2013 End of the Year Recap...

Those not on Ravelry can see pictures of these items in my Flickr photostream and sets: Knitting, Spinning, Quilting/Sewing, Needlework, and Weaving.

Short Story: It was the year of the pi shawl. I knit two (!) in one year...and vowed never to do that again! It was also the year I learned how to spin art yarn.

Finished:

Christmas Baking, etc.

1. 661 biscotti; 815 cookies
2. 9 pounds of chocolate (fudge and chocolate bark) -- this is an estimate, I think it might be closer to 12 pounds, but I need to do some calculations
3. 15 lbs of flavored nuts
4. 30 mini-loaves and 10 medium loaves of fruitcake,  pumpkin bread, and lemon bread 

 Knitting

1. Have a Mini-Pookie Christmas ornaments [Ravelry]
2. Lacy in the Sky with Diamonds, a Celestarium shawl  [Ravelry]
3. Make Mine Charcoal hat [Ravelry]
4. Sea Foam Cowl [Ravelry]
5. The Night is Purple and Full of Stars (Southern Skies) shawl (knitting) [Ravelry] 

Quilting/Sewing/Beading/Other

1. Caterwauling quilt for the cats 
2. What Do You See in the Sea? baby quilt
3. Bunnies and Duckies and Bears, Oh My! baby quilt (quilting)

Reading

• Read 101 books (list at the end of the post)

Spinning

1. Black Peacock; Wild Card Bling batt  from Yarn Wench; 37.2 yds bulky [Ravelry]
2. Blue Fortune; Mostly Blue Wheel of Fortune batt (1 oz) from Purlescence Yarns; 37.2 yds, 10 WPI [Ravelry]
3. Bollywood; Red and Blue Wheel of Fortune batt from Purlescense Yarns; 87.5 yds. 11-12 WPI [Ravelry]
4. Carnaval; Wild Card 4931 batt  from Yarn Wench; 74.4 yds , bulky  [Ravelry]
5. Crashing Surf; Wild Card Bling batt from Yarn Wench; 31.6 yds bulky [Ravelry]
6. Crazy Purple from Tanglebella Fibers; 119.1 yds 10 WPI[Ravelry]
7. Cream V from Faerie Mountain Fibers; 96.7 yds 13 WPI [Ravelry]
8. Earth; Red and Brown Wheel of Fortune batt from Purlescence Yarns; 46.5 yds 11 WPI) [Ravelry]
9. Get Back Red-Black  from Faerie Mountain Fibers; 74.4 yds 9 WPI  [Ravelry]
10. Glimmer 1 - 20.5 yds bulky [Ravelry];  Glimmer 2 - 24.2 yds, bulky [Ravelry]; Glimmer Locks - 9.3 yds bulky;  [Ravelry]: all  from Glimmer Wild Card Bling batt by Yarn Wench;
11. Monet handspun from Greenwood Fiberworks; 68.9 yds 13 WPI [Ravelry]
12. Navajo Turquoise from the Yarn Wench; 210.3 yds. chain ply; 14 WPI  [Ravelry]
13. Pilgrim from A Verb for Keeping Warm; 325.7yds, 17 WPI [Ravelry]
14. Pretty in Pink; Pink Layered batt from Caliope's Fibre; approx 50 yards, worsted weight  [Ravelry]
15. Purple Fortune; Purple Wheel of Fortune batt from Purlescence Yarns; 100.5 yds 13 WPI ) [Ravelry]
16. Red Fortune; Red-Gold Wheel of Fortune batt from Purlescence Yarns; 102.3 yds 13 WPI [Ravelry]
17. Red-copper; Mostly Red Wheel of Fortune batt  from Purlescense Yarns; 94.9 yds. 12 WPI [Ravelry]
18. Royale from A Verb For Keeping Warm; 169.4 yds chain-ply, 18 WPI [Ravelry]
19. Tribe from Greenwood Fiberworks; 238.2 yds chain ply; 15 WPI [Ravelry]
20. Verdant art yarn; Art rolags from The Yarn Wench; 37.2 yds. Bulky weight [Ravelry]
21. Wild and Natural; Natural Dyes Wild Card #5018 from Yarn Wench; 93 yds, 11 WPI [Ravelry]
22. Windsor Denim and Chocolate from Royale Hare; 134 yds chain-plied, 12 WPI [Ravelry]
23. Witches Tresses from Shooting Yarn; 214.1 yds 10 WPI ) [Ravelry]
24. Zen 2 from Yarn Wench; 249.4 yds chain-ply 12 WPI [Ravelry]

Stitching

1. A Captured Moment, a Daydreams/Dimensions kit (cross stitch)
2. Bulb by Shepherd's Bush (cross stitch)
3. Be a Witch by Shepherd's Bush (cross stitch)
4. Happy Pumpkin Fob by Shepherd's Bush (cross stitch)
5. Lamb by Shepherd's Bush (cross stitch)
6. Oriental Butterfly,  a Daydreams/Dimensions kit (embroidery)
7. Recipe for Summer, Pine Mountain Designs kit (cross stitch)

Weaving

1. Log Cabin Scarf--finishing work for Stitches West class [Ravelry]
2. A Taste of Honey woven shawl (weaving) [Ravelry]

Other Crafts

1. Set of 5 stitch markers (beading)
2. 10 project bags (sewing)

IDJ (It's Dead, Jim):
Reading

• Dearie (Julia Child bio), Bob Spitz (tedious amount of detail)
• Lord John and the Scottish Prisoner, Diana Gabaldon (not into the British spy thing)
• The Wolf Gift, Anne Rice (Could not get into it; really didn't care about the characters)

