The 2007 recap [LONG!]

Let's say goodbye to 2007 with a recap.

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Finished in 2007 (by craft, then alphabetical order)
Beading

• Pattern row counters: 4

Cooking/Baking

1. Apricot preserves: 12 12-oz jars and 10 1-pint jars
2. Pickled green beans and carrots: 2 12-oz jars, 2 1-pint jars, and 1 1-quart jar
3. Christmas baking: 355 biscotti, 125 truffles, 4 pounds chocolate bark, 6 pounds sugared nuts, 725 cookies

Cross Stitch

1. Birdhouse needle roll
2. Flip Flop Days
3. Pea Pod scissor fob
4. Snow Fall needle roll
5. Witches Brew pillow

Knitting

1. Alpaca Scarf in burgundy
2. Blue Moon Corrugator scarf in Blue Moon handspun yarn (see Spinning below)
   
3. Calorimetry 1 (for the Daughter)
   
4. Calorimetry 2 (for the Daughter's roommate)
   
5. Charcoal Hat in Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick yarn
6. Claret Hat in Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick yarn
7. Fawkes socks in Firebird yarn from Blue Moon's Rockin' Sock Club yarn; pattern from Socktopia
8. Peekaboo mittens using Caron Simply Soft yarn in Gray; plus one sample mitten in brown
9. Poppy socks from Sundara Yarn's Petals Collection
10. Red hat in Caron Simply Soft yarn
11. Summer of Love Lace socks in the Flower Power yarn from Blue Moon's Rockin' Sock club
12. Voodoo Arm Warmers using Caron Simply Soft yarn in Gray

Quilting and Sewing

1. Christmas Wall Hanging, named "Merry Little Christmas"
2. Drawstring bag for my spindle and fiber
3. Knit2 bag in butterfly fabric
4. Knit2 bag in green batik
5. Spindle bag for Jane's kit
6. Traveling knitting case

Spinning

1. Apricot Cinder yarn; 100% Falkland top (3.7 oz) from Yarn Wench; 3-ply; 272 yards; 15-16 WPI
2. Blue Moon yarn; Corriedale Wool roving (4 oz) from Spunky Eclectic; 3-ply; 180.8 yards; 12 WPI
3. Burning Bush yarn; 100% wool top from Northern Lights; traditional 3-ply, 390+ yards; Navajo plied, 50 yards; 15 WPI
4. Cali yarn; 100% Falkland top (3.9 oz) from Yarn Wench; 3-ply; 242 yards; 14 WPI
5. Cherry Cola yarn; 100% Merino top (4.1 oz) from Yarn Wench; 3-ply; 189 yards; 12 WPI
6. Cream Corrriedale yarn, 10 yards of 2-ply
7. Emerald yarn, Merino top (2 oz) from Chasing Rainbows; 2-ply; 105 yards of 2-ply;
8. Grape Jelly yarn; 100% wool top from Northern Lights; traditional 3-ply; 388 yards; 15 WPI
   
9. Lupines and Poppies yarn; 100% Merino top (approx 2 oz) from Yarn Wench; 3-ply; 184 yards;16 WPI
10. Mermaid yarn; South African Fine Wool roving (4 oz) from Spunky Eclectic; 2-ply with thread; 167 yards; Bulky
11. Moonstone yarn: 100% Merino top (2 oz) from Chasing Rainbows; 3-ply; 211 yards; 16 WPI
12. Navy and burgundy sample yarn
13. October Sky yarn; 100% Falkland top (4.1oz) from Yarn Wench 2-ply; 330.6 yards; 13 WPI
14. Splendor yarn; BFL in (4.3 oz) in Splendor Variation 2 and Falkland roving (2.0 oz) in Purple 2 both from Yarn Wench; traditional 3-ply yarn, yield: 158.5 yards; Navajo-ply, yield: 50 yards; 12 WPI
15. Yarn: spinning practice, 5 sample size yarns

Other

1. "Begin to Spin" kit for my friend Jane
2. Homemade Lazy Kate

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Works In Progress:

1. Knitting black leg warmers in Caron Simply Soft yarn
2. Knitting Montego Bay wrap in Walking on the Wild Tide yarn, using Montego Bay scarf pattern from Interweave Knits Summer issue.
3. Spinning 4+ oz of Yarn Wench 100% Falkland wool top in Josie; 3 spindles-full so far
4. Spinning 4 oz of Angora Cottage 70% Merino and 30% Silk roving in purple
5. Spinning 2 Chasing Rainbows rovings together in the Heather colorway: one Merino-Bombyx (2 oz) and one Merino wool (2 oz)

UFOs (Started in 2007):

1. Sangria shawl (knitting)
2. Twinkletoes slippers; just need to make one (knitting)
3. Violet Needle Roll (cross stitch)

UFOs, Long Term (Started before 2007):

1. Cascade Fixation anklets (knitting)
2. Central Air socks (knitting)
3. Hopi by Susan Portra (needlepoint)
4. Peacock Majesty by Just Nan (cross stitch)
5. Paint it Black quilt
6. Flower Power quilt; top finished, need to sandwich and quilt (quilting)
7. Jungle Songs quilt; top finished, need to sandwich and quilt (quilting)
8. Just Nan 2002 Christmas ornament (cross stitch)
9. Queen Mermaid by Mirabilia (cross stitch; still languishing in its stretcher bars)
10. Seahorses pillow (needlepoint; one half done)
11. Wright Stuff quilt; sandwiched, just need to quilt it!

Back to Square 1:

1. Hydrangea socks (knitting)
2. Knee High to a Grasshopper socks, Rockin' Sock Club in Walking on the Wild Tide; morphed into Tide Walkers (below)
   
3. Toe-up Jaywalker socks in Blue Moon's Rockin' Sock Club yarn in Walking on the Wild Tide (AKA Tide Walkers); could never get the toe-up thing to work right; morphing into the Montego Bay scarf (knitting)
4. Keyboard Biologist's Here There Be Dragons pattern in BMFA Monsoon (knitting)
   These socks and yarn have parted ways and will resurface in another incarnation.

NGFO/IDJ (Not Going to Finish/It's Dead, Jim):

1. C is for Kitty Cat (cross stitch)
2. Flip-top mittens (knitting)

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Whew! That's a bunch!

So my New Year's crafty wishes (not resolutions—wishes are things I want to get done, but won't beat myself up if they don't happen):

• Finish all the stuff listed as "Works in Progress"
  
• Finish all the stuff listed as "started in 2007"
• Finish The Wright Stuff quilt
• Do more cross stitch to work through some of those UFOs and queued projects
• Learn to spin more consistently
  
• Try to restrain myself and not buy Yarn Wench fiber every time she posts an update! (This will be my biggest challenge! LOL!)

As for non-crafty wishes? I'd really like to get back to my healthy habits and drop a few of these holiday pounds. I've been pretty good about going to the gym four days a week and taking a Pilates class once a week, but I need to be more consistent about going to yoga class. I don't want to lose my hard-won flexibility and I need the calming effects that yoga provides.

Anyway, it's back to work for me tomorrow. It's been nice having the week off and just being able to do whatever I wanted!