2015 End of the Year Recap...

...fewer spinning and knitting projects, but more quilting and stitching projects. I read fewer books, but many were huge!

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


Finished:
Christmas Baking, etc.

1. Bark and fudge: 12 pounds
2. Biscotti: 666
3. Breads and fruitcakes: 26 mini-loaves and 14 medium loaves
4. Cookies: 772
5. Spicy nuts: 2 pounds
6. Sugared nuts: 10.75 pounds

Knitting

1. Beaded Knitting Sampler
2. Beyond Antares
3. Blue No-Noro Hat for Halos of Hope
4. Gray Ribbed Hat
5. Irisa Cowl/Scarf (knitting for Loopy Academy)
6. Parritch Bonnet
7. Serpiente
8. Snow Queen Hat

Stitching

1. Backstitching on some nearly completed ornaments (cross stitch)
2. Ghouls, ghosts, and witches...oh, my! (cross stitch)
3. Happy Wishes scissor fob (cross stitch)
4. Sail (cross stitch)
5. Santa Fe #5 (needlepoint)
6. Scaredy Sheep scissor fob (cross stitch)
7. Sheep Scissor Companion (cross stitch)
8. Shepherd's Bush Christmas Ornament from Just CrossStitch ornament Issue 2004 (cross stitch)
9. Summer 9-Patch (cross stitch)
10. Sweet Summer (cross stitch)

Quilting/Sewing/Beading/Other

1. ...And Your Little Dog, Too doggie pillow (quilting and sewing)
   AKA Stealth Commission project #2
2. Additional Christmas stockings for Jane (sewing)
3. Going Snow Global quilt (quilting)
4. I'm Just Mad About Citron quilt (quilting)
5. The Hawaiian Shirt Off Your Back quilt (quilting)
   AKA Stealth Commission project

Reading

• Read 86 books (list at the end of the post)

Spinning

1. Clear Skies from the Yarn Wench; 55.8 yds, auto-plied with rayon thread; bulky
2. Crazy Turquoise handspun from Faerie Mountain; 87.5 yds, worsted weight
3. Drake's Bay handspun from Royale Hare; 168.4 yds. chain ply, 13 WPI
4. Faerie Purple handspun from Faerie Mountain; 117.25 yds. 2-ply, 14 WPI
5. Goat Rock handspun from Royale Hare; 204.7 yds., 12 WPI
6. Gradient Violet handspun from the Yarn Wench; 102.4 yds, chain-plied; 10 WPI
7. Gypsy handspun from the Yarn Wench; 48.4 yards auto-plied with copper thread, 7 WPI
8. Halloween Phat Fiber samples from multiple vendors; singles, two-ply, and chain plied, worsted weight
9. Lemon Lime handspun from Faerie Mountain; 139.6 yds, thread-plied with green and yellow threads; 10 WPI
10. Lilac handspun from Miss Babs; 124.5 yards, 13 WPI
11. Mermaid Bling art yarn from the Yarn Wench; 106.1 yards thread-plied plus 4.5 yards beaded; bulky weight
12. Meteor Shower handspun from Greenwood Fiberworks; 268 yds. chain-ply, 15 WPI
13. Rust Verde handspun from the Yarn Wench; 24.2 yds, thread-plied with copper poly threads; bulky weight
14. Sochi handspun from Greenwood Fiberworks; 176.8 yds, 14 WPI
15. Sunrise handspun from the Yarn Wench; 104.2 yds, thread-plied with copper and gold threads; bulky weight
16. Walking on the Sun handspun from Dragonfly Fibers; 204.7 yds chain-ply, 13 WPI
17. Wild Nile handspun from the Yarn Wench; 215.9 yds, plied with rayon thread and green sequins; 12 WPI
18. Wild Shell handspun from the Yarn Wench; 95 yds, thread-plied with metallic silver thread; 9 WPI
19. Wild Turquoise handspun from the Yarn Wench; 188 yds auto-plied with turquoise thread, 10 WPI

Weaving

1. Dreams of Amethyst shawl

IDJ (It's Dead, Jim):

• Reading: So, Anyway by John Cleese

Works in Progress:

1. Be My Baby for My Baby (knitting) [Ravelry]
2. Calypso handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
3. Canto de Sirena shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]
4. Empress handspun [Ravelry]