Crafts

• Violet Needle Roll (cross stitch)
• Watercolour Cats
• Watercolour Lighthouses

Works in Progress:

1. Anasazi by Susan Portra (needlepoint)
2. Carbonized Zombie Socks (knitting) [Ravelry]
3. Cazadero Mist (4 oz) from Royale Hare [Ravelry]
4. Celaeno Shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]
5. Halloween Phat Fiber samples (spinning) [Ravelry] 
6. Hive by Shepherd's Bush (cross stitch)
7. Jack's Cousteau Hat  [Ravelry]
8. Love scissor fob by Shepherd's Bush (cross stitch)
9. Mediterranean Mermaid by Mirabilia, originally started 11/6/11; restarted 9/1/13 (cross stitch)

UFOs:

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]

Reading (Too long to put under Finished):

1. 12th of Never, James Patterson
2. A Demon's Desire , Lizzy Ford
3. A Touch of Dead, Charlaine Harris
4. A Witch's Handbook of Kisses and Curses, Molly Harper
5. Always Running , Luis J. Rodrigues
6. And Then You Dye, Monica Ferris
7. Archangels Legion , Nalini Singh
8. Autumn Storm, Lizzy Ford
9. Birthright, Nora Roberts
10. Biting Bad, Chloe Neill
11. Blood Trade, Faith Hunter
12. Bloodfever, Karen Marie Moning
13. Bound, Elisabeth Naughton
14. Buried in Buttercream , GA McKevett
15. Burro Genius, Victor Villasenor
16. Calculated in Death, JD Robb
17. Chasing Fire, Nora Roberts
18. Chimes at Midnight, Seanan McGuire
19. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder, Joanne Fluke
20. Close Knit Killer , Maggie Sefton
21. Coveted, Shawntelle Madison
22. Dance Upon the Air, Nora Roberts
23. Dark Summer, Lizzy Ford
24. Dark Witch, Nora Roberts
25. Darkfever, Karen Marie Moning
26. Darkness Dawns, Dianne Duvall
27. Darkness Rises, Dianne Duvall
28. Darkyn's Mate, Lizzy Ford
29. Dates From Hell, Kim Harrison
30. Dead Ever After, Charlaine Harris
31. Dead Witch Walking, Kim Harrison
32. Deadly Sting, Jennifer Estep
33. Deidre's Death, Lizzy Ford
34. Destiny Kills, Keri Arthur
35. Devils Food Cake Murder, Joanne Fluke
36. Dreamfever, Karen Marie Moning
37. Dumping Billy, Olivia Goldsmith
38. Enraptured, Elisabeth Naughton
39. Enslaved, Elisabeth Naughton
40. Entwined, Elisabeth Naughton
41. Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues, Diana Rowland
42. Ever After, Kim Harrison
43. Face the Fire, Nora Roberts
44. Faefever, Karen Marie Moning
45. Forbidden, Jacquelyn Frank
46. Forever, Jacquelyn Frank
47. Frost Burned, Patricia Briggs
48. Gabriel's Angel, Nora Roberts
49. Gabriel's Hope, Lizzy Ford
50. Gotcha, Fern Michaels
51. Gunmetal Magic, Ilona Andrews
52. Heart of Venom, Jennifer Estep
53. Heartbreak Ranch, Fern Michaels
54. Heaven and Earth, Nora Roberts
55. House Rules, Chloe Neill
56. In Their Footsteps/Thief of Hearts, Tess Gerritsen
57. Keeper of the Bride, Tess Gerritsen
58. Kept, Shawntelle Madison
59. Kicking It, Faith Hunter
60. Kiera's Moon , Lizzy Ford
61. Kiss of Venom, Jennifer Estep
62. Maddy's Oasis , Lizzy Ford
63. Magic Bites, Ilona Andrews
64. Magic Bleeds, Ilona Andrews
65. Magic Burns, Ilona Andrews
66. Magic Dreans, Ilona Andrews
67. Magic Gifts, Ilona Andrews
68. Magic Mourns, Ilona Andrews
69. Magic Rises, Ilona Andrews
70. Magic Slays, Ilona Andrews
71. Magic Strikes, Ilona Andrews
72. Marked, Elisabeth Naughton
73. Mercy Burns, Keri Arthur
74. Mr and Miss Anonymous, Fern Michaels
75. Murder Comes Unraveled, Very Ann Grace
76. My Happy Days in Hollywood, Gary Marshall
77. My Life as a White Trash Zombie, Diana Rowland
78. Night Reigns, Dianne Duvall
79. Personal Demons, Stacia Kane
80. Phantom Shadows, Dianne Duvall
81. Presumed Guilty, Tess Gerritsen
82. Rebel Heart, Lizzy Ford
83. Second Honeymoon, James Patterson
84. Shadowfever, Karen Marie Moning
85. Some Girls Bite, Chloe Neill
86. Star Kissed, Lizzy Ford
87. Starting Now, Debbie Macomber
88. Tempted, Elisabeth Naughton
89. Thankless in Death , JD Robb
90. The Ideal Man, Julie Garwood
91. The Inn at Rose Harbor, Debbie Maccomber
92. The Next Always , Nora Roberts
93. The Search, Nora Roberts
94. The Spider, Jennifer Estep
95. Touch of the Demon, Diana Rowland
96. Transition: The Story of How I became a Man, Chaz Bono
97. Twice Tempted, Jeaniene Frost
98. Unfinished Business, Nora Roberts
99. White Trash Zombie Apocalypse, Diana Rowland
100. Winter Fire, Lizzy Ford
101. Xander's Curse, Lizzy Ford