Tying up loose ends and December recap...

...I have managed to finish a couple of crafty things and started a new project. Realistically, I won't be able to finish it by the end of today, so I've included December's recap at the end of this post. I'll post my year-end recap later today or tomorrow.

There was one cookie that I forgot to document, so here is its picture. These are Pistachio Spiral cookies:

On to the crafty stuff...I made a new hat using a yarn from my stash and the same pattern that I used for Jane's hat. Here's Teddy modeling the hat:

Specs:
Finished 12/28/2007
Yarn: Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick in Claret
Needles: Size 13 circulars
Time to knit: 5 hours (!), proof that I can knit something quickly

Next, I got a little spinning done. This yarn is spun from a Yarn Wench wool top (before its bath):

Here's the dime shot:

Specs:
Finished 12/30/2007
Yarn Wench Merino Wool roving (4.1 oz) in Cherry Cola 1
Spun and plied on Lendrum Folding wheel
Navajo-ply, yield: 189 yds.
Weight: 12 WPI, Medium (Worsted) weight

**December 2007 Recap**

Finished (see above or in my Flickr projects set):

• Hat in Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick yarn in Charcoal and size 13 circulars
• Hat in Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick yarn in Claret and size 13 circulars
• Yarn Wench Merino (4.1 oz) in Cherry Cola 1; 3-ply; 189 yards; 12 WPI
• Christmas baking: 355 biscotti, 125 truffles, 4 pounds chocolate bark, 6 pounds sugared nuts, 725 cookies
  

In progress:

• Knitting Montego Bay wrap in Walking on the Wild Tide yarn, using Montego Bay scarf pattern from Interweave Knits Summer issue.
• Spinning 4+ oz of Yarn Wench 100% Falkland wool top in Josie; 1.5 spindles-full so far
• Spinning 4 oz of Angora Cottage 70% Merino and 30% Silk roving in purple
• Spinning 2 Chasing Rainbows rovings together in the Heather colorway: one Merino-Bombyx (2 oz) and one Merino wool (2 oz)

Started:

• Black leg warmers for the Daughter
  

On Hiatus until I can face them again:

• Hydrangea socks (knitting)

UFOs (In progress, but didn't work on):

• Flip-top mittens (knitting)
  
• Just Nan 2002 Christmas ornament (cross stitch)
• Peacock Majesty by Just Nan (cross stitch)
• Queen Mermaid (cross stitch)
• Sangria shawl (knitting)
• Seahorses pillow (needlepoint)
• Twinkletoes slippers (knitting)
• Violet Needle Roll (cross stitch)

I'm going to look at the UFOs and decide whether any need to be moved to the NGFO/IDJ (Not Going to Finish Object/It's Dead, Jim) pile or if I need to really concentrate on finishing them.