Best year ever CKAL

Late last year I stumbled upon a fantastic podcast hosted by the wonderful Nikki called Tea and Possibilities.  Her podcast is filled with knitting, crochet, sewing, books & movies and her section called goal power which is about journalling. 
She also has a blog which covers the same information as well as some of her day to day stuff as well.
Nikki has a group on Ravelry and one of the discussion topics is called Best Year Ever CKAL.  The premise of the CKAL is that you knit or crochet four items that bring you joy in your life.  

So what 4 things will I knit or crochet to bring joy into my life?

1. Tube socks for kids using Berry Colorful yarnings in the minion colourway for my son

2. Knit a pair of socks for me using Susan B Anderson's Smooth Operator sock pattern in Candy Apple Lane Sherbert Glitter in the rainbow pretties colourway

3. Knit myself a shawl using the Wave pattern by Kristen Finlay using Fiber Lily shimmer sock in the colourway Selene- Goddess of the moon

4. Is yet to be decided

I have also made a conscious decision to knit/crochet more from stash and to do some more yarn dyeing

Nikki also has a section on Your Best Year Ever CKAL for penpals.  I have been paired up with a lovely lady from the UK named Vikki.  I have posted off my first Happy Mail so will be sharing my experiences here.