UFOs:

1. Celaeno Shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]
2. Mermaid of the Pearls (cross stitch)
3. Peacock Pomatomus socks (knitting) [Ravelry]
4. Peacock Majesty by Just Nan (cross stitch)
5. Tucson Twilight (needlepoint)

Reading (Too long to put under Finished):

1. 1st to Die, James Patterson
2. 2nd Chance, James Patterson
3. 3rd Degree, James Patterson
4. 4th of July, James Patterson
5. 5th Horseman, James Patterson
6. 6th Target, James Patterson
7. 7th Heaven, James Patterson
8. 8th Confession, James Patterson
9. 9th Judgment, James Patterson
10. 10th Anniversary, James Patterson
11. 11th Hour, James Patterson
12. 12th of Never, James Patterson
13. Unlucky 13, James Patterson
14. 14th Deadly Sin, James Patterson
15. After I'm Gone, Laura Lippman
16. After Midnight, Teresa Madeiros
17. Archangel's Enigma, Nalini Singh
18. Baltimore Blues, Laura Lippman
19. Billy Joel, Fred Schruers
20. Blackberry Pie Murder, Joanne Fluke
21. Breakwater, Shannon Mayer
22. Burn For Me, Ilona Andrews
23. Candy Cane Murder, Joanne Fluke
24. Choose Your Own Biography, Neil Patrick Harris
25. Dark Debt, Chloe Neill
26. Dark Fae, Shannon Mayer
27. Dark Heir, Faith Hunter
28. Darned If You Do, Monica Ferris
29. Daughter of Sand and Stone, Libbie Hawker
30. Dead Heat, Patricia Briggs
31. Devoted in Death, JD Robb
32. Die Again, Tess Gerritsen
33. Dragonfly in Amber, Diana Gabaldon
34. Drums of Autumn, Diana Gabaldon
35. Eyes Only, Fern Michaels
36. Fiery Cross, Diana Gabaldon
37. Firestorm, Shannon Mayer
38. Infinity Lost, S. Harrison,
39. Last One Home, Debbie Macomber
40. Love Letters: A Rose Harbor Novel, Debbie Macomber
41. Maeve's Times, Maeve Binchy
42. Magic Shifts, Ilona Andrews
43. Mending Heartstrings, Aria Glazki
44. Moonstone Beach, Linda Seed
45. NYPD Red 3, James Patterson
46. Obsession in Death, JD Robb
47. Pale Queen Rising, AR Kahler
48. Paradise of Glass, Petra Durst-Benning
49. Playing with Fire, Tess Gerritsen
50. Prey, Linda Howard
51. Prince Lestat, Anne Rice
52. Purl Up and Die, Maggie Sefton
53. Raintree: Haunted, Linda Winstead Jones
54. Raintree: Inferno, Linda Howard
55. Rebel Queen, Michelle Moran
56. Recurve, Shannon Mayer
57. Red-Rose Chain, Seanan McGuire
58. Rising Darkness, Shannon Mayer
59. Shadowstorm, Skye Knizley
60. Sisters of Heart and Snow, Margaret Dilloway
61. Small Magics, Ilona Andrews
62. Spider's Trap, Jennifer Estep
63. Stars of Fortune, Nora Roberts
64. Stormrage, Skye Knizley
65. Stormrise, Skye Knizley
66. The 19th Wife, David Ebershoff
67. The American Lady, Petra Durst-Benning
68. The Astronaut Wives Club, Lily Koppel
69. The Book of Unknown Americans, Cristina Henriquez
70. The Drafter, Kim Harrison
71. The Glassblower, Petra Durst-Benning
72. The Line, JD Horn
73. The Murder House, James Patterson
74. The Royal We, Heather Cocks
75. The Source, JD Horn
76. The Veil, Chloe Neill
77. The Void, JD Horn
78. The Witch's Daughter, Laken Cane
79. Vengeance of the Demon, Diana Rowland
80. Vincent Price: A Daughter's Biography, Victoria Price
81. Voyager, Diana Gabaldon
82. Whiskey Beach, Nora Roberts
83. White Trash Zombie Gone Wild, Diana Rowland
84. Wishes for Christmas, Fern Michaels
85. Wonderful Tonight, Pattie Boyd
86. Wormwood Echoes, Laken Cane