May 2013 Recap...

...another month, another recap.

Finished:

• 5/18 Royale handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  60% Merino, 20% Yak, 20% silk top (2 oz) from A Verb For Keeping Warm;
  169.4 yds chain-ply, 18 WPI
• 5/11 Pilgrim handspun  (spinning) [Ravelry]
  Merino-Tussah Silk 4 oz. from A Verb for Keeping Warm
  325.7yds, 17 WPI
• 5/5 Tribe handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  50% silk 50% Camel top from Greenwood Fiberworks
  238.2 yds chain ply; 15 WPI
• Books:
  1. 12th of Never, James Patterson
  2. Darkness Dawns, Dianne Duvall
  3. Dead Ever After, Charlaine Harris
  4. Night Reigns, Dianne Duvall
  5. Phantom Shadows, Dianne Duvall
  6. Dumping Billy, Olivia Goldsmith
  7. Marked, Elisabeth Naughton
  Didn't/couldn't finish
  • The Wolf Gift, Anne Rice (Could not get into it; really didn't care about the characters)

Started:

• 5/19 The Night is Purple and Full of Stars (Southern Skies) shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]
• 5/25 A Taste of Honey shawl (weaving) [Ravelry]

Worked on:

• Anasazi by Susan Portra (needlepoint)
• Spin-In Fiber Sampler (This will take several months to complete as we are working on it together)

Works In Progress, did not work on:

1. Celaeno Shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]
2. Happy Pumpkin Scissor Fob by Shepherd's Bush (cross stitch)
3. Halloween Phat Fiber samples (spinning) [Ravelry]
4. Mediterranean Mermaid by Mirabilia (cross stitch)
5. Sea Foam Wrap (knitting) [Ravelry] 

IDJ (It's Dead, Jim):

• Violet Needle Roll (cross stitch)

UFOs/Hibernation:

1. Going Snow Global quilt (quilting)
2. Peacock Pomatomus socks (knitting) [Ravelry]
3. Peacock Majesty by Just Nan (cross stitch)
4. Seaweed Cardigan (knitting)  [Ravelry] 

WIPs To Be:

1. A wall hanging (weaving) using the natural color handspun I did last summer
2. Baby presents for the next 2 kids in our circle