A tally of this year’s projects:
Hats: 7
Bags: 5
Mittens/Gloves/Etc: 3
Socks: 3
Bibs: 3
Cat Stuff: 2
Toys: 2
Cowl: 1
Clogs: 1
Washcloth: 1

Total FO’s: 28

Out of that, 8 items went to charity (Dulaan, Mother Bear, a local mitten collection, Hats for Alex), 5 items were felted, 4 items were gifted to family, 4 were a baby gift for a friend, 5 items were knit for swaps, and 7 were kept for me.

My goals for the year (though never really posted) were to work through the sock yarn stash and finish some of the UFO’s/WIPs. I made three pair of socks - not bad, but it really didn’t make much of a dent in the stash. As for the UFO’s, I did make some effort - I frogged about 4 projects that weren’t going to be finished, and I finished two pre-2007 projects: the cat bed & the 2nd Mother Bear bear (both started summer 2005). I still have approx. 20 projects on the needles though.

Favorites this year: my clogs & the first k-chan.

Finished size: about 7″ x 8″
Yarn: Sugar n Cream in Emerald, White & Mistletoe
Needles: Size 8
Pattern: Ballband Dishcloth from Mason-Dixon

Started: around the 17th of December 2007 …
Finished: 31 December 2007
made for: my sister

dh went out of town to visit a friend for the weekend (he’ll be back at some point on Monday).

my goals: finish the gift knits (for L, my sis, and maybe the BIL. oh, and dad’s hat), finish the gift sewing (4 pillows in brocade. should be pretty straightforward), go see Sweeney Todd, and grab what I don’t already have for the gift baking (cookies for dad & the BIL).

I’ve been working on L’s mittens (meant to be last year’s gift) and am now nearly done with them - just need to get the 2nd one off the needles and sort out the thumbs on both of them.

A’s toy is nearly done - I need to get it felted and stuffed.

I need to go run some errands today, but I don’t really want to leave - my KnitPicks order left the local Sortation center at 12:13AM today, and I REALLY need the needles in it to work on dad’s hat. (of course, if I wait around all day, they won’t show up until the 24th, which is the ‘estimated in home’ date)

Finished size: 3″ body; 7″ including tail
Yarn: Lion Brand Fisherman Wool that I dyed earlier in the year
Needles: Size 6
Pattern: Catwarming set from SnB Nation
mods: I didn’t stitch on a face. I did remember to put catnip in before sewing it up this time.

Started: 15 December 2007 …
Finished: 15 December 2007 (took about an hour and a half)
made for: my sno’flake swap pal’s cat

Finished length: about 5″
Yarn: Dale Baby Ull & Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran - both leftover from other projects
Needles: Size 6 & 7 dpns
Pattern: Mrs Beeton from knitty
mods: I started with the knits instead of the purls, since I have a hard time purling the first stich on dpns.

Started: 8 December 2007 …
Finished: 15 December 2007
made for: Christmas gift