2017 End of the Year recap...

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...more knitting projects (mostly hats), about the same number of quilting and stitching projects; a couple more spinning projects; and no weaving projects. I also read more books and IDJ'd a few that I couldn't get into.

(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: 6.5 pounds
  2. Biscotti: 319
  3. Breads and fruitcakes: 4 small bundt, 7mini-loaves and 6 cup-size loaves
  4. Cookies: 747
  5. Spicy nuts: 2.63 pounds
  6. Sugared nuts: 6 pounds
Knitting
  1. 1/7 Pussyhat #1
  2. 1/15 Pussyhat #2
  3. 1/15 Pussyhat #3
  4. 1/28 Sarah's Hat
  5. 1/28 Sunset Hat
  6. 2/26 Macaw Hat
  7. 2/26 Camo Baby Sweater
  8. 2/18 Baby Camo Hat
  9. 3/26 Icelandic No-Noro Hat
  10. 4/9 Shimmer and Shiny Hat
  11. 5/4 Teal It To The Bees hat
  12. 9/30 Blue on Blue hat
  13. 10/28 Confetti hat
Stitching
  1. 2/7 Be Happy by Shepherd's Bush (cross stitch)
  2. 3/13 Leaf Monthly Musing by Shepherd's Bush (cross stitch)
  3. 4/3 Linda's Dream (needlepoint)
  4. 9/17 Peek a Boo pillow (cross stitch)
Quilting/Sewing/Beading
  1. 2/12 Sea of Dreams baby quilt (quilting)
  2. 5/29 Dragonfly Wings project bag (sewing)
  3. 10/7 Camera inserts for my backpack (sewing)
Other
  1. 11/29 Vacation photo processing
  2. 12/23 Bath bombs, shower melts, bath salts (spa products)
Reading
  • Read 104 books according to my count - Goodreads lists only 100 (list at the end of the post)
Spinning
  1. 3/25 Victoria handspun from Greenwood Fiberworks; 171.2 yds., 15 WPI
  2. 3/26 Crocus handspun from Greenwood Fiberworks; 182.4yds., 14 WPI
  3. 5/27 Tiger Lily handspun from Greenwood Fiberworks; 270 yds 2-ply, 15 WPI 
  4. 5/21 Sunset handspun from Greenwood Fiberworks; 215.9 yds 2-ply, 15 WPI
  5. 5/7 Puget Sound handspun from Greenwood Fiberworks; 314.5 yds 2-ply, 16 WPI
  6. 6/30 Rivendell handspun from Greenwood Fiberworks; 188.0 yards two-ply; est WPI 11
  7. 7/1 Robin's Egg from Greenwood Fiberworks; 204.7 yards chain-ply; est WPI 14
  8. 7/3 Grape Fizz handspun from the Yarn Wench; 122.8 yds., 2-ply thread-plied, bulky
  9. 7/4 Kilkenny handspun from the Yarn Wench; 180.5 yds. chain-ply, 12 WPI
  10. 7/4 Antoinette handspunfrom the Yarn Wench; 120.9 yds. 2-ply, bulky
  11. 7/8 Moss Rose handspun from The Yarn Wench; 119.1 yds. chain ply, 10 WPI
  12. 7/9 Lava handspun from The Yarn Wench; 206.6 yds. chain-ply, 13 WPI
  13. 7/13 Kraken handspun from the Yarn Wench; 57.7 yds thread-plied; Bulky
  14. 7/14 Tidal handspun from the Yarn Wench; 161.9 yds 2-ply, 12 WPI
  15. 7/18 Ember Indigo Silk handspun from The Yarn Wench; 236.4 yds., 14 WPI
  16. 7/19 Inner Fire handspun from The Yarn Wench; 41 yards yarn-plied; Super Bulky
  17. 7/21 Estrella handspun from The Yarn Wench; 81.9 yds., 2-ply thread-plied, super bulky
  18. 7/22 Rio Carnival handspun from The Yarn Wench; 80.1 yds, yarn-plied, super bulky
  19. 7/23 Firepit handspun, Flowerchild from The Yarn Wenc; yarn-plied, 46.5 yds, super bulky
  20. 11/26 Spice Market handspun from Greenwood Fiberworks; 286.6 yd, chain-ply; 16 WPI
  21. 12/29 Phat Fiber box, Indian Wedding, yardage undetermined
Weaving
  • none
IDJ (It's Dead, Jim):
  • Reading:
    1. Knitting up a Murder, Celeste Bennet
    2. Everything We Left Behind, Kerry Lonsdale
    3. Mark of Fire, Richard Phillipe
    4. Rock Addiction, Nalini Singh
Works in Progress:
  1. 4-shaft sampler (weaving) [Ravelry]
  2. All That Glitters Christmas quilt (quilting)
  3. Attic Windows quilt for me (quilting)
  4. Charred Teal Shawl (knitting) [Ravelry] 
  5. Christmas 9-patch Pillow (cross stitch)
  6. Mermaid of the Pearls (cross stitch)  
  7. Mother of Dragons shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]
  8. Rosewood Wrap (weaving) [Ravelry]
  9. St. Charles (needlepoint)
  10. Valley of the Heart's Delight sampler design (cross stitch)
UFOs/Hibernation:
  1. Be My Baby for My Baby (knitting) [Ravelry]
  2. Bear Paw pottery (needlepoint)
  3. Canto de Sirena shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]
