flash KAL.
• Charity Knits (10 points) - Complete a project for charity of your choice.
• Fiber Friendship (10 points) - Complete a project with gifted yarn (includes yarn you’ve purchased with an ESK gift certificate).
• Fill Your Boots (10 points) - Complete an adult-sized pair of socks.
• I Fall to Pieces (10 points) - Knit or crochet a seamed garment.
• Part of Your World (10 points) - Complete a project that makes a person look like an animal, such as a hat with antlers or a sweater with dinosaur spikes.
• Stash Diver (10 points) - Complete a project entirely from your stash. Yarn should be at least three months old.
• Suddenly Single (10 points) - Complete a project using any single-ply yarn.
• 10K Club (10 points) - Reach Fair Isle Fountain in the Yarnathon via any method
• Alternator (10 points) - Complete a project alternating your skeins the whole time to ensure a perfectly blended hand-dyed knit!
• Just Right (10 points) - Have at least 20 correct weekly puzzle answers
• Magic Carpet Ride (10 points) - Post a photo of yourself knitting on a flying carpet, plane, boat, or train
• Once Upon a Time (10 points) - Own at least two of the ESK special fairytale-themed colorways
• Phone-A-Friend (10 points) - Introduce a friend to Eat.Sleep.Knit! This can also be a blog or public internet post. [21-01-2020]
• Social Stalker (10 points) - Follow us on at least two forms of social media. [20-01-2020]
• Special Delivery (10 points) - Order yarn on your birthday!

• Advent-ageous (20 points) - Complete a project that uses your yarnvent or Tosh advent calendar.
• Cross-Contamination (20 points) - Complete a project using yarn from three or more dyers.
• Feel the Breeze (20 points) - Complete a sleeveless tank or tee.
• Fill in the Blank-et (20 points) - Complete a 1000+ yard blanket.
• Gift of Giving (20 points) - Complete three projects for gifting to others. (400 yard minimum total for all 3+ projects combined)
• Handle with Care (20 points) - Complete a project with a non-superwash yarn.
• High-Class Hooker (20 points) - Complete a crochet project of any kind.
• It’s Magic (20 points) - Complete a project that uses illusion knitting or crochet.
• Jumperoo (20 points) - Knit an adult-sized sweater.
• Little Red (20 points) - Complete a project with a hood.
• Long Haul (20 points) - Complete a project you’ve been working on for more than 9 months.
• Silk Sweetheart (20 points) - Complete a project using more than 50% silk.
• Speedy Crafter (20 points) - Complete an entire project from start to finish within one week.
• Winter Wear (20 points) - Complete a cold-weather project using chunky weight (or heavier) yarn.
• Happily Ever After (20 points) - Reach Cast-Off Castle in the Yarnathon via any method.
• KAL Queen (20 points) - Complete all four 2020 quarterly KALs.
• Scheherazade (20 points) - Post in the Eat.Sleep.Knit Ravelry group on 30 different days (any 30, can be non-consecutive).
• Skein Saver (20 points) - Own 100 or more skeins of yarn from ESK.
• Spin to Win (20 points) - Spin a minimum of 300 yards of handspun from ESK fiber.
• Stash to 5K (20 points) - Knit the equivalent of 5km worth of ESK yarn (5, 468 yards) before the end of the year.
• Sweater Stasher (20 points) - Order 6 or more skeins of the same base in a single order (can be different colours.

• Fence, Vol. 1 - C.S. Pacat
• Fence, Vol. 2 - C.S. Pacat
• Fence, Vol. 3 - C.S. Pacat
• Y: The Last Man, Vol. 2: Cycles - Brian K. Vaughan

Just a few outstanding projects...

• Reach my reading goal of 200 books
• Dymocks Reading Challenge 2020
• Bookly Reading Challenge 2020
• Add at least 5 countries to my global reading challenge

• Journal
• Meal prep more effectively
• Achieve a 25% success rate for closing all Apple Watch rings. (This may seem low, but last year I got 1.37 for the entire year - though mainly through forgetting to charge my watch.)
• Do just a little housework every day

• Write and send 1 letter a week as per the Letters for a Year: Gratitude Book
• Write and send 1 letter a week as per the Letters for a Year: Write Now book
• Make progress on the Gastrolog/Global Gastronomy project

The Elephant

The three of us were sitting here and Albie just jumped up and slid between us. I was very happy to be one of his scratchers while he snoozed in the sun. What a life!

• Albie the Dolphin Detector
• New Zealand Fur Seals
• Hector's Dolphins
• various birds whose name I can't remember)

I've edited these photos to try to get a better look at Mt Cook, but truthfully, this bright blue one is the most accurate when it comes to the colour of the water.

• cows
• sheep
• horses
• deer
• falcons
• stoats (I know they're a nuisance, but they're so so cute)
• rabbits
• goats