Very good approach! You can also use it with verbs as well! But you need to make the verb into a noun form first. Verb stem +"ㄴ/은 것" is one of the ways to make it a noun. Then you can put 치고 after. So it's gonna be "1년동안 공부한것 치고". You know the 것 can be just 거 in verbal conversations! "ㄴ/은" can be for the general past (usally from the past continuing to present), and you can change it to 았던/었던/했던 to emphasize the past (Usually not continuing to current), and ㄹ/을 is for future. Hope this can help you!

When using the word "치고," it is right to use a noun. If you want to use with a verb, you can use it "~한 것 치고". You can make the verb to noun with "~ㄴ 것". For example, "1년동안 공부한 것 치고" (공부하다 -> 공부한 것) "조금만 연습한 것 치고" (연습하다 -> 연습한 것) "오늘 시작한 것 치고"(시작하다 -> 시작한 것)