  4. Celaeno Shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]
  5. Finishing work
  6. Peacock Pomatomus socks (knitting) [Ravelry]
  7. Peacock Majesty by Just Nan (cross stitch)
  8. Tucson Twilight (needlepoint)
Reading (Too long to put under Finished):
  1. 16th Seduction, James Patterson
  2. All Summer Long, Susan Mallery
  3. All The Lies We Tell, Megan Hart
  4. All the Secrets We Keep, Megan Hart
  5. Apprentice in Death, JD Robb
  6. Archangel's Viper, Nalini Singh
  7. Banana Cream Pie Murder, Joanne Fluke
  8. Bayou Born, Hailey Edwards
  9. Before We Kiss, Susan Mallery
  10. Betrayal in Death, JD Robb
  11. Bianca: The Silk Merchant's Daughters, Bertrice Small
  12. Black Book, The, James Patterson
  13. Blade Bound, Chloe Neill
  14. Blood of a Phoenix, Shannon Mayer
  15. Born in Death, JD Robb
  16. Brightest Fell, The, Seanan McGuire
  17. Brotherhood in Death, JD Robb
  18. Calculated in Death, JD Robb
  19. Celebrity in Death, JD Robb
  20. Ceremony in Death, JD Robb
  21. Chasing Darkness, Laken Cane
  22. Chasing Perfect, Susan Mallery
  23. Cold Reign, Faith Hunter
  24. Concealed in Death, JD Robb
  25. Conspiracy in Death, JD Robb
  26. Creation in Death, JD Robb
  27. Delusion in Death, JD Robb
  28. Destroyer, The, Shannon Mayer
  29. Devoted in Death, JD Robb
  30. Divided in Death, JD Robb
  31. Echoes in Death, JD Robb
  32. Famine's Feast, Debra Dunbar
  33. Fangs and Fennel, Shannon Mayer
  34. Fantasy in Death, JD Robb
  35. Festive in Death, JD Robb
  36. Finding Perfect, Susan Mallery
  37. Fool's Gold Christmas, Susan Mallery
  38. Fury of a Phoenix, Shannon Mayer
  39. Glory in Death, JD Robb
  40. Harbinger Bend, Laken Cane
  41. Hisses and Honey, Shannon Mayer
  42. Holiday in Death, JD Robb
  43. Hundredth Queen, The, Emily R King
  44. I Know a Secret, Tess Gerritsen
  45. Imitation in Death, JD Robb
  46. Immortal in Death, JD Robb
  47. In the Shadow of Lakecrest, Elizabeth Blackwell
  48. Indulgence in Death, JD Robb
  49. Innocent in Death, JD Robb
  50. Invisible, Jame Patterson
  51. Island of Glass, Nora Roberts
  52. Judgment in Death, JD Robb
  53. Just Desserts, Barbara Bretton
  54. Kindred in Death, JD Robb
  55. Knit Your Own Murder, Monica Ferris
  56. Lynchpin, Shannon Mayer
  57. Map of the Heart, Susan Wiggs
  58. Memory in Death, JD Robb
  59. Naked in Death, JD Robb
  60. New York to Dallas, JD Robb
  61. Obsession in Death, JD Robb
  62. Only Mine, Susan Mallery
  63. Only Skein Deep, Maggie Sefton
  64. Only Yours, Susan Mallery
  65. Origin in Death, JD Robb
  66. Pamela, Shannon Mayer
  67. Portrait in Death, JD Robb
  68. Practice House, The, Laura McNeal
  69. Promises in Death, JD Robb
  70. Purity in Death, JD Robb
  71. Rapture in Death, JD Robb
  72. Remember When, JD Robb
  73. Reunion in Death, JD Robb
  74. Rise of a Phoenix, Shannon Mayer
  75. Salvation in Death, JD Robb
  76. Secondborn, Amy Bartol
  77. Secrets in Death, JD Robb
  78. Seduction in Death, JD Robb
  79. Silence Fallen, Patricia Briggs
  80. Snared, Jennifer Estep
  81. Splendor Falls, The, Susanna Kearsley
  82. Stormfront, Skye Knizley
  83. Strangers in Death, JD Robb
  84. Substitute Millionaire, The, Susan Mallery
  85. Summer Days, Susan Mallery
  86. Summer Nights, Susan Mallery
  87. Survivor in Death, JD Robb
  88. Sweet Tomorrows, Debbie Macomber
  89. Thankless in Death, JD Robb
  90. The Turn, Kim Harrison
  91. Three Sisters, Susan Mallery
  92. Time of Death, JD Robb
  93. Treachery in Death, JD Robb
  94. Twelve Days of Christmas, Debbie Macomber
  95. Unbreakable, Laken Cane
  96. Unexpected Millionaire, The, Susan Mallery
  97. Unpredictable, Laken Cane
  98. Vengeance in Death, JD Robb
  99. Visions in Death, JD Robb
  100. Wedding Cake Murder, Joanne Fluke
  101. What Remains True, Janis Thomas
  102. White Trash Zombie Unchained, Diana Rowland
  103. Witness in Death, JD Robb
  104. Wolf at the Door, Hailey Edwards

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